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Indian Investment Markets
A careful, dated guide to India’s market institutions, investment vehicles and rapidly evolving private-market landscape.
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4 guides. 20 connected topics.
Every topic below links to a substantial, indexable section inside a complete pillar guide.
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Research and explainers.
Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) in India
A careful introduction to India’s Category I, II and III AIF framework.
Specialized Investment Funds (SIFs) in India
Where SIFs sit between traditional mutual funds and more complex investment structures.
What Are Alternative Investments?
A practical map of assets beyond traditional listed stocks, bonds and cash.
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Outcomes that worked—and those that did not.
Use the real result to pressure-test the guide: chronology, economics, stakeholder outcomes and primary sources are shown inside every file.
Open the selected cases →India's SIF rollout: the product label arrived before the rulebook stopped moving
A dated reconstruction of India's SIF framework from February 2025 to July 2026, showing why investors must read the current strategy document, exposure rules and distributor credentials.
Read the case →What fell shortSahara OFCDs: a 'private' offer that created a public-scale verification problem
A primary-source Sahara OFCD case study explaining why issue classification mattered, how SEBI's 15% refund direction worked, and why identifying and repaying genuine investors became central.
Read the case →What fell shortPACL: why a ₹49,100 crore refund order became an eleven-year recovery operation
A current PACL case study using SEBI orders and refund notices: the collective-investment finding, property-recovery machinery, ₹1,163.03 crore paid by March 2025, and the documentation lessons for Indian investors.
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