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On 12-11-2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’)<\/span> issued a circular on Simplified Registration for Foreign Portfolio Investors (‘FPIs’)<\/span> to ease onboarding for FPIs applicants and reduce duplication of available information. The provisions will come into effect after 3 months from 12-11-2024.<\/p>\n

Key Points:<\/h3>\n
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    SEBI has permitted the applicants to fill only the fields that are unique to them.<\/p>\n

    To avoid duplication of information, SEBI has decided to provide the applicants with an option to fill the entire Common Application Form (‘CAF’)<\/span> or fill an abridged version of CAF (to fill the fields that are unique to them).<\/p>\n

    Explicit consent of the applicant will be needed to use the available information, and confirmation will have to be obtained. , Designated Depository Participants (‘DDPs’)<\/span> will update the details of CAF against the application number of the applicant for future reference purposes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Custodians and Designated Depository Participants Standards Setting Forum will formulate the fields that can be auto populated from CAF module or be disabled.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    SEBI’s master circular dated 30-5-2024<\/a>, mandated FPIs, DDPs and Eligible Foreign Investors applicant to submit a duly signed CAF and ‘Annexure to CAF’ supported by required documents for registration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Information regarding Investment Manager (‘IM’)<\/span> and other relevant information was already capture in depositories’ CAF module in case of FPI applicants belonging to the following categories:<\/p>\n

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      Funds operated by investing\/ non-investing IM, wherein such IM\/ fund operated by IM, is already registered as FPI;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Sub- funds of the master fund, wherein such master fund\/ sub- fund of master- fund, is already registered as FPI;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Sub- funds\/ separate classes of shares or equivalent structures with segregated portfolio of a fund, wherein such fund\/ its sub- fund\/ separate class of shares\/ equivalent structures with segregated portfolio, is already registered as FPI;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Schemes\/ insurance companies wherein the parent entity or any scheme of insurance company is already registered as FPI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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