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Mutual fund disclosure norms spoil REITs index inclusion party

Industry seeks special dispensation from regulator

Illustration: Binay Sinha
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Illustration: Binay Sinha

Samie Modak Mumbai
The move to allow real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) to become part of equity indices has been stonewalled by mutual fund (MF) disclosure norms.
 
Sources say as REITs and InvITs are not considered equity instruments, preventing passive funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from investing in them. This technicality led to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) putting on hold its decision to include them in its indices.
 
On August 23, NSE Indices, an arm of NSE responsible for index compilation and licensing, said it would include Brookfield India REIT, Embassy Office Parks REIT, Mindspace