{
  "id": 16828036,
  "title": "Sebi may ease extra disclosure rules for foreign portfolio investors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/sebi-may-ease-extra-disclosure-rules-for-foreign-portfolio-investors-16828036",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/sebi-may-ease-extra-disclosure-rules-for-foreign-portfolio-investors/articleshow/135248660.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's capital market regulator, Sebi, is reconsidering strict disclosure rules for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is anticipated to issue a consultation paper inviting feedback on potential modifications to the regulations, which currently necessitate FPIs with specific asset sizes or concentrated equity exposure to disclose detailed information about their investors.\n\nSebi has consulted various market participants and fund custodians regarding the matter. The regulator's objective is to strike a balance between enhancing transparency and preventing FPIs from circumventing regulations without causing any unintended consequences, such as forcing funds to sell shares to reduce their holdings, according to a source familiar with the discussions.\n\nProposed changes include setting a low threshold for equity holdings in a company, below which FPIs would not be required to disclose the identities of their investors, even if the fund is focused on a single firm or group. Additionally, FPIs with concentrated investments in professionally-managed companies without identifiable promoters and public sector enterprises may be exempted from additional disclosure requirements.\n\nUnder the existing regulations, FPIs must disclose the ultimate beneficial owners of all investors in the fund when their exposure to Indian equities exceeds ₹50,000 crore or if more than 50% of their India equity assets under management is concentrated in a single company or corporate group. Certain FPIs, such as sovereign funds, public retail funds, and university funds, have been exempted from the additional disclosure rules so far.\n\nThe primary goal of these disclosure rules is to prevent violations of the minimum public shareholding regulation and to stop promoters or connected entities from using FPIs to hide concentrated holdings, evade takeover norms, and bypass the need for government approval for investments from land-bordering countries, as outlined in Press Note 3.",
  "summary": "The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is reassessing its strict extra disclosure protocols for foreign portfolio investors. These protocols demand comprehensive investor data from funds with specific asset levels and concentrated equity risks. Sebi aims to reinforce market transparency while averting measures that could destabilize the financial landscape.",
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}