THE FPI REGULATIONS 2019: NEW REGIME AND RELAXATIONS

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ('SEBI') has notified the SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019 (the 'Regulations') on September 23, 2019, in supersession of the SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014. These Regulations have updated the regulatory regime for the foreign portfolio investors in terms of registration, classification as well as investment conditions. INDUSLAW's Vishal Yaduvanshi, Nabarun Chandra Ray, and Surbhi Joshi discuss the key features of the new Regulations.