Flock blog
Reading regulatory filings, sourced and dated.
Plain-English guides to the public filings Flock tracks: 13F reports, NSE and BSE shareholding patterns, bulk and block deals, and FII/DII flows. Every claim links to its source. Research, not advice.
CIK vs CCC: EDGAR's public ID and secret code
CIK vs CCC: the CIK is a filer's permanent public EDGAR identifier, the CCC is a private code used to submit filings. What each does and where it lives.
What is Rule 144? Reselling restricted stock
Rule 144 is the SEC safe harbour for reselling restricted and control securities: holding periods, volume limits, manner of sale. Not investment advice.
Rule 144 vs Form 144: the rule and the notice
Rule 144 vs Form 144: one is the SEC resale safe harbour and its conditions, the other is the notice an affiliate files above a threshold. Not advice.
What is a voting results filing? SEBI Reg 44
A voting results filing reports how shareholders voted on each resolution, filed with the exchanges within two working days under SEBI LODR Reg 44(3).
What is a postal ballot? Companies Act Sec 110
A postal ballot lets shareholders pass a resolution without a meeting, under Section 110 and Rule 22: the 30-day window, scrutinizer and results. Not advice.
How to track shareholder voting results in India
How to track shareholder voting results: exchange announcements, the Reg 44(3) two-day clock, the category split, and matching votes to fund disclosures.
What is BRSR Core? SEBI's assured ESG KPIs
BRSR Core is the assured subset of SEBI's BRSR: nine ESG attributes, a market-cap glide path, and since March 2025 an assessment or assurance option.
BRSR vs BRSR Core: what actually gets checked
BRSR vs BRSR Core: the full report is self-declared, the Core subset is independently assessed or assured on a market-cap glide path. Not investment advice.
Mutual fund scheme categorisation, explained
Mutual fund scheme categorisation is SEBI's rulebook for what a scheme may hold and call itself. What the February 2026 circular changed. Not investment advice.
What is a Life Cycle Fund? SEBI's new category
A Life Cycle Fund is SEBI's new target-maturity fund category that glides from equity to debt. Tenure, glide path and exit load rules. Not investment advice.
Solution-oriented fund vs Life Cycle Fund
Solution-oriented fund vs Life Cycle Fund: SEBI discontinued one and created the other in February 2026. Lock-in vs glide path. Not investment advice.
AMFI market cap classification: large, mid, small
The AMFI market cap classification ranks listed companies 1 to 100, 101 to 250 and 251 onwards, twice a year. The current list, with its cut-offs, dated.
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