Sid - Sbi Liquid Fund
Sid - Sbi Liquid Fund
Sid - Sbi Liquid Fund
*Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.
The particulars of the Scheme have been prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Mutual Funds) Regulations 1996, (herein after referred to as SEBI (MF) Regulations) as amended till date,
and filed with SEBI, along with a Due Diligence Certificate from the AMC. The units being offered for public
subscription have not been approved or recommended by SEBI nor has SEBI certified the accuracy or adequacy
of the Scheme Information Document.
The Scheme Information Document sets forth concisely the information about the scheme that a
prospective investor ought to know before investing. Before investing, investors should also ascertain
about any further changes to this Scheme Information Document after the date of this Document from
the Mutual Fund / OPAT of SBI MF/ Website / Distributors or Brokers.
The investors are advised to refer to the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) for details of SBI Mutual
Fund, Tax and Legal issues and general information on www.sbimf.com
SAI is incorporated by reference (is legally a part of the Scheme Information Document). For a free copy
of the current SAI, please contact your nearest OPAT of SBI MFor log on to our website.
The Scheme Information Document should be read in conjunction with the SAI and not in isolation. This
Scheme Information Document is dated April 29, 2022
a) Direct Plan:
Direct Plan is only for investors who purchase /subscribe Units in a Scheme directly
with the Mutual Fund or through Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and is not
available for investors who route their investments through a Distributor. All the features
of the Direct Plan under Scheme like the investment objective, asset allocation pattern,
investment strategy, risk factors, facilities offered, load structure etc. will be the same
except for a lower expense ratio as detailed in Section IV – Fees and Expenses – B. –
Annual Recurring Expenses. Brokerage/Commission paid to distributors will not be
paid / charged under the Direct Plan. Both the plans shall have a common portfolio.
Modes for applying: Investments under Direct Plan can be made through various
modes offered by the Mutual Fund for investing directly with the Mutual Fund.
How to apply:
• Investors desirous of subscribing under Direct Plan of a Scheme will have to
ensure to indicate “Direct Plan” against the Scheme name in the application form.
• Investors should also indicate “Direct” in the ARN column of the application form.
b) Regular Plan
This Plan is for investors who wish to route their investment through any distributor.
In case of Regular and Direct plan the default plan under following scenarios will be:
In cases of wrong/ invalid/ incomplete ARN codes mentioned on the application form,
the application shall be processed under Regular Plan. The AMC shall contact and
obtain the correct ARN code within 30 calendar days of the receipt of the application
form from the investor/ distributor. In case, the correct code is not received within 30
calendar days, the AMC shall reprocess the transaction under Direct Plan from the date
of application without any exit load.
Both plans provide two options for investment – Growth Option and Income Distribution
cum capital withdrawal (IDCW) Option. Under the IDCW option, Reinvestment of
Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option (IDCW Re-investment), Payout of
Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal option (IDCW Payout) & Transfer of Income
Distribution cum capital withdrawal plan (IDCW Transfer) is available. Between
“Growth” or “IDCW” option, the default will be treated as “Growth”. In “IDCW” option
between “IDCW Reinvestment”, “IDCW Payout” or “IDCW Transfer”, the default will be
treated as “IDCW Payout.
Investor can select only one option either IDCW Payout or IDCW Re-investment in
IDCW plan at a Scheme and folio level. Any subsequent request for change in IDCW
option viz. IDCW Payout to IDCW Re-investment or vice-versa would be processed
at the Folio / Scheme level and not at individual transaction level. Accordingly, any
change in IDCW option (IDCW Re-investment/ IDCW Payout) will reflect for all the
units held under the scheme / folio.
Additional Purchase Rs. 500/- & in multiples of Re.1. (for Growth Option)
amount Rs.5000/-& in multiples of Re.1. (for IDCW Option)
The AMC reserves the right to modify / change the load structure on a prospective basis.
Income Distribution IDCW frequency - Daily, Weekly & Fortnightly IDCW * however, IDCW will be declared
cum capital withdrawal subject to availability and the adequacy of the surplus in the scheme and subject to
(IDCW) frequency SEBI regulation.
*Daily IDCW under the Scheme would be compulsory reinvested. Payout under the
weekly and fortnightly IDCW would be effected only for investment of Rs. 1 crore and
above. Declaration of IDCW under the scheme is subject to availability of distributable
surplus.
Default option under SBI Liquid Fund is IDCW option & default sub – option is daily.
