15 Important "Trust Registration ” Questions and its Answers

No person shall act as a real estate investment trust (REIT) unless it is registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) through following steps: Filing of application – A sponsor…

The eligibility criteria for the trustee of a Real Estate Investment Trust (ReIT) includes: That the trustee is registered with SEBI under SEBI (Debentures Trustees) Regulations, 1993 and is not an associate…

The real estate investment trusts (REIT) are subject to various investment conditions, including investing only in special purpose vehicles (SPV) or properties or securities or transferable development…

'Real estate' or 'property' means land and any permanently attached improvements to it, whether leasehold or freehold and includes buildings, sheds, garages, fences, fittings, fixtures, warehouses, car…

The term ‘sponsor group’ has been defined to include: • The sponsor • Where the sponsor is a body corporate. • Entities/persons controlled by such body corporate. • Entities/persons…

The qualification criteria for managers in REITs include: The manager has a net worth of not less than $1.53 mn if the manager is a body corporate or a Company or net tangible assets of value not less…

The investment conditions for real estate investment trusts (REIT) are stated in detail in section 18, Chapter V of SEBI (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014, as amended from time to time.…

The list of SEBI registered InvITs can be accessed from here.

The list of SEBI registered InvITs as on February 16, 2017 is available at the link.

• An InvIT shall not make an initial offer of its units unless: • The InvIT is registered with the Board under these regulations; • The value of assets held by InvIT is at least INR 500…

The disclosure guidelines for an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) include: Disclosure in placement memorandum for privately-placed InvIT in accordance with sub-section (4), section (15), Chapter…

The key conditions are: • Net worth (net tangible assets in case of an LLP) of not less than US$15.38 mn if the investment manager is a body corporate or a company. • Experience of not…

The term ‘sponsor’ means any company or LLP or body corporate which sets up the InvIT. Each sponsor must have a net worth of not less than US$15.38 mn if it is a body corporate or company;…

No person shall act as an InvIT unless it has obtained a certificate of registration from the Board under SEBI (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations 2014. An application for grant of certificate…

An Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) is like a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of money from individual and institutional investors in infrastructure projects to earn a portion of the…