All You Need to Know About NRI Demat Account

 The Indian financial market is one of the most sought after markets when it comes to profit against risk. Millions of NRIs seeking to create wealth, look forward to participating in the country’s growth story through their investments. As an avid investor anybody looking at options to grow their wealth cannot simply do so by ignoring the Indian investment markets. 

What is a Demat Account?

Demat – DeMaterialized Account works exactly like a bank account where financial securities like stocks, bonds, mutual funds etc. can be stored in electronic form. An NRI Demat account is an account opened by an NRI (Non-resident Indian) or PIO (Person of Indian Origin).

An NRI can trade in Indian equities only by opening an NRI Demat account. This Demat account he or she can open by following certain rules and regulations laid down by FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act). These NRI Demat accounts can either be Repatriable or Non-Repatriable Demat accounts as per the wish of the account holder.

NRE and NRO Demat Accounts

An NRE Demat Account means a Demat account linked to an NRI’s NRE savings account. An NRE saving account is opened by an NRI to park his income earned overseas in India in Indian currency. Money parked in the NRE savings account is fully repatriable i.e. all the money in the account can be transferred abroad. Thus, a Demat account linked to the NRE savings account is also called Repatriable Demat Account.

An NRO Demat Account means a Demat account linked to an NRI’s NRO savings account. An NRO savings account is opened by an NRI to park his income earned within India. Not all money parked in the NRO savings account can be transferred abroad which makes the NRO savings account a Non-repatriable account. Thus, a Demat account linked to the NRO savings account is also called Non-Repatriable Demat Account.

Choose your Investment Options

NRIs can invest in IPOs on both repatriable basis using funds in the NRE repatriable Demat account as well as a non-repatriable basis using funds in the NRO repatriable Demat account. However, for an NRI to invest in the secondary markets, they need to seek approval from RBI known as PIS (Portfolio Investment Scheme). This is mandatory because all transactions undertaken through the NRI savings account need to be reported to the RBI.

NRI can also invest in mutual funds, convertible debentures, ETFs and much more.

An NRI Demat account can be opened online from the comfort of an NRI’s residence or offline by visiting the bank while an NRI is in the country. An Indian Power-of-Attorney holder cannot open or operate any NRI’s Demat account on his behalf.

Features of Demat Account for NRI

-  An NRI Demat account can be operated by an NRI from any part of the world. Any transaction hence done by the account holder reflects immediately in the Demat account.

- Reduced physical documentation and Online Demat account opening processe for NRIs have made procuring a Demat account quick and easy.

-  Digitization of NRI Demat accounts has led to accurate and efficient transactions.

- Online processes have helped banks overcome many limitations like the risk of forgery, loss of physical documents etc. which otherwise could have posed major issues considering the distance between the bank and the NRI account holder.

-  An NRI Demat account can be opened with a minimum holding of one share.

-  NRI Demat account can be opened by a single NRI or jointly with another person.

-  Your NRI savings account is credited directly by any deposits of dividends.

- An NRI can invest in equity, convertible debentures, NCDs, mutual funds, ETFs, derivatives etc.

What are you waiting for? Open your NRI saving account today, link it with a Demat account and grow your wealth multi-folds. Keeping all this information in mind while you open your NRI Demat account will surely help you maximize the benefits you can reap from your country. SBM Bank India’s personalised banking is happy to support you in case of any assistance that you may require. Also, visit SBM Bank India to know more about our NRI saving accounts.

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