Tuhin Kanta Pandey: Retail Investors Get Dedicated IPO Slots, Awareness Key To Level Playing Field

In an exclusive conversation with Siddharth Zarabi, Group Editor, Business Today, Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), emphasized the importance of a level playing field between retail and institutional investors in India. He highlighted unique measures such as IPO reservations for retail investors, investor awareness initiatives, and access to pooled investment vehicles like mutual funds, AIFs, REITs, and NBITs. Pandey also showcased innovative tools, including apps that consolidate portfolios across stocks and mutual funds, provide proxy advisory guidance, and enable e-voting, empowering retail investors to participate confidently in India’s capital markets.