The Securities and Exchange Board of India on 25th August 2022, has notified that the transfer of redemption or repurchase proceeds to the unitholders shall be made within three working days from the date of redemption or repurchase.
SEBI in its earlier notification dated 26th September 2007, notified a list of permissible investments for the purpose of overseas investments. For schemes investing atleast 80% of total assets in such permissible overseas investments, the transfer of redemption or repurchase proceeds to the unitholders shall be made within five working days from the date of redemption or repurchase.
AMFI, in consultation with SEBI, shall publish a list of exceptional circumstances for schemes unable to transfer redemption or repurchase proceeds to investors within time as stipulated above, along with applicable time frame for transfer of redemption or repurchase proceeds to the unitholders in such exceptional circumstances. The list shall be published within 30 days of issuance of this circular.
Further, the Interest for the period of delay in transfer of redemption or repurchase or dividend shall be payable to unitholders at the rate of 15% per annum along with the proceeds of redemption or repurchase or dividend, as the case may be. Such Interest shall be borne by AMCs. The details of such payments shall be sent to SEBI as part of Compliance Test Reports in the format placed at Annexure A. Investors shall also be informed about the rate and amount of interest paid to them.
