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  • Count of Sebi-registered mutual funds reaches 50

    IIFL, November 4, 2012

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    PPFAS Mutual Fund is the only AMC to get SEBI registration so far in 2012

    The number of registered mutual funds in the country has reached 50, with the latest addition of PPFAS Mutual Fund of Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services group among the Sebi-registered fund houses.

    As per the latest list of Sebi-registered mutual funds in the country as on October 31, there are 50 such entities after PPFAS Mutual Fund was granted registration last month.

    This is the only entity to get Sebi registration so far in 2012, while three fund houses — IIFL Mutual Fund, Indiabulls Mutual Fund and Union KBC Mutual Fund — were registered with Sebi last year and two others — IDBI Mutual Fund and Pramerica Mutual Fund — got their Sebi registrations in 2010.

    Out of 50 mutual funds registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), registration of CRB Mutual Fund stood suspended as on October 31, Sebi data shows.

    The mutual fund industry in India started in 1963 with the formation of Unit Trust of India, at the initiative of the government and the Reserve Bank of India.

    Later in 1987, SBI MF became the second mutual fund of the country, followed by funds set up by public sector banks and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) in subsequent years.

    The private sector entry into the mutual fund space took place in 1993 with the setting up of the erstwhile Kothari Pioneer (which later merged with Franklin Templeton) Fund.

    This was followed by various foreign mutual funds setting shop in the country, as also several mergers and acquisitions.

    The size of mutual fund industry has also seen phenomenal growth from about Rs 25 crore worth assets under management in its early days in 1964-65 to close to Rs 1.2 lakh crore by early 2003 and to about Rs 7,00,000 crore now.

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