Write short notes on the following: Foreign Portfolio Investor.

CS Executive · Securities Laws and Capital Markets · PYQS · June 2021
Write short notes on the following: Foreign Portfolio Investor.

Answer & Explanation:

"Foreign Portfolio Investor" means a person who has been registered under Chapter II of SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019 and shall be deemed to be an intermediary in terms of the provisions of the SEBI Act, 1992. General Obligations and Responsibilities The foreign portfolio investor shall – comply with the provisions of Foreign Portfolio Investors Regulations, as far as they may apply, circulars issued thereunder and any other terms and conditions specified by the SEBI from time to time; forthwith inform the Board and designated depository participant in writing, if any information or particulars previously submitted to the SEBI or designated depository participant are found to be false or misleading, in any material respect; forthwith inform the SEBI and designated depository participant in writing, if there is any material change in the information including any direct or indirect change in its structure or ownership or control, previously furnished by him to the SEBI or designated depository participant; as and when required by the SEBI or any other Government agency in India, submit any information, record or documents in relation to its activities as a foreign portfolio investor; forthwith inform the SEBI and the designated depository participant, in case of any penalty, pending litigation or proceedings, findings of inspections or investigations for which action may have been taken or is in the process of being taken by an overseas regulator against it; obtain a Permanent Account Number from the Income Tax Department; in relation to its activities as foreign portfolio investor, at all times, subject itself to the extant Indian laws, rules, regulations, guidelines and circulars issued from time to time; be a fit and proper person based on the criteria specified in Schedule II of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008; undertake necessary KYC on its shareholders/investors in accordance with the rules applicable to it in the jurisdiction where it is organised; provide any additional information or documents including beneficiary ownership details of their clients as may be required by the designate depository participant or the SEBI or any other enforcement agency to ensure compliance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and the rules and regulations specified thereunder, the Financial Action Task Force standards and circulars issued from time to time by the Board; and ensure that securities held by foreign portfolio investors are free from all encumbrances.

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