A resident and non-resident, who is eligible to invest in Government Securities under the Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) Regulations is eligible to undertake transactions in bond forwards.
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Short selling has always been a tricky pursuit for investors. As evident from the legal recognition given to short selling by the securities markets’ regulators in most countries, a blanket ban on short selling is not a solution. This has been supported by the IOSCO.
The Finance Ministry recently announced various amendments which aim to augment further funding for the infrastructure and real estate sectors by enabling infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs) to easily avail debt financing from investors, including foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). While the intent is clear, the question remains whether FPI investment has now been enabled in debt securities issued by REITs and InvITs.