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SEBI reduces expenses charged by MFs to 5 basis points

05 Jun 2018 Evaluate

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has drastically reduced the additional expenses charged by mutual funds (MFs) from 20 basis points to 5 basis points, a move aimed at increasing penetration of such products among investors. The move will also reduce the overall cost of investing in equity mutual funds and industry players believe that it may result in lower commissions for distributors. In 2012, the SEBI had permitted MFs to charge 20 basis points of assets under management of the scheme in lieu of exit loads, or the sum mobilised from investors when they offload holdings.

In case of open ended equity and balanced schemes currently, the additional expense charged is significantly higher than the actual credit back of exit load to the scheme. In comparison, the additional charge is lower in the case of open-ended debt schemes. Across all open ended equity and balanced schemes, an average exit load of around 5 basis points has been credited back whereas an average additional expense of 18-20 basis points has been charged to such schemes.

Apart from this, the regulator has made amendment to the regulatory framework to enable disclosures related to MFs in investor-friendly electronic form. It has dispensed with the requirement of publication of daily net asset value (NAV), sale or repurchase prices in newspapers and of sending physical copies of scheme annual reports or abridged summary to all the investors whose email addresses are not available and statement of scheme portfolios to unitholders on half-yearly basis. Presently, there are 42 mutual fund houses managing assets to the tune of over Rs 23 lakh crore.

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