Default facility under SBI Liquid Fund is IDCW reinvestment.
a) Mutual funds and securities investments are subject to market risks and there is no assurance or guarantee
that the Fund’s objective will be achieved.
b) As the price / value / interest rates of the securities in which the scheme invests fluctuates, the value of your
investment in the scheme may go up or down.
c) Past performance of the Sponsor / AMC / Mutual Fund or its affiliates does not guarantee the future
performance of the scheme(s) of the Mutual Fund.
d) State Bank of India, the sponsor, is not responsible or liable for any loss resulting from the operation of the
scheme beyond the initial contribution made by it of an amount of Rs. 5 lakhs towards setting up of the mutual
fund.
e) SBI Liquid Fund is only the name of the Scheme and does not, in any manner, indicate either the quality of
the Scheme or its future prospects and returns.
f) The NAV of the Schemes’ Units may be affected by change in the general market conditions, factors and
forces affecting capital markets in particular, level of interest rates, various market related factors and trading
volumes.
h) Investment in Mutual Fund Units involves investment risks such as trading volumes, settlement risk, liquidity
risk, default risk including the possible loss of principal.
a) The Trustees, AMC, Fund, their directors or their employees shall not be liable for any tax consequences that
may arise in the event that the scheme is wound up for the reasons and in the manner provided under the
Scheme Information Document.
b) In the event of an inordinately large number of redemption requests, or of a restructuring of the scheme's
investment portfolio, these periods may become significant. In view of the same, the Trustees may
redemptions (including suspending redemptions) under certain circumstances as specified in this document.
c) The liquidity of the Scheme’s investments is inherently restricted by trading volumes and settlement
periods.
d) Redemption by the Magnum holder / unit holders due to change in the fundamental attributes of the Scheme
or due to any other reasons may entail tax consequences. The Trustees, AMC, Fund their directors or their
employees shall not be liable for any tax consequences that may arise.
e) The tax benefits described in this Scheme Information Document are as available under the present taxation
laws and are available subject to relevant condition. The information given is included only for general purpose
and is based on advice received by the AMC regarding the law and practice currently in force in India and the
Investors and Unit Holders should be aware that the relevant fiscal rules or their interpretation may change.
As in the case with any investment, there can be no guarantee that the tax position or the proposed tax
position prevailing at the time of the investment in the Scheme will endure indefinitely. In view of the individual
nature of tax consequences, each Investor / Unit holder is advised to consult his/her/its own professional tax
advisor.
In the event of the scheme being unable to pay back the money to the counterparty as contracted in case
of transactions as a borrower, the counter party may dispose of the assets (as they have sufficient margin)
and the net proceeds may be refunded to the Mutual Fund. Thus, the scheme may in remote cases suffer
losses. This risk is normally mitigated by better cash flow planning to take care of such repayments.
a) Derivatives are high risk, high return instruments as they may be highly leveraged. A small price
movement in the underlying security could have a large impact on their value and may also result in a
loss.
b) Derivative products are leveraged instruments and can provide disproportionate gains as well as
disproportionate losses to the investor. Execution of such strategies depends upon the ability of the fund
manager to identify such opportunities. Identification and execution of the strategies to be pursued by the
fund manager involve uncertainty and decision of fund manager may not always be profitable. No
assurance can be given that the fund manager will be able to identify or execute such strategies.
c) The risks associated with the use of derivatives are different from or possibly greater than, the risks
associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments.
d) The fund may use derivative instruments like Interest Rate Swaps, Forward Rate Agreements or other
fixed income derivatives.
e) Credit Risk: The credit risk in a derivative transaction is the risk that the counter party will default on its
obligations and is generally low, as there is no exchange of principal amounts in a derivative transaction.
f) Market risk: Derivatives carry the risk of adverse changes in the market price.
g) Illiquidity risk: The risk that a derivative cannot be sold or purchased quickly enough at a fair price, due
to lack of liquidity in the market.
h) Floating Leg Risk: The fund pays the daily compounded rate. In practice however there can be a
difference in the actual rate at which money is lent in the call market and the benchmark, which appears
and is used
i) It may be mentioned here that the guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of India from time to time for forward
rate agreements and interest rate swaps and other derivative products would be adhered to
Different types of securities in which the scheme would invest carry different levels and types of risk as given
in the Scheme Information Document of the scheme. In addition to the same, unitholders are requested to
also note the following risks with respect to Segregated Portfolio:
1. Investor holding units of segregated portfolio may not able to liquidate their holding till the time there is
recovery of money from the issuer.
