Market regulator Sebi’s circular released on Thursday evening failed to mention the addition of 20 basis points (bps) to the total expense ratio (TER) and fungibility within TER — issues that were outlined in its broad guidelines last month and were widely expected to give a leg-up to the ailing mutual fund industry. Currently, the maximum permissible TER is 2.5% on equity schemes and 2.25% on debt schemes. A higher expense ratio would have given the fund house more leeway to spend money on distribution, marketing and sales expenses. Fungibility, on other hand, could have enabled fund houses to pocket higher AMC fees, which is capped at 1% for equity schemes at present. Market watchers are hoping there’s clarity on the issue soon.
Source: Financial Express
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