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7 working days: Sebi now prescribes 'strict' timelines for FPI disclosures

Amended FPI regulations give watchdog more powers to seek vital info from overseas funds

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The amendments to the FPI regulations come with days of changes to the PMLA which lowered the threshold for FPIs to disclose details of ultimate beneficial owners

Khushboo Tiwari Mumbai
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has notified stricter timelines of just seven working days for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to disclose vital information. This could include informing their custodians about any false or misleading information about the fund or disclosing any change in structure or common ownership, or control of the investor group.

The new changes have been brought into effect from March 14 through a notification amending the Sebi (FPIs) Regulations.

The existing regulations said FPIs had to inform the designated depository participant “forthwith”, which now has been replaced by “as soon as possible but not

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