India Streamlines FPI Regulations to Secure Global Bond Index Inclusion

India Streamlines FPI Regulations to Secure Global Bond Index Inclusion

The Indian government, led by the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has implemented a series of strategic regulatory reforms this month to facilitate the inclusion of Indian Government Securities (G-Secs) in the prestigious Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index. By easing Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) requirements and introducing targeted tax incentives,…

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BSE Subsidiary Introduces 5-Year Sovereign Bond Benchmark to Boost Passive Investment

BSE Subsidiary Introduces 5-Year Sovereign Bond Benchmark to Boost Passive Investment

BSE Index, a subsidiary of the BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange), has officially launched a new 5-year sovereign bond benchmark designed to facilitate passive investment strategies within the Indian debt market. The initiative, announced this week, establishes a standardized performance metric for government securities, effective retrospectively from April 27, 2018, with a base value set…

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