Investors more aware of crypto than corporate bonds: SEBI Chairperson
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The increase in capital market participation has not raised the awareness about corporate bonds as an investment option, said SEBI Chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey on February,4, 2026 while speaking at a corporate bond outreach event in Mumbai.
The increase in capital market participation has not raised the awareness about corporate bonds as an investment option, said SEBI Chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey on February,4, 2026 while speaking at a corporate bond outreach event in Mumbai.
“Capital market participation is rising - the number of unique investors has grown from 43 million in FY20 to 139 million today. Yet, SEBI’s Investor Survey shows awareness of corporate bonds as an investment product is only about 10%, well below deposits, insurance, and small savings. Even cryptocurrency has higher awareness at 15%,” he said speaking at the event.
Further, Mr.Pandey said that market structure is heavily skewed towards highly-rated issuers, and shallow secondary markets are challenges that act as impediment to the development of the corporate bond market.
“Regulation alone cannot build a market. The next phase depends on issuers, investors, intermediaries, stock exchanges, and regulators moving together. These outreach programs are a listening exercise - to identify constraints and prioritise solutions,” he said while listing questions that the regulator would be interested listening to from the participants in the market.
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