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How NRIs can invest in govt bonds through RBI's retail direct scheme

In 2021, the RBI came out with the Retail Direct Scheme, a one-stop solution to facilitate investment in government securities by retail investors. NRI investors can also invest via the platform

Market regulator Sebi bats for NRIs, OCIs investments in IFSC FPIs

Currently, a single NRI and OCI cannot contribute more than 25 per cent of the total corpus of an FPI. Additionally, the combined contribution from NRIs and OCIs cannot exceed 50 per cent

Scrutinise agreement before signing it

The National Commission indicted the bank for having obtained signatures on the loan agreement in which critical spaces had been left blank

NRI investment on non-repatriation basis to be treated as domestic: DPIIT

Investment by non-resident Indians (NRIs) on non-repatriation basis in an Indian company will be treated as domestic investment for the purpose of calculating indirect overseas inflows, according to a DPIIT press note. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) said that the government has reviewed the FDI (foreign direct investment) policy in relation to investments made by an Indian company owned and controlled by non-resident Indians (NRIs) on a non-repatriation basis. In order to provide a clarity on downstream investments made by NRIs, a clause has been added in the FDI policy. The clause was added in the guidelines for calculation of direct and indirect foreign investments. It said that "investments by non-resident Indians (NRIs) on a non-repatriation basis" as stipulated under a schedule of Foreign Exchange Management (non-debt instruments) Rules 2019 "are deemed to be domestic investments at par with the investments made by residents". "Accordingly

Sebi's regulatory cap on NRI investments may affect AIFs GIFT move

Many draw their funds from overseas Indians looking to invest in their home country

FinMin, Sebi look to ease curbs on NRI investment through FPI route

NRIs who aren't tax residents in India can invest in India-focused offshore funds via the FPI route

Non-residents' investments in India's mutual funds near Rs 1 trillion

It was Rs 86,000 crore a year ago

Govt waives three-year lock-in period on investments made by NRIs in IDFs

With an aim to accelerate and enhance flow of long-term debt in infrastructure projects, amendments in the tax laws were made to provide exemption from income tax to infrastructure debt funds in 2011

After NRI investments in domestic market, foreign funds on Sebi radar

Regulator asks custodians to provide end-beneficiary data of foreign funds with Indian ownership