
Mint Primer: Do AIF investors need easier accreditation?
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In India, CDSL Ventures Ltd (CVL) is granted recognition by Sebi to act as an accreditation agency for investors. The person will have to carry out the accreditation process on his own, visit the CVL portal, and submit proof of identity, such as PAN, Aadhaar card or passport.
They also need to submit copies of IT returns and net worth certificates from a practising CA. It takes three business days for an investor to get the certificate of accreditation. The certificate is provided for two or three years depending on the documents furnished.
There is a fee to get the certificate, which is ₹12,000 for two years. Also read | Mint Primer: Can tariffs bring back US auto’s past glory? The industry body for AIFs, Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) has asked the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to allow AIF fund managers to carry out the accreditation process. This is because AIF fund managers do the KYC process for all customers before onboarding them on their fund.
Another suggestion is to validate the net worth from the income tax department. “We can validate the investor’s net worth and income on the basis of PAN as these details are filed with the IT department for taxpayers who are investors in AIFs," said Siddharth Pai, executive member of IVCA. Also read | Resistance is futile: AI is now writing code The process of accreditation in India is a cumbersome one.
In certain countries, investors only need to give a self-declaration to get accredited. In others, the onus is on fund managers to collect the information to determine whether an individual can be considered an accredited investor, said Bhautik Ambani, CEO of Alphagrep Investment Managers. Also
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