Mutual Funds Injects Savings and Provide Life Blood As Returns
A mutual fund is set up in the form of a trust, which has sponsor, trustees, asset management company (AMC) and custodian.
The trust is established by a sponsor or more than one sponsor who is like promoter of a company.
The trustees of the mutual fund hold its property for the benefit of the unit holders.
Asset Management Company (AMC) approved by SEBI manages the funds by making investments in various types of securities.
Custodian, who is registered with SEBI, holds the securities of various schemes of the fund in its custody.
The trustees are vested with the general power of superintendence and direction over AMC.
Mutual Fund monitor the performance and compliance of SEBI Regulations by the mutual fund.
SEBI Regulations require that at least two thirds of the directors of trustee company or board of trustees must be independent i.
e.
they should not be associated with the sponsors.
Also, 50% of the directors of AMC must be independent.
All mutual funds are required to be registered with SEBI before they launch any scheme.
However, Unit Trust of India (UTI) is not registered with SEBI (as on January 15, 2002).
The performance of a particular scheme of a mutual fund is denoted by Net Asset Value (NAV).
Mutual funds invest the money collected from the investors in securities markets.
In simple words, Net Asset Value is the market value of the securities held by the scheme.
Since market value of securities changes every day, NAV of a scheme also varies on day to day basis.
The NAV per unit is the market value of securities of a scheme divided by the total number of units of the scheme on any particular date.
For example, if the market value of securities of a mutual fund scheme is Rs 200 lakhs and the mutual fund has issued 10 lakhs units of Rs.
10 each to the investors, then the NAV per unit of the fund is Rs.
20.
NAV is required to be disclosed by the mutual funds on a regular basis - daily or weekly - depending on the type of scheme.
A Mutual Fund is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal.
The money thus collected is then invested in capital market instruments such as shares, debentures and other securities.
The income earned through these investments and the capital appreciation realized are shared by its unit holders in proportion to the number of units owned by them.
Thus a Mutual Fund is the most suitable investment for the common man as it offers an opportunity to invest in a diversified, professionally managed basket of securities at a relatively low cost.
STRUCTURE OF MUTUAL FUND IN INDIA: Mutual funds in India act as a Unit Trust.
The structure is required to be followed by mutual funds in India as per SEBI Regulations, 1996.
It is constituted in the form of a Public Trust created under the Indian trust act, 1882.
The Trustees hold the unit holders money in a fiduciary capacity i.
e.
the money belong to the unit holders and is entrusted to the fund for the purpose of investment.
The Trustees do not manage the portfolio of securities directly, for this specialist function they appoint the Asset Management Company.
The trust is executed through a document called a trust deed that is executed by the fund sponsor in favors of the trustees.
The Trust deed is required to be stamped as registered under the provisions of the Indian Registration Act and registered with SEBI.
The role of the Asset Management Company is to act as the investment manager of the Trust and must have a net worth of at least Rs.
10 crores.
SPONSORS Sponsor is the person who acting alone or in combination with another body corporate establishes a mutual fund.
Sponsor must contribute at least 40% of the net worth of the Investment Managed and meet the eligibility criteria prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996.
The Sponsor is not responsible or liable for any loss or shortfall resulting from the operation of the Schemes beyond the initial contribution made by it towards setting up of the Mutual Fund.
TRUST The Mutual Fund is constituted as a trust in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 by the Sponsor.
The trust deed is registered under the Indian Registration Act, 1908.
ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY: The AMC is appointed by the Trustee as the Investment Manager of the Mutual Fund.
The AMC is required to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to act as an asset management company of the Mutual Fund.
At least 50% of the directors of the AMC are independent directors who are not associated with the Sponsor in any manner.
The AMC must have a networth of at least 10 crore at all times.
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT: The AMC if so authorized by the Trust Deed appoints the Registrar and Transfer Agent to the Mutual Fund.
The Registrar processes the application form, redemption requests and dispatches account statements to the unit holders.
The Registrar and Transfer agent also handles communications with investors and updates investor records.
