Sebi sets minimum asset limit for debt MF schemes

Sebi sets minimum asset limit for debt MF schemes

Mumbai: The Securities and Exchange Board of India, or Sebi, on Friday directed all debt-oriented and balanced mutual fund schemes to have a minimum subscription amount of Rs.20 crore at the time of a new fund offer (NFO). For other schemes, the minimum subscription requirement will be Rs.10 crore.

Sebi said many debt-oriented schemes are operating with very low assets under management, or AUM. “In the interest of investors, it is important that debt-oriented schemes have an adequate corpus to ensure adherence to the investment objectives...,” said Sebi.

Additionally, an average AUM of Rs.20 crore on a half-yearly rolling basis has to be maintained for open-ended debt-oriented schemes.

Existing open-ended debt-oriented schemes will be given a year to comply with this norm.

If any open-ended debt scheme happens to be in breach of the latest norms, asset management companies, or AMCs, will be given six months to scale up their assets for compliance.