Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI has directed all investment advisers to get registered with it by October 21 to continue their services. In a statement, SEBI also said that they should comply with the requirement of obtaining a certificate of registration for acting as investment adviser under Investment Adviser regulations.In January, SEBI had made it compulsory for investment advisers to first obtain a certificate of registration for the same, in a move to weed out unauthorised entities giving advice to investors.As a part of its efforts to make it convenient for genuine entities to get registration, SEBI has allowed filing applications with its regional and local offices across the country.