2. Listing of units of segregated portfolio in recognized stock exchange does not necessarily guarantee their
liquidity, as there may not be active trading of units in the stock market. Further trading price of units on
the stock market may be at a significant discount compared to the prevailing NAV.
3. Securities which are part of the segregated portfolio may or may not recover any money, either fully or
partially.
Investments in debt and debt related securities carry various risks such as inability to sell securities, trading
volumes and settlement periods, market risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, default risk, reinvestment risk etc.
Whilst such risks cannot be eliminated, they may be mitigated by diversification and hedging.
In order to mitigate the various risks, the portfolio of the Scheme will be constructed in accordance with the
investment restriction specified under the Regulations which would help in mitigating certain risks relating to
investments in securities market.
Further, the AMC has necessary framework in place for risk mitigation at an enterprise level. The Risk
Management division is an independent division within the organization. Internal limits are defined and
judiciously monitored. Risk indicators on various parameters are computed and are monitored on a regular
basis. There is a Board level Committee, the Risk Management Committee of the Board, which enables a
dedicated focus on risk factors and the relevant risk mitigates.
Liquidity risks:
The liquidity of the Scheme’s investments may be inherently restricted by trading volumes, transfer
procedures and settlement periods. Liquidity Risk can be partly mitigated by diversification, staggering of
maturities as well as internal risk controls that lean towards purchase of liquid securities.
Changes in interest rates affect the prices of bonds. If interest rates rise the prices of bonds fall and vice
versa. A well-diversified portfolio may help to mitigate this risk.
Credit Risks
Credit risk shall be mitigated by investing in rated papers of the companies having the sound back ground,
strong fundamentals, and quality of management and financial strength of the Company.
Volatility risks:
There is the risk of volatility in markets due to external factors like liquidity flows, changes in the business
environment, economic policy etc. The scheme will manage volatility risk through diversification.
The Scheme/ shall have a minimum of 20 investors and no single investor shall account for more than 25% of
the corpus of the Scheme. In case the Scheme does not have a minimum of 20 investors in the stipulated period,
the provisions of Regulation 39(2)(c) of the SEBI (MF) Regulations would become applicable automatically without
any reference from SEBI and accordingly the Scheme shall be wound up and the units would be redeemed at
applicable NAV. The two conditions mentioned above shall also be complied within each subsequent calendar
quarter thereafter, on an average basis, as specified by SEBI. If there is a breach of the 25% limit by any investor
over the quarter, a rebalancing period of one month would be allowed and thereafter the investor who is in breach
of the rule shall be given 15 days notice to redeem his exposure over the 25 % limit. Failure on the part of the
said investor to redeem his exposure over the 25 % limit within the aforesaid 15 days would lead to automatic
redemption by the Mutual Fund on the applicable Net Asset Value on the 15th day of the notice period. The Fund
shall adhere to the requirements prescribed by SEBI from time to time in this regard.
The Trustees reserve the right to terminate the scheme at any time. Regulation 39(2) of the SEBI Regulations
provides that any scheme of a mutual fund is to be wound up :
(a) on the happening of any event which, in the opinion of the Trustees, requires the scheme to be wound
up; or
(b) if 75% of the Unit holders of a scheme pass a resolution that the scheme be wound up; or
(c) if SEBI so directs in the interest of the unit holders.
(ii) Where a scheme is wound up under the above Regulation, the trustees shall give notice within one day,
disclosing the circumstances leading to the winding up of the scheme,
Provided that where a scheme is to be wound up under clause (a) of sub-regulation (2), the trustees shall obtain
consent of the unit holders participating in the voting by simple majority on the basis of one vote per unit and
publish the results of voting within forty five days from the publication of notice under sub-regulation (3) of
regulation 39.
Provided further that in case the trustees fail to obtain the required consent of the unitholders under clause (a) of
sub-regulation (2), the schemes shall be reopened for business activities from the second business day after
publication of results of the voting
In case of termination of the scheme, regulation 41 of the SEBI (mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 shall apply.
