Mutual Funds to provide option to investors to receive allotment of Mutual Fund units in their demat account for all schemes

Securities and Exchange Broad of India

CIRCULAR

CIR/IMD/DF/9/2011

May 19, 2011

All Mutual Funds/Asset Management Companies

Sir/Madam,

Sub: Option to hold units in demat form.

1. In terms of SEBI Circular CIR/IMD/DF/10/2010, dated August 18, 2010, on transferability of Mutual Fund units, all AMCs were advised to clarify by way of an addendum that units of all Mutual Fund schemes held in demat form shall be fully transferable. It has been observed that in their close ended schemes, many mutual funds provide an option to hold units either in physical or in demat form, but offer no such option in case of open ended schemes.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.