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Mint Explainer| How Sebi’s changes to bonds could help NBFCs

Sebi's bond rule changes could ease NBFC funding, a key sector catalyst.

Context

What happened: Sebi issued a circular on 7 October revising the framework for how many ISINs an issuer of debt securities can have maturing in a financial year, raising the maximum from 14 to 17. Key numbers: Maximum ISINs per financial year rose from 14 to 17. Plain-vanilla debt ISINs rose from 9 to 12. Why it matters: The earlier cap could bunch repayments into limited maturity windows, adding liquidity pressure and refinancing risk for NBFCs. The changes let NBFCs stagger repayments and align borrowing with loan portfolio cash flows.

What changed

Sebi issued a circular on 7 October revising the framework for how many ISINs an issuer of debt securities can have maturing in a financial year, raising the maximum from 14 to 17.

Why it matters

The earlier cap could bunch repayments into limited maturity windows, adding liquidity pressure and refinancing risk for NBFCs. The changes let NBFCs stagger repayments and align borrowing with loan portfolio cash flows.

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