Direct access will enable FPIs to have direct control over orders and implement better hedging and arbitrage strategies, SEBI said.
May 12, 2023The probe has made slow progress because of difficulties obtaining information from foreign regulators. Some foreign funds have also refused to identify their beneficial owners.
May 4, 2023So far Indian markets have not faced disruptions. This is attributed to the concessions provided by French and German regulators.
May 3, 2023SEBI is considering requiring depositories, depository participants, and custodians to feed beneficial ownership information into a central database.
March 1, 2023SEBI enquiring into the Hindenburg allegations as well as market activity for regulatory violations. DBS has exposures to Adani Group worth S$1.3bn.
February 14, 2023FPIs will lose their registration in India if updated beneficial ownership information is not obtained by 30 September 2023.
February 8, 2023FPIs will be allowed to invest in mutual fund schemes except those categorised as "thematic", purportedly to prevent higher volatility for entire sectors.
January 12, 2023ESMA decision will block EU banks from dealing with Indian CCPs after 30 April 2023. India faces similar standoffs with UK and Japanese regulators.
November 14, 2022Since 2018, FPIs been allowed to trade exchange-traded commodity derivatives but only to hedge actual underlying exposures to physical commodities.
October 3, 2022The committee will advise increasing FPI participation in Indian markets. FPIs are currently coping with a transition to T+1 settlement in the country.
August 9, 2022