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HomeMarket NewsSEBI Board Meeting Live Updates: Buybacks, MF and AIF reforms likely on agenda
SEBI Board Meeting Live Updates: Securities and Exchange Board of India board meets on Friday to likely consider key market reforms, including open-market buybacks, AIF clearance reforms and mutual fund borrowing relaxations, aimed at improving efficiency, liquidity and regulatory ease across capital markets.
SEBI Board Meeting Live Updates: Securities and Exchange Board of India board is meeting on Friday to deliberate on a set of regulatory proposals aimed at improving market efficiency, easing compliance and deepening participation across capital markets, according to media reports. The meeting comes amid expectations of announcements across equity, mutual fund and alternative investment fund segments.
Key proposals likely to be announced include the reintroduction of open-market share buybacks through stock exchanges, along with measures to shorten execution timelines. The board is also expected to clear a green-channel mechanism, GARUDA, to speed up approvals for Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) schemes, enabling fundraising within 10 working days of filing placement memorandums, compared with the current 30-day process.
Separately, it may consider relaxing intraday borrowing norms for mutual funds, extending usage beyond redemption needs to include settlements, forex obligations and derivative margin requirements. The meeting will be chaired by SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey, marking his sixth board meeting since assuming office on March 1, 2025.
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