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Motilal Oswal Group Secures SEBI Nod for Custodial Services, Expanding Institutional Offerings

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News18•23-09-2026, 22:00
Motilal Oswal Group Secures SEBI Nod for Custodial Services, Expanding Institutional Offerings
- •Motilal Oswal Custodial Services, a subsidiary of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, has received approval from SEBI to offer custodial services.
- •The approval allows the company to provide securities safekeeping, trade settlement, corporate action processing, and regulatory reporting to institutional clients.
- •Clients will include alternative investment funds, portfolio managers, mutual funds, insurance companies, and pension funds.
- •The company plans to commence operations in the last quarter of 2026, pending completion of operational readiness requirements.
- •This new custodial business will complement Motilal Oswal Group's existing institutional offerings, such as institutional equities, wealth management, and asset management.
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The company will provide securities safekeeping, trade settlement, corporate action processing, and regulatory reporting services to institutional clients such as mutual funds, insurance companies, alternative investment funds, portfolio managers, and pension funds.
Motilal Oswal Custodial Services plans to commence its custodial operations in the last quarter of 2026, pending the completion of operational readiness requirements.
Capital markets regulator Sebi granted the approval to Motilal Oswal Custodial Services, a subsidiary of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, to offer custodial services to institutional clients.

