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# RBI’s Draft Guidelines on AIF Exposure by Regulated Entities – Key Highlights and Implications
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released **draft directions** to regulate investments made by **Regulated Entities (REs)**—such as banks, NBFCs, and other financial institutions—into **Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs)**.
A key proposal is the introduction of exposure caps aimed at limiting interconnected risks within the financial system:
- **A single regulated entity** will be allowed to invest **up to 10%** of the corpus of an AIF scheme.
- **Aggregate exposure** by all regulated entities to the same AIF scheme is proposed to be **capped at 15%**.
These changes are aimed at curbing practices like **evergreening of loans** and **circular financing arrangements**, where lenders indirectly fund borrower companies via AIF routes.
At the same time, this move could significantly **reshape the domestic fundraising landscape**—especially for AIFs that rely on Indian institutional capital as anchor investors. The proposal introduces a more cautious, risk-sensitive framework that fund managers will need to consider while structuring their capital sources.
### **Key Exemptions from Provisioning Requirements:**
The draft outlines certain carve-outs where REs would not be subject to provisioning norms:
- If the RE holds **less than 5%** of the AIF scheme’s corpus;
- If the AIF’s investment in a borrower is only in **equity instruments** (such as equity shares, CCPS, or CCDs);
- If the AIF is a **strategic Fund of Funds (FoF)** backed by the Government.
As SEBI tightens its due diligence norms for AIFs and the RBI refines exposure limits for REs, **alignment between fundraising and deployment strategies** is becoming increasingly important. These regulatory shifts may also influence the **perception of risk and confidence** for global Limited Partners (LPs) looking at India-focused funds, especially where domestic institutions are key participants.
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