New Delhi, March 18 -- SIF (Specialised Investment Funds) provide a flexible, regulated investment structure with a Rs.10 lakh minimum investment, that combines equity, debt and derivative strategies for investors considering diversified SIF investment options, depending on market conditions.

In February 2025, SEBI introduced a regulatory framework for Specialised Investment Funds (SIF), effective April 1, 2025. The regulator stated that a gap had emerged between Mutual Funds and Portfolio Management Services in terms of portfolio flexibility, resulting in the introduction of SIF under the amended SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996. SIF requires a minimum investment of Rs.10 lakh per investor at the PAN level and allows limited unhedg...