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Associate in the Investment Funds Practice at Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. He advises domestic fund managers on structuring of alternative investment fund structures and drafting of associated fund documents such as placement memorandums and contribution agreements. He has also advised institutional investors in their investment in domestic funds and regularly advises investment advisors and portfolio managers on regulatory issues.  He can be reached at rohan.priyadarshi@cyrilshroff.com

SEBI Prescribes New Registration Requirement

Marking a significant departure from the erstwhile position, SEBI has mandated that Cat I and II AIF managers should procure Portfolio Management license for facilitating Co-investments

Fund managers desirous of facilitating Co-investments for contributors, sponsors or themselves, in connection with their Category I or Category II AIFs (“Cat I and/or II AIFs”), shall be required to register themselves with SEBI as ‘Co-investment Portfolio Manager’ (as defined below) i.e. a new category of portfolio managers under SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 2020 (“SEBI PM Regulations”), effective from December 9, 2021.Continue Reading SEBI Prescribes New Registration Requirement for Cat I & II AIF Managers Facilitating Co-Investments

SEBI Regulatory Update

There have been significant changes to the regulatory regime governing alternative investment funds (“AIFs”)[1] in the past year and a half. In its Board Meeting dated August 06, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) approved a fresh set of amendments to the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 (“AIF Regulations”), governing AIFs, intended to ease compliance requirements, provide greater investment flexibility and streamline regulatory processes. A regulatory circular giving effect to these proposed amendments is awaited.Continue Reading SEBI Regulatory Update : Proposed Amendments to AIF Regulations

Funds in GIFT City - FAQs & Structuring Insights Blog

 A. Introduction

Gujarat International Fin-Tec City (“GIFT City”) is being developed as a global financial and IT Services hub on the lines of globally benchmarked financial centres. It includes a Special Economic Zone having the status of an International Finance Services Centre (“IFSC”). The IFSC is set up to undertake financial services transactions that are currently carried out outside India by overseas financial institutions and overseas branches/ subsidiaries of Indian financial institutions. 
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SEBI Clarifies Key Aspects of Investment Advisers Regulations through Informal Guidance

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), through its interpretive letter, issued upon the request of Paytm Money Limited (“Paytm”) under the SEBI (Informal Guidance) Scheme, 2003 (“Informal Guidance Scheme”), on April 09, 2021, has clarified that investment advisers (“IAs”), registered with SEBI under the SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013 (“IA Regulations”), may not: (i) be reimbursed from the asset management companies for any expenses incurred for services rendered to their clients, even though the adviser may not be charging any advisory or execution fees; (ii) seek electronic consent from clients prior to rendering any investment advice, instead of a signed investment advisory agreement; and (iii) appoint a department head, who is not a managing director or designated director or managing chairman or executive chairman or any other equivalent management body of the IA, as its ‘principal officer’.
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