**Summary:**
SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/IMD/I/DOF6/CIR/2021/700, dated December 30, 2021, announces an extension to the timeline for the implementation of modified reporting requirements for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). This circular partially modifies para 5 of Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/I/DOF6/CIR/2021/549, dated April 07, 2021. The revised reporting requirements, initially slated to be applicable for the quarter ending December 31, 2021, will now be applicable for the quarter ending September 30, 2022, onwards. This decision follows requests from the AIF industry for an extension. The circular is issued under Section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. The circular is available on the SEBI website under the categories "Legal Framework" and "Info for Alternative Investment Funds". For further information, contact Sanjay Singh Bhati, Deputy General Manager, Investment Management Department, at 91-22-26449222 or ssbhati@sebi.gov.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs): Refers to all Alternative Investment Funds, the primary audience of this circular.
SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-DOF6/CIR/2021/549: A prior circular issued by SEBI on April 07, 2021, that originally specified the revised reporting requirements for AIFs.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): The regulatory body issuing the circular and responsible for regulating the securities market in India.
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The act under which SEBI's powers are conferred to protect investors and regulate the securities market.
December 31, 2021: The original deadline for the modified reporting requirements for AIFs.
September 30, 2022: The extended deadline for the modified reporting requirements for AIFs.
Investment Management Department: The department within SEBI responsible for issuing the circular.
Sanjay Singh Bhati: Deputy General Manager of the Investment Management Department at SEBI, and the signatory of the circular.
CIRCULAR
SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-I/DOF6/CIR/2021/700 December 30, 2021
To,
All Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Sub: Extension of timeline for modified reporting requirements for AIFs.
1. SEBI vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-I/DOF6/CIR/2021/549
dated April 07, 2021, specified the revised reporting requirements for
AIFs. It was also specified in para 5 of the Circular that the modified
reporting requirements shall be applicable for quarter ending December
31, 2021 onwards.
2. SEBI has received requests from AIF Industry to extend the aforesaid
timeline for applicability of the modified reporting requirements. After
consideration, it has been decided that in partial modification to para 5
of the aforesaid Circular, the modified reporting requirements shall be
applicable for quarter ending September 30, 2022 onwards.
3. This Circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section
11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, to protect
the interest of investors in securities and to promote the development of,
and to regulate the securities market.
4. This Circular is available on SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in under the
categories “Legal Framework” and under the drop down “Circulars” and
"Info for - Alternative Investment Funds”.
Yours faithfully,
Sanjay Singh Bhati
Deputy General Manager
Investment Management Department
Tel no.: +91-22-26449222
ssbhati@sebi.gov.in