ET in the Classroom: Nomination for your MF units
economictimes.indiatimes.comRegulatory guidelines prescribe that investors need to add a nominee for all their mutual fund folios. The deadline for this has been extended and folios will be frozen for debits for investors who don’t comply.
WHAT IS NOMINATION IN A MUTUAL FUND? Nomination is the process of appointing a person to take care of your assets in the event of your death. Regulatory guidelines make it mandatory for new folios/ accounts opened by an individual as a single owner to make a nomination. In case, investors do not wish to add a nominee, they need to confirm the same in the application form.
WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR ADDITION OF A NOMINEE? The new deadline is June 30, 2024. Investors need to have a nomination in place for their mutual fund schemes held in their folios or opt out of it by this date. If a nomination is already submitted, then no further action is required from the investor. For investors holding mutual fund units in demat form, the nominee for the demat account applies to the mutual fund holdings as well.
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WHAT RELIEF HAS SEBI GIVEN RECENTLY ON THE NOMINATION FRONT? In a recent circular dated April 30, the regulator stated that nomination shall be optional for jointly held mutual fund folios.
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ADDING A NOMINEE? If you do not make a nomination in your existing folio, by June 30, your folio will be frozen for debits. This means you will not be able to switch or redeem
