New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- India's markets regulator will focus on simplifying regulations, easing compliance, deepening capital markets and expanding the use of technology in supervision in fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27), chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said in the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) annual report for FY26.

"In the coming year, Sebi will continue to focus on identifying and removing regulatory redundancies, simplifying procedural requirements and leveraging technology to ease the compliance burden," Pandey said on Thursday.

As part of that agenda, Sebi will introduce a fast-track mechanism for launching alternative investment fund (AIF) schemes and establish a single-window clearance system for intermediaries operating a...