sebi:MC/DPS/2020-21/1
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Facts / Headnote
Pending adjudication proceedings initiated against the Noticees/Applicants under SCN dated June 7, 2019 are disposed of pursuant to settlement.
Provisions invoked
- s. 12(1)
- s. 15J
Regulations
- Reg. 25
- Reg. 23(1)
- Reg. 3(1)
Parties
- Northward Financial Planners
- NFP and partners
Holding
The pending adjudication proceedings against Northward Financial Planners and its partners under the Show Cause Notice dated June 7, 2019, alleging unregistered investment advisory activity, are disposed of pursuant to settlement under the Settlement Regulations, 2018.
Full text
Settlement Order in the matter of Northward Financial Planners Page 2 of 3 3. A Show Cause Notice No. SEBI/EAD-9/SM/JR/14261/1-4/2019 dated June 7, 2019 (hereinafter be referred to as, the “SCN”) was served upon the Noticees, wherein it was alleged that NFP was carrying on investment advisory activities since F.Y. 2013-14, prior to filling of its application with SEBI for grant of registration as Investment Adviser. NFP generated a total revenue of `15,46,576/- from 2013 to till July 2017 for rendering investment advisory services for 73 clients.
Settlement Order in the matter of Northward Financial Planners Page 3 of 3 Members of the SEBI on March 19, 2020 and the same was communicated to the Applicants on March 20, 2020.
4. As per the Regulation 3(1) of the IA Regulations, any person acting as Investment Advisor before the commencement of IA Regulations may continue to do so for a period of six months from such commencement or, if it has made an application for a certificate of registration under sub-regulation (2) within the said period of six months, till the disposal of such application. In the instant case, NFP and partners should have filed an application for registration as investment adviser on or before July 20, 2013 considering the fact that the Regulations came into force w.e.f. January 21, 2013. However, NFP and partners filed application for registration only on June 27, 2017 i.e. after a delay of over 4 years and continued to carry on investment advisory activity without seeking registration. Thus, the Noticees were alleged to be in violation of provisions of section 12(1) of SEBI Act read with regulation 3(1) of IA Regulations.
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