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FDI norms gets relaxed in insurance, pension, ARCs and stock exchanges

01 Mar 2016 Evaluate

With an aim to attract foreign investments, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in budget FY17 has proposed a significant liberalization of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in the sectors such as insurance, pension, ARC’s and stock exchanges. It was announced that the basket of eligible FDI instruments will be expanded to include hybrid instruments subject to certain conditions.

FDI in insurance and pension sectors will be allowed through automatic route for up to 49 per cent from the earlier 26 per cent subject to the guidelines on Indian management and control, to be verified by the regulators. Besides, 100 per cent FDI in Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) will be permitted through automatic route from 49 per cent earlier.

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) will be allowed up to 100 per cent of each tranche in securities receipts issued by ARCs subject to sectoral caps. Further, the existing 24 per cent limit for investment by FPIs in central public sector enterprises, other than banks, listed in stock exchanges, will be increased to 49 per cent to obviate the need for prior approval of government for increasing the foreign portfolio investment.

Jaitley further stated that the investment limit for foreign entities in Indian stock exchanges will be enhanced to 15 per cent from 5 per cent on par with domestic institutions. This will improve global competitiveness of Indian stock exchanges and accelerate adoption of best-in-class technology and global market practices.  Additionally FDI will also be allowed beyond the 18 specified NBFC activities in the automatic route in other activities which are regulated by financial sector regulators. Earlier, the government has relaxed the FDI policy in sectors, including defence, railway, medical devices and civil aviation.

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