Can investors from India invest in the Global Funds? Is it even legal/possible?

Can investors from India invest in the Global Funds? Is it even legal/possible?

Yes, Indian residents can invest in the Global Funds, as long as the total annual amount is less than US$ 250,000 per year per individual. This is as per the RBI’s Liberalized Remittance Scheme guidelines.

To read more about this topic, you can read our post here: https://vested.co.in/blog/what-is-the-liberalized-remittance-scheme-lrs/ 

Or if you prefer to read RBI's rules about this, you can go here: https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=10192&Mode=0.
Please refer to article (A) for specific LRS regulations regarding investments in equity.

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