Skip to main content

Amendment to FEMA Regulations Facilitates Direct Listing of Indian Company Shares on International Exchanges

 In a significant development concerning the direct listing of shares of Indian companies on international stock exchanges, amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) Regulations have been introduced. These amendments empower Indian companies to establish bank accounts outside India for the reception of proceeds generated from the issuance of these shares.

Under the recently notified amendments, overseas investors have the flexibility to channel the proceeds of their investments into either the overseas bank accounts of the Indian companies or remit them directly into India. Likewise, the sale proceeds can be remitted abroad or credited to the bank accounts of overseas investors within India

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Shift from Defensive to Accumulation

  Executive Summary:  The data clearly supports  moving from a ‘conservative’ to a ‘moderately aggressive’ stance . While the absolute bottom may not be in, the risk-reward ratio has turned favorably for long-term, disciplined investors. The combination of fair valuations, extreme pessimism (VIX), and robust structural flows (DIIs/SIPs) creates a classic "wall of worry" setup.

SEBI Update | LODR (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025

  The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) had at its Board meeting held on 12 September 2025, approved certain changes, inter-alia to the Related Party Transactions (“RPTs”) framework under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“LODR”). These changes have now been notified on 19 November 2025 vide the SEBI LODR (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2025.