SEBI's Post-Retirement Insights: Ananth Narayan on Boosting Investor Trust, FPI Inflows, and Derivatives Market Health

Overview

Former SEBI Whole-Time Member Ananth Narayan, in his first post-retirement interview, revealed SEBI's strategic focus on enhancing investor education, addressing the supply-demand imbalance for securities, and facilitating Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) inflows. He also expressed concerns over significant retail investor losses in derivatives, particularly index options, and high expiry-day volumes, signaling potential regulatory adjustments to strengthen market integrity and investor protection.