The Securities and Exchange Board of India has exempted all foreign portfolio investors investing only in government securities from furnishing investor group details, with immediate effect. The change expands a September 2025 exemption that applied only to such investments under the Fully Accessible Route. The broader exemption follows the Reserve Bank of India’s withdrawal of concentration limits for foreign portfolio investors using the General Route, which removed the need to identify investor groups for government securities only portfolios. Depositories, custodians and designated depository participants must make the necessary system changes.
2026-09-07Securities & Exchange Board of India
Securities and Exchange Board of India extends investor group disclosure exemption to all FPIs investing only in government securities
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has immediately exempted all foreign portfolio investors investing only in government securities from furnishing investor group details. The relief, previously limited to the Fully Accessible Route, now also covers the General Route following the removal of concentration limits.