The Securities and Trade Board of India has up to date its rules regarding Massive Worth Funds for Accredited Traders. Beneath the revised guidelines, these funds, which embody Different Funding Funds or schemes of AIFs the place every investor is an accredited investor contributing a minimum of Rs 70 crore, can now prolong their funding tenure by as much as 5 years.
This extension is contingent upon the approval of a minimum of two-thirds of the unitholders, based mostly on the worth of their investments.
Moreover, SEBI has launched new borrowing provisions for Class I and II AIFs. These funds are permitted to borrow for as much as 30 days to handle short-term shortfalls in investor drawdowns.
The borrowing can happen as much as 4 occasions a 12 months and can’t exceed 10% of the investable funds. This provision goals to boost operational flexibility and ease of doing enterprise, whereas sustaining circumstances set by SEBI.
(With inputs from PTI)