The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on September 24, 2026, conducted its Board Meeting, where it approved several regulatory and ease-of-doing-business measures.
The following has been stated:
• Portfolio Managers: New 2026 regulations approved, allowing greater flexibility in IPOs, debt, foreign securities, derivatives, and mutual fund investments, while simplifying compliance.
• Settlement Framework: New Settlement Regulations, 2026 approved with a revised settlement formula, separate treatment of wrongful gains, extended filing period of 90 days, and fast-track settlement for specified cases.
• Advertisement Code: A common advertisement code approved for various SEBI-regulated entities, with relaxed prior-approval requirements and post-issuance reporting.
• Commodity Derivatives: FPIs permitted to participate in specified non-agricultural commodity derivatives, subject to safeguards before the delivery period.
• Vault Managers: Regulatory framework expanded to cover bullion underlying ETFs and derivatives; minimum net worth increased from ₹50 crores to ₹75 crores.
• REITs/InvITs & Debt Securities: Measures approved to simplify unitholder approvals, exit offers and enable Depository Receipts; mandatory listing of existing unlisted NCDs will be removed.
• AIFs & Accredited Investors: Investor protection extended across all forms of AIFs, while the Accredited Investor framework is being simplified with manager-led accreditation and additional eligibility routes.
[Press Release No.: PR No. 59/2026]
