SEBI directs Mutual Funds to disclose expenses, half yearly returns, risk-o-meter of schemes

SEBI directs Mutual Funds to disclose expenses, half yearly returns,  yield and risk-o-meter of schemes

Under  the  current  regulatory  framework  for  Mutual  Funds,  various  disclosure requirements  have  been  mandated,  which  include  disclosures  by  Mutual  Funds with  respect  to  expenses  and  risks  pertaining  to  schemes. 

Based  on  the recommendation of Mutual Fund Advisory Committee, the disclosure of the following has been decided:

A. Disclosure of expenses, half yearly returns and yield of a scheme. To standardise it , the format for half-yearly financial statement for MF schemes shall be reviewed and finalised by AMFI, in consultation with SEBI.

B. Colour Scheme for Risk-o-meter. Based on the recommendation of MFAC, it has been decided that in addition to the existing labels relating to levels of risk i.e. Low, Low to Moderate, Moderate, Moderately High, High and Very High, the Risk-o-meter shall also be depicted using a colour scheme.   Accordingly, Risk-o-meter shall have six levels of risk for mutual funds with the given colour scheme-

i. Low Risk –Irish Green 
ii. Low to Moderate Risk –Chartreuse
iii. Moderate Risk –Neon Yellow
iv. Moderately High Risk –Caramel
v. High Risk –Dark Orange
vi. Very High Risk –Red

C. Disclosure of change in Risk-o-meter Any change in the risk-o-meter shall be communicated to unitholders of that particular scheme by way of a Notice cum Addendum as well as an e-mail or SMS. In order to standardise the format of disclosure and for ease of understanding of the  change  in  level  of  risk  for  unitholders,  the  Mutual  Funds  shall  disclose  the existing  risk-o-meter  along  with  the  revised  risk-o-meter. 

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