SEBI Chairman, Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the regulator is carrying out a wide review of important rules in the financial market to make compliance simpler and improve investor convenience. He noted that the regulator is also working with other financial authorities to push the idea of a single statement that shows all financial assets of households in one place.
Pandey explained that SEBI is reviewing the Mutual Fund Regulations 1996 to lower compliance burdens and reduce costs for investors. He added that the Stock Broker Regulations 1992 are being updated to make them more relevant and easier to follow, while the LODR Regulations 2015 are being examined to remove ambiguities, cut out redundant provisions and align them with current market needs. He said that master circulars for FPI and ETB are also being reviewed. According to him, this exercise will help streamline processes, avoid overlaps and offer more clarity. SEBI is also considering a plan to allow access to supplementary account opening form information through the KRA so that investors do not need to repeat the same details and intermediaries receive verified data.
He said SEBI is continuing efforts to strengthen the corporate bond market while expanding the AIF ecosystem. The focus remains on encouraging more domestic and foreign participation, introducing new products, rationalising existing frameworks and enabling flexible investment structures. He also said that a consolidated financial asset statement could become an empowerment tool if adopted across financial regulators. Pandey said verified performance reporting for intermediaries will improve investor confidence. He added that joint efforts with the investor education authority aim to reduce unclaimed financial assets and improve reclaim support.
Pandey highlighted the rise in India’s financial momentum over the past few years. He said unique investors have increased from 4 crore in FY19 to 30.6 crore at present. Retail market participation is also rising with 21 crore demat accounts and 1 lakh new accounts being added every day. He noted that capital markets mobilised 14 lakh crores in FY25 and 9.2 lakh crore from April to November FY26, with a growing portion supporting infrastructure financing. He also said market capitalisation has increased from 81% of GDP in FY15 to 134% today. Mutual fund assets have grown from 9% to 23% of GDP in the last decade and 19% of these assets now come from beyond the top 30 cities. Pandey said the long-term vision is to build a system where growth, governance and convenience progress together to shape the next phase of India’s financial architecture.
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