Overview

• SEBI proposed additional distribution incentives for investments by first-time women investors.
• The regulator also outlined incentives for distributors who bring first-time individual investors from B30 cities into mutual funds.
• Asset managers were told they remain fully responsible for vendors and third parties, with contracts expected to leave no scope for data leakage.
• AMCs were urged to respond swiftly to fraudulent redemptions by impersonators and to share evolving fraud patterns across funds and QRTAs.
• SEBI discontinued 52 AMC filing requirements and signaled broader rule simplification while promoting small SIPs and cautioning on micro-cap exposures.