No FPI in Commodities Till Review says RBI

Hopes of commodities market for FPI investment after coming under Sebi's ambit later this month has been dashed by RBI, which has told the markets regulator to keep any such decision on hold till a policy review is done by the government in this regard. While the government has issued notifications for merger of commodities markets regulator FMC with capital markets watchdog Sebi with effect from September 28, the revised norms for exchanges and various market participants were notified last month to pave way for the combined regulatory regime.

The Economic Times, New Delhi, 10th Sept. 2015