scorecardresearchMarkets regulator plans smaller REITs: Report

Markets regulator plans smaller REITs: Report

Updated: 15 Dec 2022, 11:11 AM IST
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Sebi was taking an idea from consumer retail markets, the official said. Demand for shampoo in India was limited until the launch of single portion sachets tailored to the budgets of poor households sent the market soaring

Sebi’s plan comes amid a sweetening post-pandemic outlook for Indian commercial real estate

Sebi’s plan comes amid a sweetening post-pandemic outlook for Indian commercial real estate

The markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to allow micro real estate investment trusts (REITs) to bring a large number of companies to the nascent market, reported Business Standard.

The regulator is considering reducing the size of REITs, allowing them to hold just a single asset or a diversified portfolio, to increase supply and flexibility for investors, said the official. REITs in India must now have a minimum asset value of ~5 billion. The possibility that Sebi may lower the minimum has not been reported previously.

Sebi was taking an idea from consumer retail markets, the official said. Demand for shampoo in India was limited until the launch of single portion sachets tailored to the budgets of poor households sent the market soaring, the official said.

“That’s what Sebi is trying do with micro-REITs,” the official said, with a working group assessing the risks and formulating the details on size. “But disclosure requirements and governance will not be compromised in any way.”

Sebi’s plan comes amid a sweetening post-pandemic outlook for Indian commercial real estate, with demand and prices expected to rise steadily over the next few years, as employees head back to offices and shoppers flock to malls.

First Published: 15 Dec 2022, 11:11 AM IST