With SEBI removing the entry load from mutual fund unit buying, wealth
advisory firms find reason to rejoice such a decision foreseeing huge market potential for them. Going forward, such a decision is expected to give “big push” to the wealth management services which is still at a nascent stage in India.
Wealth managers believe that this move may lead to a dominant emergence of advisory services considering the virtual end of distribution services in mutual fund schemes. They are of the opinion that investors will not desist from seeking investment advice and portfolio services. If they deliver quality advisory backed by strong independent research, retail investors would not hesitate to accept wealth management services at a nominal cost of 1-2 per cent advisory fees. After all, selection among 300-400 equity schemes is no joke!
Earlier, major distributors were selling MF schemes charging around 2.25 per cent entry load – which was deducted from investors’ money. There were cases of large scale “push selling” in a pass back system wherein an independent financial advisor shares a part of his commission with the investor by pushing a particular mutual fund scheme, which may not be worth buying, according to the wealth managers.
“The mantle of power is going to shift from product pushers into a holistic financial planning model wherein any wealth advisory service with a strong research background is bound to witness triple digit growth, provided MF industry grows by 30 per cent CAGR,” said Kaustav Majumdar, Dy. CEO & Executive Director, SMC Wealth Management Services.
“SEBI’s new regulation has opened a new dimension for all such people who take up financial planning services,” added SMC Wealth’s Majumdar.
The entry load payment also acted as a deterrent for wealth services, which were hesitant to disclose its advisory charges to the investors at the first instance. Earlier, investors who already paid the entry load for mutual fund schemes were averse of paying any advisory fees. Wealth services used to take a beating on account of this.
Expecting to double their business volumes in less than a year, Vikas Agnihotri, CEO Religare Macquarie Wealth Management, said, “We plan to capitalize on Religare’s network to reach out to investors in Tier I and Tier II cities. From being subjected to a product push environment, Indian investors are being introduced by select players to quality advisory services. In our experience, customers are ready to pay for quality and holistic advice backed by qualitative and quantitative research.”
“SEBI’s decision is both in the interest of investors and wealth managers. It leads to transparency with no involvement of hidden cost like load structure. Under this scenario, advisory is the only way forward,” mentioned Rajesh Saluja, CEO and Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors; who feels, wealth advisory firms need to concentrate in educating the customer about the benefits of advisory services.
According to market grape vine, the situation is enticing enough to float new wealth management advisories.
advisory firms find reason to rejoice such a decision foreseeing huge market potential for them. Going forward, such a decision is expected to give “big push” to the wealth management services which is still at a nascent stage in India.
Wealth managers believe that this move may lead to a dominant emergence of advisory services considering the virtual end of distribution services in mutual fund schemes. They are of the opinion that investors will not desist from seeking investment advice and portfolio services. If they deliver quality advisory backed by strong independent research, retail investors would not hesitate to accept wealth management services at a nominal cost of 1-2 per cent advisory fees. After all, selection among 300-400 equity schemes is no joke!
Earlier, major distributors were selling MF schemes charging around 2.25 per cent entry load – which was deducted from investors’ money. There were cases of large scale “push selling” in a pass back system wherein an independent financial advisor shares a part of his commission with the investor by pushing a particular mutual fund scheme, which may not be worth buying, according to the wealth managers.
“The mantle of power is going to shift from product pushers into a holistic financial planning model wherein any wealth advisory service with a strong research background is bound to witness triple digit growth, provided MF industry grows by 30 per cent CAGR,” said Kaustav Majumdar, Dy. CEO & Executive Director, SMC Wealth Management Services.
“SEBI’s new regulation has opened a new dimension for all such people who take up financial planning services,” added SMC Wealth’s Majumdar.
The entry load payment also acted as a deterrent for wealth services, which were hesitant to disclose its advisory charges to the investors at the first instance. Earlier, investors who already paid the entry load for mutual fund schemes were averse of paying any advisory fees. Wealth services used to take a beating on account of this.
Expecting to double their business volumes in less than a year, Vikas Agnihotri, CEO Religare Macquarie Wealth Management, said, “We plan to capitalize on Religare’s network to reach out to investors in Tier I and Tier II cities. From being subjected to a product push environment, Indian investors are being introduced by select players to quality advisory services. In our experience, customers are ready to pay for quality and holistic advice backed by qualitative and quantitative research.”
“SEBI’s decision is both in the interest of investors and wealth managers. It leads to transparency with no involvement of hidden cost like load structure. Under this scenario, advisory is the only way forward,” mentioned Rajesh Saluja, CEO and Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors; who feels, wealth advisory firms need to concentrate in educating the customer about the benefits of advisory services.
According to market grape vine, the situation is enticing enough to float new wealth management advisories.
No comments:
Post a Comment