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Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Sebi plans review of MTF margin rules to streamline risk management
Markets regulator Sebi is looking to review the margin framework under margin trading funding (MTF) in a bid to streamline risk management at clearing corporations. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Markets regulator Sebi is looking to review the margin framework under margin trading funding (MTF) in a bid to streamline risk management at clearing its annual report for 2024-25, Sebi said a "comprehensive review exercise is being undertaken with respect to the currently applicable margining framework."Alongside this, a review of MTF and the scrips eligible under it is also under trading lets investors buy shares even if they do not have the full amount. They can purchase shares by paying only part of the price, while the rest is covered through a margin deposited in cash or as shares kept as addition to the review of margin rules, Sebi is also considering changes to the regulatory framework for angel funds. The review will focus on fundraising processes, investment conditions, and operational aspects, with the objective of facilitating ease of doing business and streamlining regulatory funds play a pivotal role in channelizing the capital of angel investors to startups in need of has further proposed to review the classification of REITs and InvITs as hybrid instruments. This move comes in response to representations from various stakeholders, the presence of equity-like features in these instruments, the development of the market ecosystem over the last decade, and global practices.A review of the regulatory framework for mutual funds is also on the cards, aimed at ensuring that the regulations remain effective, adaptable, and aligned with the evolving market part of this, Sebi is examining the restrictions presently prescribed for asset management companies (AMCs), after receiving feedback from the mutual funds industry, including the line with these efforts, Sebi intends to expand the range of permissible investment strategies under Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs).At present, SIFs allow asset management companies to offer a limited set of strategies across equity, debt, and hybrid to bridge the gap between mutual funds and portfolio management services (PMS) in terms of portfolio flexibility, the SIF framework requires investors to commit at least Rs 10 lakh across all SIF strategies.
Economic Times
25-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Nearly 77% of assets from B30 locations are in equity schemes: ICRA Analytics
Live Events The B30 locations tend toward equity assets. Nearly 76.77% of the assets from B30 locations were in equity schemes and 9.27% in balanced schemes as of June 2025. Close to 11.47% of the assets from B30 locations were in debt-oriented schemes, while the corresponding figure from T30 locations stood at 30.98%, according to a press release by ICRA 18% of the mutual fund industry's assets came from B30 locations in June 2025. Assets from these locations increased by approximately 4% on a month-on-month basis—from Rs 13.28 trillion in May 2025 to Rs 13.80 trillion in June 2025. On a yearly basis, B30 assets rose 24%. Assets from T30 locations grew 21% year-on-year in June 2025, as per data from June 2025, 27.39% of assets held by individual investors came from B30 locations, while 4.64% of institutional assets were from B30 locations. In comparison, in June 2024, 26.63% of assets were held by individual investors and 4.83% by institutional investors from B30 assets remain concentrated in T30 locations, accounting for 95.36% of the total of June 2025, approximately 26.78% of retail investors opted for direct investments, while 65.80% of retail investors came through the route of Non-Associate Distributors. 28.34% of High Net Worth Individual (HNI) assets were directly invested. Additionally, 47.33% of the mutual fund industry's assets were invested directly and 46.25% came from Non-Associate Distributors.(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of the Economic Times)
