Overview
- Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the regulator will engage stakeholders on adding REITs to domestic indices to boost liquidity, building on September’s step reclassifying REITs as equity for mutual funds.
- SEBI is examining proposals to allow liquid mutual fund schemes to invest in REITs and InvITs to deepen markets and diversify fund portfolios.
- The regulator is coordinating with IRDAI, PFRDA, EPFO, the finance ministry and state bodies to expand institutional participation and accelerate public-asset monetisation into REIT/InvIT structures.
- SEBI is exploring whether private InvITs could take calibrated exposure to greenfield projects subject to adequate safeguards.
- Pandey clarified there is no new regulatory framework planned for digital gold, directing investors to regulated options such as gold ETFs and tradable gold securities.