1] Holding Rule of 10 percent
a) As per the extant regulations, the purchase of equity shares of each company by a single foreign portfolio investor including its investor group shall be below 10 per cent of the total paid-up equity capital on a fully diluted basis of the company
b) If the holdings exceed the threshold of below 10 per cent, FPI will be required to divest the excess holdings within 5 trading days from the date of settlement of the trades resulting in the breach. If not, the same will be considered as Foreign Direct Investment
c) A possibility of relooking at this regulation was discussed by SEBI in its recent meeting
2] Block deals rules e.g. if price range of + / – 1 per cent of previous day’s closing can be increased
3] Simplification of KYC regime and onboarding of FPIs
4] Suggestions on India’s inclusion in a global bond index