In accordance with SEBI circular no. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2016/57 dated May 31, 2016, the
provisions of restriction on redemption (including switch out) in Schemes of SBI Mutual Fund are as
under:
1. Restrictions may be imposed when there are circumstances leading to a systemic crisis or event that
severely constricts the market liquidity or the efficient functioning of the market such as:
ii. Market failures, exchange closure: When markets are affected by unexpected events which
impact functioning of exchanges or the regular course of transactions. Such unexpected events
could also be related to political, economic, military, monetary or other emergencies.
iii. Operational Issues: When exceptional circumstances are caused by force majeure, unpredictable
operational problems and technical failures (e.g. a black out).
2. Restrictions on redemption may be imposed for a specified period of time not exceeding 10 Business
Days in any period of 90 days.
Any restriction on Redemption of the units shall be made applicable only after specific approval of the
Board of Directors of the Asset Management Company and Trustee Company. The approval from the
AMC Board and the Trustee giving details of the circumstances and justification shall also be informed
to SEBI immediately.
III. The Trustees, AMC, Fund, their directors or their employees shall not be liable for any tax
consequences that may arise in the event that the scheme is wound up for the reasons and in the
manner provided under the SID & SAI.
IV. Redemption by the Unit Holder due to change in the fundamental attributes of the Scheme or due to
any other reasons may entail tax consequences. The Trustees, AMC, Fund, their directors or their
employees shall not be liable for any tax consequences that may arise.
V. The tax benefits described in Statement of Additional Information (SAI) are as available under the
present taxation laws and are available subject to relevant condition. The information given is
included only for general purpose and is based on advice received by the AMC regarding the law and
practice currently in force in India and the investors and Unit Holders should be aware that the
relevant fiscal rules or their interpretation may change. As in the case with any investment, there can
be no guarantee that the tax position or the proposed tax position prevailing at the time of the
investment in the Scheme will endure indefinitely. In view of the individual nature of tax
consequences, each investor / Unit Holder is advised to consult his/her/its own professional tax
advisor
VI. The Mutual Fund is not assuring any returns nor is it assuring that it will make periodic distributions.
All IDCW distributions are subject to the investment performance of the scheme, availability of
distributable profits and computed in accordance with SEBI (MF) Regulations.
VII. No person has been authorized to issue any advertisement or to give any information or to make any
representations other than that contained in this SID. Circulars in connection with this offering not
authorized by the Mutual Fund and any information or representations not contained herein must not
be relied upon as having been authorized by the Mutual Fund.
VIII. In addition to the investment management activity, SBI Funds Management Limited has also been
granted a certificate of registration as a Portfolio Manager with Registration Code INP000000852.
Apart from this, SBI Funds Management Limited has received an ‘In-principle’ approval from SEBI
for SBI Resurgent India Opportunities Fund (Offshore Fund) vide letter no. IMD/RK/53940/2005
dated November 16, 2005.
SBI Funds Management Limited is also acting as Investment Manager of SBI Alternative Equity Fund
which is registered with SEBI vide SEBI Registration number: IN/AIF3/15-16/0177, as a category III
SBI Funds Management Limited has also obtained approval for providing the management and
advisory services to Category I foreign portfolio investors and Category II foreign portfolio investors
through fund manager(s) managing the schemes of the SBI Mutual Fund as permitted under
Regulation 24(b) of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, as amended from time to time (“the
Regulations”). While, undertaking the said Business Activity, the AMC shall ensure that (i) any conflict
of interest with the activities of the Fund will be avoided; (ii) there exists a system to prohibit access
to insider information as envisaged under the Regulations; and (iii) Interest of the Unit holder(s) of
the Scheme of the Mutual Fund are protected at all times.
SBI Funds Management Limited has received approval from Development Commissioner, Special
Economic Zone, vide Letter of Approval dated March 19, 2021 for setting up branch office (IFSC
unit) in GIFT city – multi-services – Special Economic Zone for providing Portfolio Management
Services and Investment Management activities / services for pooled assets. International Financial
Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has granted certificate of registration dated May 04, 2021 to SBI
Funds Management Limited to carry out the activities of Portfolio Management services through a
branch office in International Financial Services Centres (IFSC) in India. The registration number of
SBI Funds Management Limited is PM/2021-22/0002.
Further, International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has also granted certificate of
registration dated January 21, 2022 to SBI Investment Opportunities Fund (IFSC) as a Category III
Alternative Investment Fund. The registration number of SBI Investment Opportunities Fund (IFSC)
is IFSC/AIF3/2021-22/0010.
The AMC certifies that there would be no conflict of interest between the Asset Management activity
and these other activities.
