SEBI allows instant access facility in overnight schemes of mutual funds

30-Jul-2021

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced on July 30 that instant access facilities would now be permitted in overnight schemes along with liquid schemes of mutual funds.

The change has been brought into effect by the market regulator by partially modifying its circular related to the instant access facility issued in May 2017.

"MFs (All Mutual Funds)/ AMCs (Asset Management Companies) can offer Instant Access Facility (IAF) only in Overnight and Liquid Schemes of the MF," the fresh circular issued by SEBI stated.

SEBI also announced that, from December 1, 2021, unclaimed redemption and dividend amounts would be permitted for investment in a separate plan of the only overnight scheme.

"The unclaimed redemption and dividend amounts, that are currently allowed to be deployed only in call money market or money market instruments, shall also be allowed to be invested in a separate plan of only Overnight scheme / Liquid scheme / Money Market Mutual Fund scheme floated by Mutual Funds specifically for the deployment of the unclaimed amounts," it said.

"Such schemes where the unclaimed redemption and dividend amounts are deployed shall be only those Overnight scheme/ Liquid scheme / Money Market Mutual Fund schemes which are placed in A-1 cell (Relatively Low-Interest Rate Risk and Relatively Low Credit Risk) of Potential Risk Class matrix," SEBI added.

Source : Money Control