
Introduction
The capital markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), released a consultation paper in July 2024 (“Consultation Paper”), seeking public comments on the much awaited liberalised mutual funds (“MF”) framework, designed specifically to govern and streamline operations for passive funds like index funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (the “MF Lite Framework”.)[1]Continue Reading SEBI’s Mutual Funds Lite Framework: A Regulatory Inflection Point For Passive Funds In India