IX. Investors should study the Scheme Information Document carefully in its entirety and should not
construe the contents thereof as advice relating to legal, taxation, investment or any other matters.
Investors are advised to consult their legal, tax, investment and other professional advisors to
determine possible legal, tax, financial or other considerations of subscribing to or redeeming Units,
before making a decision to invest/redeem Units
.
X. Segregation of Portfolio:
Creation of segregated portfolio shall be subject to following guidelines specified by SEBI as per
circular no. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/ P/2018/160 dated December 28, 2018 and circular no.
SEBI/HO/IMD/DR2/CIR/2019/27 dated November 07, 2019::
The term 'segregated portfolio' shall mean a portfolio, comprising of debt or money market instrument
affected by a credit event, that has been segregated in a Mutual Fund Scheme and the term 'main
portfolio' shall mean the Scheme portfolio excluding the segregated portfolio and the term 'total
portfolio' shall mean the Scheme portfolio including the securities affected by the credit event.
Segregated portfolio will be created, in case of a credit event at issuer level i.e. downgrade in credit
rating by a SEBI registered Credit Rating Agency (CRA), as under:
Creation of segregated portfolio of unrated debt and money market instruments of an issuer
that does not have any outstanding rated debt and money market instruments
Segregated portfolio of such unrated debt or money market instruments may be created only in case
of actual default of either the interest or principal amount. For unrated instruments, ‘actual default’
by the issuer of such instruments shall be considered for creation of segregated portfolio. AMC shall
inform AMFI immediately about the actual default by the issuer. Upon being informed about the
default, AMFI shall immediately inform the same to all AMCs. Pursuant to dissemination of
information by AMFI about actual default by the issuers, AMCs may segregate the portfolio of debt
and money market instruments of the said issuers
PROCESS:
The recommendation of creating the segregated portfolio needs to be approved by the Board of AMC
& Trustee.
Further, the AMC shall will immediately issue a press release disclosing its intention to segregate
such debt and money market instrument and its impact on the investors. The AMC will also disclose
that the segregation shall be subject to trustee approval.
Additionally, the said press release will be prominently disclosed on the website of the AMC.
The AMC will ensure that till the time the trustee approval is received, which in no case shall exceed
1 business day from the day of credit event, the subscription and redemption in the scheme shall be
suspended for processing with respect to creation of units and payment on redemptions.
1. The valuation of any security sought to be segregated will be valued based on the principles of fair
valuation (i.e. realizable value of the assets) in terms of the relevant provisions of SEBI (Mutual Funds)
Regulations, 1996 and Circular(s) issued thereunder and shall be in line with the valuation policy,
which would be either external valuation prices or hair cut based valuation as applicable. The valuation
price may deviate from the above based on adequate reasons and necessary disclosure as required
by the SEBI guidelines.
Disclosure requirements:
A statement of holding indicating the units held by the investors in the segregated portfolio along with the
NAV of both segregated portfolio and main portfolio as on the day of the credit event will be communicated
to the investors within 5 working days of creation of the segregated portfolio. Further, adequate disclosure
of the segregated portfolio will also appear in all scheme related documents, in monthly and half-yearly
portfolio disclosures and in the annual report of the mutual fund and the Scheme. Further, the NAV of the
segregated portfolio will be declared on daily basis.
The information regarding number of segregated portfolios created in a scheme shall appear prominently
under the name of the scheme at all relevant places such as SID, KIM-cum-Application Form, advertisement,
AMC and AMFI websites, etc. The scheme performance required to be disclosed at various places will
include the impact of creation of segregated portfolio. The scheme performance will clearly reflect the fall in
NAV to the extent of the portfolio segregated due to the credit event and the said fall in NAV along with
recovery(ies), if any, will be disclosed as a footnote to the scheme performance. These disclosures regarding
the segregated portfolio will be carried out for a period of at least 3 years aſter the investments in segregated
portfolio are fully recovered/ written-off.
The investors of the segregated portfolio will be duly informed of the recovery proceedings of the investments
of the segregated portfolio and status update will be provided to the investors at the time of recovery and
also at the time of writing-off of the segregated securities.
SBIFML shall not charge investment and advisory fees on the segregated portfolio. However, TER (excluding
the investment and advisory fees) can be charged, on a pro-rata basis only upon recovery of the investments
in segregated portfolio.
