What is Sebi’s SWAGAT-FI? How will it boost foreign investment in India? Check key details

In a major movement to facilitate regulatory processes for foreign portfolio investors (FPI), the Indian securities and the stock exchange board (SEBI) proposed a single-window gate called Swagat-Fi for reliable foreign investors. Movement aims to increase foreign investment and simplify regulatory compatibility.

What is swagat-Fi?

SEBI’s single window for reliable foreign investors is an automatic and general access (SWAGAT-Fi), an attempt to facilitate entry and operational processes for a particular group of foreign investors in India’s capital markets. This single -window crossing is to reduce the complexity of certain foreign portfolio investors (FPI) and foreign risk capital investors (FVCIS), documents, cost and regulatory complexity.


Swagat-Fi will benefit foreign investors known for its diversified property and long-term investments such as state funds, central banks, dominant reserve funds, multilateral organizations and public retail funds. The network gate will allow foreign investors to easily access India’s capital market. In addition, the bid also expands the review and fee payment cycle for records and KYC updates up to 10 years. Investors will have the option to keep all their investments in a single demat account.

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How will Swagat-Fi increase foreign investment?

The single -winded Ağ Parade proposed by Sebı will certainly increase foreign investment as it deals with the existing complexities in the business world for foreign investors for foreign investors. The appropriate funds will no longer encounter restrictions on the total contributions of non -established organizations, alleviate compliance and make it a more attractive investment target. The light -regulatory approach for low -risk assets will make India more competitive in attracting global capital.

Meanwhile, Sebi proposed easier norms for settled Indians and investment funds to invest in foreign funds. The regulator suggested that the retail programs based on IFSCs in India and IFSCs in India as a regulator, sponsor or managers. He said the investment limit was limited to 10 percent of the targeted Corpus in accordance with the IFSC rules. The proposal is to replace the sponsor and the manager with a participation for a fund management organization or IFSC FPIs. Sebı also proposed to allow India to invest in overseas funds with India exposure to India’s investment funds.

(With inputs from Ians)