MANU/SMFD/0018/2019

Ministry : Securities and Exchange Board of India

Department/Board : Investment Management Department

Circular No. : SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2019/152

Date : 10.12.2019

Notification/ Circulars Referred : SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2019/104 dated October 1, 2019 MANU/SMFD/0015/2019

Citing Reference:
SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2019/104 dated October 1, 2019 MANU/SMFD/0015/2019  Referred

All Mutual Funds (MFs)/
Asset Management Companies (AMCs)/
Trustee Companies/Board of Trustees of Mutual Funds/
Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)

Sir / Madam,

Review of investment norms for mutual funds for investment in Debt and Money Market Instruments

Group Level Exposure Limits

1. Paragraph E of SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2019/104 dated October 1, 2019 prescribed limits on investments by debt mutual fund schemes in debt and money market instruments of group companies of both the sponsor and the asset management company.

2. In partial modification to Paragraph E of the aforementioned circular the following additional provisions have been decided:

a. The investments of mutual fund schemes in debt and money market instruments of group companies of both the sponsor and the asset management company of the mutual fund in excess of the limits specified therein, made on or before October 1, 2019 may be grandfathered till maturity date of such instruments. The maturity date of such instruments shall be as applicable on October 1, 2019.

b. All AMCs shall publish on their respective website a list of their group companies and those of their sponsor(s).

c. AMFI shall publish on its website a list of all group companies along with names and identifier of the respective group that are considered for calculation of group exposure by mutual fund schemes and also the sector to which each company belongs.