Capital gains relief for FPIs on G-secs a 'very helpful measure', but bond yields may not go down soon: Rama Mohan Rao Amara, SBIState Bank of India Managing Director Rama Mohan Rao Amara welcomes the government's move to exempt foreign investors from capital gains ta...
05 Jun, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Sebi proposes easing cash settlement norms for foreign investors to cut funding costsSebi has proposed allowing FPIs to net cash obligations for same-day buy and sell trades. The move aims to lower funding costs, improve eff...
16 Jan, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
DBS faces I-T query over 2019 masala bond investmentsIndian tax officials are scrutinizing DBS Bank's 2019 Masala Bond investments. The Income Tax department seeks confirmation on beneficial o...
17 Oct, 2025, 05.56 AM IST
Jane Street leaves multiple fingerprints for I-T; artful dodger may now run into a GAAR netJane Street may face scrutiny from Indian income tax authorities for allegedly using its entities across jurisdictions to avoid taxes. The ...
05 Jul, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
Work overnight for FPI tax papers: Sebi tells big four firmsAt a meeting on Tuesday, the Indian capital market regulator has told the accounting biggies in no uncertain terms to generate the mandator...
30 May, 2024, 06.12 AM IST
FPIs quizzed on 'loans' for tradingIt's unclear why the information was sought, but the Income Tax (I-T) department has directed these offshore funds to disclose the identiti...
09 Mar, 2024, 05.11 AM IST
Taxman asks FPIs to share info on signatories, justify treaty reliefIf the signatories are residents, the tax office, some feel, may question the tax status of the funds offered under the treaties that India...
20 Feb, 2024, 06.04 AM IST
Sebi launches fresh salvo to stop FPIs from manipulating stocks on D-StreetA standard operating procedure (SOP) finalised by custodians of FPIs and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) over the weekend...
25 Oct, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
SEBI’s plan to lift the FPI veil may put off manySebi has to give a finality to the Adani probe, preserve its reputation, change the rules if needed, convince FATF as well as keep alive th...
31 May, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
Singapore tops Mauritius in FPI inflows into IndiaBack in 2016, India reviewed its tax agreements with both Mauritius and Singapore. During that time, Mauritius-based FPIs held ₹4.3 lakh cr...
07 Nov, 2022, 05.54 AM IST
Foreign portfolio investments to generate pace with new dimensionsBe it on risk management, corporate governance, technological safeguards, investor protection practices, widening the participant base and ...
25 Jul, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
Withholding tax on FPI debt return may surge to 20%The government tweaked income tax rules to accommodate a beneficial withholding tax rate of 10% to alternative investment funds (AIFs) that...
17 Mar, 2021, 07.49 AM IST
Why are FIIs selling? FM’s surprise tax hike raised India’s risk premiumAs most of them fall in that income category, they are awaiting clarity on tax treatment.
09 Jul, 2019, 02.16 PM IST
RBI’s bond purchases easing liquidity crunchThe liquidity gauge was in the deficit range of Rs 165-2,365 crore (net) in December.
04 Jan, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
RBI to meet foreign investors over waning interest in corporate bondsFPIs pause after an RBI circular in April brought in restrictions to the bond exposure.
04 Jan, 2019, 09.39 AM IST
Plan to relax foreign holding in bonds may lift pressure on rupeeThe local currency may now head north amidst an expected bout of overseas fund flows.
15 Sep, 2018, 09.43 AM IST
Sebi to levy fee on P-Note issuance, bar speculative issuanceOverseas investors can invest in India without registering here using Participatory Notes.
30 May, 2017, 12.05 AM IST