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September 2026
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SEBISEBI Board meeting of 24 September 2026: all 13 items in one table — new Portfolio Managers and Settlement Regulations, FPIs in commodity derivatives, Accredited Investor changes
SEBI Board: 13 itemsNew facilityThe 215th meeting of the SEBI Board, held in Mumbai on 24 September 2026, cleared a long list: new Portfolio Managers Regulations, new Settlement Regulations, a Common Advertisement Code, FPIs in more commodity derivatives, wider Vault Manager rules, changes for REITs and InvITs, an easier debt-listing rule and a reworked Accredited Investor framework. A fourth settlement scheme for illiquid stock options was placed before it.
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SEBIFPIs: no investor group details for those investing only in Government Securities, and a digitally signed Power of Attorney to custodians is now accepted
No investor group detailsReliefTwo SEBI circulars ease compliance for Foreign Portfolio Investors. From 7 September 2026, FPIs investing only in Government Securities — by any route — need not furnish investor group details. From 20 August 2026, a Power of Attorney given by an FPI to its custodian may be executed with a digital signature under the Information Technology Act, 2000, without notarisation, apostille or consularisation.
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SEBISEBI proposes net settlement of funds for outright cash-market trades of mutual fund schemes; securities to stay gross. Comment window closed on 24 September 2026
MF net fund settlement: draftComments invitedA SEBI consultation paper issued on 3 September 2026 proposes to let a mutual fund scheme net its fund obligations for outright buy and sell transactions in the cash market, as already permitted for FPIs. Netting would be only at scheme level, securities would continue to settle gross, and STT and stamp duty would stay on delivery basis. Comments were due by 24 September 2026; the window has closed.
August 2026
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SEBIKYC Registration Agencies may share information with IFSCA-regulated entities: SEBI specifies IFSCA under regulation 16A of the KRA Regulations
KRA access for IFSCA entitiesNew facilitySEBI has specified the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) under regulation 16A(1) of the KRA Regulations, 2011. Entities regulated by IFSCA may now access the systems of SEBI-registered KYC Registration Agencies to do KYC of their clients. They must follow the KRA Regulations, SEBI’s KYC Master Circular and, for FPI clients, the data security guidelines in the FPI Master Circular.
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SEBIAnchor investors sold only 3.2% of their allotment right after the 30-day lock-in and about half within a year: SEBI study of 242 mainboard IPOs
242 IPOs: 3.2% exit at T+30A study by officers of SEBI’s Department of Economic and Policy Analysis covers anchor investor exits in 242 mainboard IPOs listed between April 2022 and October 2025. On a weighted basis anchors sold 3.2% immediately after the first unlock, around 8% by day 60 and about 17.3% past the 90-day unlock. Exits were much higher in issues up to ₹250 crore, and FPIs sold more than mutual funds.
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