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SEBI ka bada announcement: Funds wapas!
Bhai log, SEBI ne finally sabki sun li! Jo plan tha Retirement aur Children's Funds ko phase out karne ka, use ab cancel kar diya gaya hai. Iska matlab hai ki yeh 'solution-oriented' schemes ab continue ho sakti hain, jisse investors ko relief mili hai aur tax issues bhi avoid ho gaye hain. Jo ₹57,663 crore ka AUM in schemes mein hai, woh ab apni current structure mein hi rahega.
AMCs ke liye naye niyam (April 2026 se लागू)
Ab baat karte hain April 1, 2026 se लागू hone wale naye rules ki. SEBI ne Mutual Fund AMCs ke liye poori industry mein transparency aur efficiency laane ka plan banaya hai. Sabse bada change hai Base Expense Ratio (BER) system, jismein GST aur STT jaise statutory charges ko fund management fees se alag dikhaya jayega. Isse investors ko expenses ka clear picture milega.
Expense ratio caps bhi tight hue hain. Index funds aur ETFs ke liye yeh cap 0.90% hoga, pehle jo 1.00% tha. Brokerage aur transaction costs bhi kam ho gaye hain – cash market trades ke liye 6 basis points (bps) (pehle 12 bps) aur derivatives ke liye 2 bps (pehle 5 bps).
Portfolio overlap rules bhi kaafi strict ho gaye hain. Thematic aur sector equity funds ko apne portfolio ka sirf 50% overlap allowed hoga dusri equity schemes ke saath (large-cap ko chhod kar). Jo existing funds hain, unhe 3 saal mein is rule ko follow karna hoga, warna unhe merge karna pad sakta hai. Isse AMCs ko unique products par focus karna padega.
New categories jaise Life Cycle Funds bhi aa rahi hain, jinmein built-in glide paths aur set tenures honge. Value aur Contra Funds jaise funds mein minimum equity ab 80% hoga.
Market Growth aur AMCs ka Future
Indian mutual fund industry jabardast grow kar rahi hai. AUM by early 2026 ₹81-82 lakh crore cross karne ka target hai. SIP inflows ne bhi record toda hai, January 2026 mein yeh ₹31,002 crore tak pahunch gaye. Passive funds ab total AUM ka 19% ho gaye hain.
Naye rules se top AMCs jaise HDFC AMC aur Nippon India AMC ke Profit Before Tax (PBT) mein 30-33% tak ki kami aa sakti hai. Lekin GST ko BER se alag karne se thoda relief milega. ICICI Prudential AMC (P/E ~47), HDFC AMC (P/E ~33), aur Nippon Life India AMC (P/E ~35.58) jaise firms ki high market cap dikhati hai ki investors abhi bhi growth dekh rahe hain.
AMCs ko ab zyada complex regulatory environment mein kaam karna padega. Product offerings ko rethink karna hoga aur efficiency par focus karna hoga. Chhoti firms ke liye challenges zyada ho sakti hain, jisse mergers bhi ho sakte hain.