@article {Nathan179, author = {Ranga Nathan}, title = {An Investable India Index for Open-Ended Funds}, volume = {2007}, number = {1}, pages = {179--186}, year = {2007}, publisher = {Institutional Investor Journals Umbrella}, abstract = {It has been widely recognized that the equity markets in India represent an investment opportunity. This article provides macro-economic support for this notion. This is followed by a brief look at the Indian equity markets and their recent performance. It then discusses the regulatory constraints a foreign investor faces in investing in these markets, using the currently available indexes. It concludes with a description of the Indus India Index, a passive index that takes the regulatory constraints into account and can, therefore, be used as the basis for open-ended funds including ETFs and mutual funds for investors outside India.}, URL = {https://guides.pm-research.com/content/2007/1/179}, eprint = {https://guides.pm-research.com/content/2007/1/179.full.pdf}, journal = {ETFs and Indexing} }