mutual fund

Mutual funds may soon face some tough questions from market regulator Sebi regarding the exercise of their vote on key business proposals of the companies in whose shares they have put in investors' money. The market watchdog is irked by the casual approach adopted by most of the funds when it comes to voting on proposals put forth by the company management for shareholder approval, as also the disclosure of these votes, a senior official told PTI. Full Article

HOW TO GET REGISTERED AS A MUTUAL FUND -SEBI will guide the applicant step by step after getting application for registration as a mutual fund. Normally, all replies are sent within 21 working days from the date of getting each communication from the applicant during the process of registration. Thus, the total time period for registration depends on how fast the requirements are complied with by the applicant. Full Article

In order to facilitate investors, Mutual Funds should provide an option to the investors to receive allotment of Mutual Fund units in their demat account while subscribing to any scheme (open ended/close ended/Interval). Therefore Mutual Funds/AMCs are advised to invariably provide an option to the investors to mention demat account details in the subscription form, in case they desire to hold units in demat form. Full Article

Prodding mutual funds to act as conscience-keeper of listed firms, Sebi has asked them to inform the investors on an urgent basis about their support or opposition to various business decisions of the companies. The market watchdog is of the view that the fear of a possible opposition by institutional investors like mutual funds being made public would force the companies to follow best corporate governance practises in their businesses. Full Article

Different investment avenues are available to investors. Mutual funds also offer good investment opportunities to the investors. Like all investments, they also carry certain risks. The investors should compare the risks and expected yields after adj Full Article

With an aim to increase retail investors' participation in stock market, Sebi is considering higher allocation of public offer shares for mutual funds. Initial and follow-on public offers have traditionally been a preferred route of stock market inve Full Article

Market regulator Sebi today directed mutual funds to disclose whether money collected for gold- focused schemes was actually invested in the precious metal. "It has been decided that physical verification of gold underlying the Gold ETF units shall be carried out by statutory auditors of mutual fund schemes and reports (given) to trustees in half-yearly basis," the Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) said in a circular. Full Article

Cir / IMD / DF / 19 / 2010, Date- November 26 ,2010 It has been noticed that certain Scheme Information Documents provide that the subscription to the scheme can be made during a specific period (known as specified transaction period) and the repurchase of units is permitted on all business days subject to applicable loads (except for redemption during specified transaction period when no load is charged). These schemes are generally referred to as ‘interval schemes’.. Full Article