Kolkata: Working on the long-term goal to take equity investing in India to the next level, capital markets regulator Sebi has been announcing significant reform measures recently. Two of the areas it focused on are making the process easier for FPIs to invest in India through less compliance and smoother registration process. It has also made the process easier for companies to float big IPOs.

The next big task that Sebi has taken up is to ease the process of non-resident Indians invest in Indian stock markets. An area of concern seems to be complying with the KYC (know your customer) requirements, for which NRIs have to travel to India. “We are yet to establish an easy and secure KYC access for NRIs to facilitate their participation in the securities market. This will be an urgent goal

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