sebi:SO/AN/EFD2/2024-25/7359-7360

SEBI · SEBI · 2018-10-22 · Kamlesh C. Varshney, Whole Time Member; Ananth Narayan G., Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

settled

Provisions invoked

• s. 19
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 25
• Reg. 28
• Reg. 23

Holding

Any proceedings that may be initiated against the Applicants for the described violations of the SEBI Circular dated October 22, 2018 are settled upon payment of Rs. 9,00,000, and SEBI shall not initiate any enforcement action against the Applicants for the said violations.

Full text

2 their Schemes thereby violating certain provisions of the SEBI Circular dated October 22, 2018 in particular Para 1 of the Circular which mandates that all Scheme related expenses including commission paid to distributors, by whatever name it may be called and in whatever manner it may be paid, shall necessarily be paid from the scheme only within the regulatory limits and not from the books of the AMC, its associate, sponsor, trustee or any other entity through any route.

3 as mentioned at paragraph 1 above, are settled in respect of the Applicants on the following terms: i. SEBI shall not initiate any enforcement action against the Applicants for the said violations, and ii. passing of this Order is without prejudice to the right of SEBI under Regulation 28 of the Settlement Regulations to initiate appropriate action against the Applicants, if SEBI finds that: (a) any representation made by the Applicants in the present settlement proceedings is subsequently found to be untrue; (b) the Applicants have breached any of the clauses/ conditions of undertakings/ waivers filed during the present settlement proceedings; and (c) there was a discrepancy while arriving at the settlement terms.

3. In view of the aforesaid facts, the Applicants filed the present application for the purpose of settling the proceedings that may be initiated against them for the aforesaid violation.

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