Sebi meet today: Board may ease InvITs norms, take stock of shell crackdown

In last three years, only two trusts got listed on stock exchanges

Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is likely to ease norms on InvITs (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) in its board meeting on Monday. Sources say it may allow the trust to issue debt securities to attract more investors.

The regulator may relax the criteria of having at least two assets and a certain percentage of a single asset. Further, the regulator is planning to allow such InvITs to invest in holding firms with 50 per cent stake. 
 

Besides, it may also widen the category of investors, including non-banking financial services and banks.

Sebi had framed regulations for InvITs in 2014