SEBI has prohibited mutual fund houses from giving any kind of assurance regarding returns.
SEBI has made it clear that no mutual fund company can promise guaranteed returns in any of its advertisements.
For the past few days, many mutual fund houses have been running advertisements with guaranteed returns on investment to woo investors. This gimmick of mutual fund houses has now come under the radar of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
SEBI has now made it clear that no mutual fund company can promise guaranteed returns in any of its advertisements or brochures. The market regulator has asked MF houses to withdraw such misleading advertisements.
In a letter sent to the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI), SEBI has directed the companies to stop this practice immediately.
According to a Moneycontrol report, SEBI has said in the letter that it has received some such cases in which mutual fund houses have distributed pamphlets. After reading the information given in these pamphlets, investors can expect that after using a certain combination of Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) and Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP), they will get assured returns. However, in reality there is no such guarantee.
SEBI has said that mutual fund companies cannot promise returns. SEBI has prohibited mutual fund houses from giving any kind of assurance regarding returns. AMFI has been asked to follow the advertisement code. This code is included in the Mutual Fund Regulation of SEBI.
SWP is a facility in which you can withdraw a fixed amount every month from your invested money. Through SIP, you invest a fixed amount every month. Mutual funds cannot guarantee returns as per law. But, SWP has become a popular way to get regular income from time to time. According to a Moneycontrol report, the brochure received by SEBI assures that if you start SIP and start SWP after three years or more, you will get assured returns.
As per SEBI regulations, no mutual fund house can guarantee returns. Since all mutual funds invest in equity and debt funds, the Net Asset Value (NAV) also fluctuates with market movements. Hence, the promise of guaranteed returns is not practical and goes against the norms laid down by SEBI.
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