India's market regulator on Monday banned funds from suggesting indicative yields on debt plans and cut the maximum maturity of papers liquid funds could invest, a move that could dent popularity of these schemes.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said mutual funds must not disclose indicative yields and portfolios of debt funds, a practice widely followed in the industry to sell fixed maturity plans.
"This practice should be prohibited as the indicative portfolio and indicative yield may be misleading to the investors," the regulator said in a statement.
In an another statement, the regulator also lowered the maturities of papers that liquid or money market funds could invest into from the current requirement of one year.
It said liquid funds can invest in securities with maximum maturity of 182 days with effect from Feb 1 and 91 days with effect from May 1.
There are currently more than 350 fixed maturity and liquid funds managing about 1.6 trillion rupees, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said mutual funds must not disclose indicative yields and portfolios of debt funds, a practice widely followed in the industry to sell fixed maturity plans.
"This practice should be prohibited as the indicative portfolio and indicative yield may be misleading to the investors," the regulator said in a statement.
In an another statement, the regulator also lowered the maturities of papers that liquid or money market funds could invest into from the current requirement of one year.
It said liquid funds can invest in securities with maximum maturity of 182 days with effect from Feb 1 and 91 days with effect from May 1.
There are currently more than 350 fixed maturity and liquid funds managing about 1.6 trillion rupees, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India.
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