{"id":15087,"date":"2025-04-02T23:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15087"},"modified":"2025-04-03T01:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T01:07:35","slug":"foreign-portfolio-investment-fpi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/foreign-portfolio-investment-fpi\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>SC directs Mahua Moitra to approach SEBI:<\/strong> The Supreme Court has instructed MP Mahua Moitra to petition SEBI regarding transparency issues within Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Transparency Concerns:<\/strong> The petition highlights concerns that opaque structures of AIFs and FPIs could lead to market manipulation, money laundering, and tax evasion, unlike the transparency norms for mutual funds.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Rapid Growth of AIFs:<\/strong> The petition notes the significant growth of AIFs registered with SEBI, increasing 30-fold from 42 in March 2013 to over 1,528 in March 2025.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AUM Surge:<\/strong> Assets Under Management (AUM) of AIFs have increased dramatically, from \u20b91,437 crore in March 2013 to nearly \u20b913 lakh crore in December 2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Large FPI Holdings:<\/strong> The current Assets Under Custody (AUC) of registered FPIs in India was over \u20b974 lakh crore as of January 2025.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>FPI Definition:<\/strong> Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) involves foreign entities investing in financial assets (stocks, bonds) without controlling the business.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>FPI Characteristics:<\/strong> FPI is a passive, short-term investment sensitive to market sentiments and enhances market liquidity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>FPI Regulation in India:<\/strong> SEBI regulates FPIs, and a foreign investor holding over 10% of an Indian company&#8217;s capital is classified as FDI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AIFs Overview:<\/strong> Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) are privately pooled investment vehicles for specialized investments, regulated by SEBI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AIF Categories:<\/strong> AIFs are categorized into Category I (priority sectors), Category II (diversified strategies), and Category III (high-risk investments).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SC directs Mahua Moitra to approach SEBI: The Supreme Court has instructed MP Mahua Moitra to petition SEBI regarding transparency issues within Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). 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