Sebi issues guidelines for investment in Investment trusts,real estate investment trusts.

The Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has issued final guidelines for infrastructure investment trusts (Invits) and real estate investment trusts (Reits), instruments expected to help these sectors raise resources to meet a funds crunch. They could generate investment of as much as $20 billion, according to some experts. 

Sebi to give MCA names of over 500 cos who violated CIS rules

Market regulator Sebi has decided to share with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs the names of over 500 companies, which have garnered money from investors in violation of its Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) rules.
Sebi would also give the names of the directors of such entities to the MCA, so that necessary actions can be taken to prevent these companies and persons from being associated with any new company, a senior official said.

Sebi may not relax norms for foreign investors in mutual funds

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may not relax the ‘know your customer’ (KYC) norms for qualified foreign investors (QFIs) for investing in domestic mutual fund industry.

Last month, industry chief executives had requested for a relaxation after witnessing no inflows even after five months of the measures taken in August last year.

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