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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is mandated to protect the interests of investors in securities, and to promote the development of and to regulate the securities market. In pursuance of the same, SEBI has framed Regulations for the securities market, inter alia, to ensure that the interest of the investors is protected by way of disclosures, transparency and fair treatment to investors.<\/p>\n

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 30, read with clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the SEBI Act, 1992, SEBI has framed the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 and Circulars issued thereunder. In terms of these regulations, inter-alia, the following requirements have been laid down for mutual funds (MFs):<\/p>\n

i. Segregation of accounts<\/strong> \u2013 Trustees of Mutual Funds and asset management companies (AMCs) are required to ensure scheme-wise segregation of bank accounts and securities accounts. An AMC needs to separately maintain proper and separate books of account, records and documents for each scheme so as to explain its transactions and to disclose, at any point of time, the financial position of each scheme and in particular, give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the fund.<\/p>\n

ii. Appointment of Custodian<\/strong> \u2013 The Mutual Fund is mandated to appoint a Custodian to keep custody of securities and other assets held by the Fund.<\/p>\n

iii. Disclosures in Offer Document<\/strong> \u2013 The offer document is required to contain disclosures with respect to asset allocation, investment strategies, associated risks etc. to enable investors to make informed investment decisions.<\/p>\n

iv. Due Diligence<\/strong> \u2013 The Board of the AMC is required to have in place a mechanism to verify that due diligence is being exercised while making investment decisions, particularly in cases of investment in unlisted and privately placed securities, unrated debt securities, Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), transactions in which associates are involved and instances in which the performance of the scheme\/ schemes is poor. Further, AMCs are required to report compliance with these requirements in their periodical reports to the Trustees and the Trustees shall report the same to SEBI in the Half Yearly Trustee Reports. Trustees also check compliance with these guidelines through independent auditors or internal and\/or statutory auditors or other systems developed by them.<\/p>\n

v. Portfolio Disclosures<\/strong> \u2013 SEBI has mandated Mutual Funds\/AMCs to disclose the portfolio of all schemes on a monthly basis on their website as well as publish the same in newspapers on a half yearly basis.<\/p>\n

In addition, in order to curb irregularities in Mutual Funds, periodic inspections of Mutual Funds are undertaken by SEBI-appointed auditors. Besides, theme-based inspections are also undertaken to examine specific issues in the operations of Mutual Funds. Pursuant to these inspections, in case of any non-compliance with the Regulations, SEBI takes action as deemed fit and appropriate.<\/p>\n

The work of collecting funds under mutual funds has not been entrusted to public sector banks. In terms of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, any entity, including public sector banks (PSBs), private companies, etc. which satisfies the eligibility criteria can obtain registration from SEBI and set up a Mutual Fund. Accordingly, public sector banks fulfilling the criteria so prescribed by SEBI, may apply to SEBI for registration and thereby undertake such activities. Currently, the following seven public sector banks are sponsors of Mutual Funds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sl. No<\/strong><\/td>\nName of the Mutual Funds<\/strong><\/td>\nName of PSB who is sponsor to MF<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBaroda Pioneer Mutual Fund<\/td>\nBank of Baroda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBOI Axa Mutual Fund<\/td>\nBank of India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nCanara Robeco Mutual Fund<\/td>\nCanara Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nIDBI Mutual Fund<\/td>\nIDBI Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPrincipal PNB Mutual Fund<\/td>\nPunjab National Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nSBI Mutual Fund<\/td>\nState Bank of India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nUnion Mutual Fund<\/td>\nUnion Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: SEBI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mutual Funds are mandated to provide regular plans (investments routed through Mutual Fund distributors) and direct plans (investments directly with Mutual Funds) for all their schemes. For selling mutual fund schemes and garnering funds, Mutual Funds can empanel distributors. Currently, Mutual Fund distributors are required to obtain an Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI) Registration Number (ARN) before selling any Mutual Fund product. Currently, the following twenty six public sector banks hold ARN and are empanelled as distributors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sl. No.<\/strong><\/td>\nBank Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nIDBI Bank Ltd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nState Bank of Hyderabad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nState Bank of India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nVijaya Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nState Bank of Travancore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nIndian Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nState Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAllahabad Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nState Bank of Patiala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nCorporation Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nUCO Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nAndhra Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nIndian Overseas Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nPunjab & Sind Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nDena Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nUnited Bank of India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nOriental Bank of Commerce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nBank Of Baroda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nSyndicate Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nCentral Bank of India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nBank of Maharashtra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nUnion Bank of India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nBank of India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nPunjab National Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nState Bank of Mysore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nCanara Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Source: SEBI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ministry of Finance<\/p>\n

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