Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)has asked the country’s asset managers to give investors more information about the risks associated with their small and mid-cap funds. This was disclosed by a fund manager and two people with knowledge of the matter.
Small and mid-sized funds have seen high inflows, causing concern among authorities about how they would hold up in the event of a sharp market selloff. SEBI has also been reviewing stress tests conducted by such funds, sources have previously said.
The funds are being asked to disclose how long it might take to accommodate large redemptions, what impact large outflows could have on the value of the portfolio and how much cash and liquid assets the fund holds to meet outflows, the people said.
“Investment committees were always aware of liquidity challenges but investors were not. Once this information is available to them, they can compare each fund,” said Harsha Upadhyaya, chief investment officer at Kotak Mutual Fund.
