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Sebi's regulatory cap on NRI investments may affect AIFs GIFT move

Many draw their funds from overseas Indians looking to invest in their home country

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Sachin P Mampatta Mumbai
Some alternative investment funds (AIFs) considering shifting to the international finance centre at Gujarat may find themselves in a fix over restrictions on non-resident Indian (NRI) capital.

Funds would be required to register as foreign portfolio investors if they operate out of the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City International Financial Services Centre (GIFT IFSC), which is being pushed as an alternative to offshore jurisdictions like Mauritius and Singapore. A regulatory cap which is required to be met by December 31, 2020 restricts the amount of NRI capital such funds can have.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) restricts total

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