CUSTODIAN: The bank or trust company that maintains a mutual fund's assets, including its portfolio of securities or some record of them Provides safe keeping of securities but has no role in portfolio management.
The trust is established by a sponsor or more than one sponsor who is like promoter of a company.
The trustees of the mutual fund hold its property for the benefit of the unit holders.
Asset Management Company (AMC) approved by SEBI manages the funds by making investments in various types of securities.
Custodian, who is registered with SEBI, holds the securities of various schemes of the fund in its custody.
The trustees are vested with the general power of superintendence and direction over AMC.
Mutual Fund monitor the performance and compliance of SEBI Regulations by the mutual fund.
SEBI Regulations require that at least two thirds of the directors of trustee company or board of trustees must be independent i.
e.
they should not be associated with the sponsors.
Also, 50% of the directors of AMC must be independent.
All mutual funds are required to be registered with SEBI before they launch any scheme.
However, Unit Trust of India (UTI) is not registered with SEBI (as on January 15, 2002).
The performance of a particular scheme of a mutual fund is denoted by Net Asset Value (NAV).
Mutual funds invest the money collected from the investors in securities markets.
In simple words, Net Asset Value is the market value of the securities held by the scheme.
Since market value of securities changes every day, NAV of a scheme also varies on day to day basis.
The NAV per unit is the market value of securities of a scheme divided by the total number of units of the scheme on any particular date.
For example, if the market value of securities of a mutual fund scheme is Rs 200 lakhs and the mutual fund has issued 10 lakhs units of Rs.
10 each to the investors, then the NAV per unit of the fund is Rs.
20.
NAV is required to be disclosed by the mutual funds on a regular basis - daily or weekly - depending on the type of scheme.
A Mutual Fund is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal.
The money thus collected is then invested in capital market instruments such as shares, debentures and other securities.
The income earned through these investments and the capital appreciation realized are shared by its unit holders in proportion to the number of units owned by them.
Thus a Mutual Fund is the most suitable investment for the common man as it offers an opportunity to invest in a diversified, professionally managed basket of securities at a relatively low cost.
STRUCTURE OF MUTUAL FUND IN INDIA: Mutual funds in India act as a Unit Trust.
The structure is required to be followed by mutual funds in India as per SEBI Regulations, 1996.
It is constituted in the form of a Public Trust created under the Indian trust act, 1882.
The Trustees hold the unit holders money in a fiduciary capacity i.
e.
the money belong to the unit holders and is entrusted to the fund for the purpose of investment.
The Trustees do not manage the portfolio of securities directly, for this specialist function they appoint the Asset Management Company.
The trust is executed through a document called a trust deed that is executed by the fund sponsor in favors of the trustees.
The Trust deed is required to be stamped as registered under the provisions of the Indian Registration Act and registered with SEBI.
The role of the Asset Management Company is to act as the investment manager of the Trust and must have a net worth of at least Rs.
10 crores.
SPONSORS Sponsor is the person who acting alone or in combination with another body corporate establishes a mutual fund.
Sponsor must contribute at least 40% of the net worth of the Investment Managed and meet the eligibility criteria prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996.
The Sponsor is not responsible or liable for any loss or shortfall resulting from the operation of the Schemes beyond the initial contribution made by it towards setting up of the Mutual Fund.
TRUST The Mutual Fund is constituted as a trust in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 by the Sponsor.
The trust deed is registered under the Indian Registration Act, 1908.
ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY: The AMC is appointed by the Trustee as the Investment Manager of the Mutual Fund.
The AMC is required to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to act as an asset management company of the Mutual Fund.
At least 50% of the directors of the AMC are independent directors who are not associated with the Sponsor in any manner.
The AMC must have a networth of at least 10 crore at all times.
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT: The AMC if so authorized by the Trust Deed appoints the Registrar and Transfer Agent to the Mutual Fund.
The Registrar processes the application form, redemption requests and dispatches account statements to the unit holders.
The Registrar and Transfer agent also handles communications with investors and updates investor records.
CUSTODIAN: The bank or trust company that maintains a mutual fund's assets, including its portfolio of securities or some record of them Provides safe keeping of securities but has no role in portfolio management.
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