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SEBI releases regulatory framework for depository receipts backed by REIT units
Originally reported by Taxguru as: SEBI | SEBI Issues Framework for Depository Receipts on REIT Units
3 Nov 2026, 9:23 am IST · Xecute.finance News Desk
The crisp read
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has prescribed eligibility, International Financial Services Centre listing, pricing, voting, disclosure, and compliance requirements for depository receipts backed by real estate investment trust units.
Xecute Impact Breakdown
For CAs
- Finance professionals, legal advisors, and market intermediaries assisting with cross-border structures must review the SEBI framework to ensure full compliance with listing, disclosure, and voting mandates
- Track upcoming regulatory clarifications and IFSC circulars
- Align cross-border REIT structures with the newly prescribed SEBI framework to avoid compliance breaches
For businesses
- SEBI has prescribed eligibility, International Financial Services Centre listing, pricing, voting, disclosure, and compliance requirements for depository receipts backed by real estate investment trust units
- Depository receipts represent foreign-held shares or trust units issued by an international depository, allowing cross-border investment in domestic securities
- The new guidelines set formal compliance standards for issuing depository receipts on REIT assets
Deep dive - the full story
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has prescribed eligibility, International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) listing, pricing, voting, disclosure, and compliance requirements for depository receipts backed by real estate investment trust (REIT) units. Depository receipts represent foreign-held shares or trust units issued by an international depository, allowing cross-border investment in domestic securities.
Regulators establish specific frameworks to govern eligibility, pricing mechanisms, and investor rights for such derivative instruments. The new guidelines set formal compliance standards for issuing depository receipts on REIT assets. Finance professionals, legal advisors, and market intermediaries assisting with cross-border structures must review the SEBI framework to ensure full compliance with listing, disclosure, and voting mandates.
Track upcoming regulatory clarifications and IFSC circulars. Bottom line: Align cross-border REIT structures with the newly prescribed SEBI framework to avoid compliance breaches.
Source: taxguru.in
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