The TER so levied shall not exceed the simple average of such expenses (excluding the investment and
advisory fees) charged on daily basis on the main portfolio (in % terms) during the period for which the
segregated portfolio was in existence.
The legal charges related to recovery of the investments of the segregated portfolio may be charged to the
segregated portfolio in proportion to the amount of recovery. However, the same shall be within the maximum
TER limit as applicable to the main portfolio. The legal charges in excess of the TER limits, if any, shall be
borne by SBIFML.
The costs related to segregated portfolio shall in no case be charged to the main portfolio.
Monitoring by Trustees
In order to ensure timely recovery of investments of the segregated portfolio, Trustees will ensure that, the
SBIFML puts in sincere efforts to recover the investments of the segregated portfolio. Upon recovery of
money, whether partial or full, it will be immediately distributed to the investors in proportion to their holding
in the segregated portfolio. Any recovery of amount of the security in the segregated portfolio even aſter the
write off shall be distributed to the investors of the segregated portfolio. Further, an Action Taken Report
(ATR) on the efforts made by the SBIFML to recover the investments of the segregated portfolio will be
placed in every Trustee meeting till the investments are fully recovered/ written-off.
In order to avoid mis-use of segregated portfolio, trustees will ensure that there is a mechanism in place to
negatively impact the performance incentives of Fund Managers, Chief Investment Officers (CIOs), etc.
involved in the investment process of securities under the segregated portfolio, mirroring the existing
mechanism for performance incentives of the AMC, including claw back of such amount to the segregated
portfolio of the scheme.
Creation of segregated portfolio will be optional and at the discretion of the AMC.
Assumptions:
The above portfolio has a security XYZ with current market value on the date of segregation of Rs 70 which
has been downgraded below investment grade or has defaulted. Post splitting the Total portfolio into Main
portfolio and Segregated portfolio, the impact be as below:
After Segregation:
Main Portfolio Regular Plan Direct Plan
Net assets before segregation (a) 500 200
Market Value of Security XYZ (b) 50.00 20.00
Net assets after segregation (c = a – b) 450.00 180.00
Units (d) 20.00 10.00
NAV per unit (c/d) 22.500 18.000
For existing investors, the total portfolio will decline by the amount which is segregated (i.e. value of main portfolio
after segregation). They will be allotted equal number of units in the main portfolio and the segregated portfolio in
the same proportion as held by them in the total portfolio. Thereafter, existing investors can redeem from the main
based on the prevailing NAV and they will continue to hold units in the segregated portfolio. For any new investor,
they will be allotted units only in the main portfolio based on the prevailing NAV. NAV of the segregated portfolio
may undergo a change on the future depending on any recovery and any applicable haircut.
Swing pricing refers to a process for adjusting a Scheme’s Net Asset Value (NAV) to effectively pass on
transaction costs stemming from net capital activity (i.e. flows into or out of a Scheme) to the investors associated
with that activity. This would help to ensure fairness of treatment to all the investors i.e. whether entering, exiting
or remaining invested in mutual fund schemes, particularly during market dislocation.
Accordingly, mandatory full swing during market dislocation times shall apply as under:
• Swing pricing framework will be applicable only for scenarios related to net outflows from the Scheme.
• When swing pricing framework is triggered and swing factor is made applicable, both the incoming and outgoing
investors shall get NAV adjusted for swing factor.
• Swing pricing shall be made applicable to all unitholders at PAN level with an exemption for redemptions upto
Rs. 2 lacs for the Scheme
• Thereafter, mandatory swing pricing will apply for applicable open ended debt Schemes which:
a. have ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ risk on the risk-o-meter (as of the most recent period at the time of declaration of
market dislocation); AND
b. classify themselves in the cells A-III, B-II, B-III, C-I, C-II and C-III of Potential Risk Class (PRC) Matrix
• Swing factor as per below matrix shall be made applicable to the above mentioned schemes and the NAV will be
adjusted for the swing factor.
Swing Factor
Max Credit Risk of Class A(CRV* Class B (CRV* Class C (CRV* <10)
scheme → >=12) >=10)
Max Interest Rate Risk
of the Scheme ↓
Class I: (MD<=1 year) - - C-I : 1.5%
Class II: (MD<=3 year) - B-II : 1.25% C-II : 1.75%
Class III: Any Macaulay A III: 1% B-III : 1.5% C-III : 2%
duration
* CRV - Credit Risk Value
Impact on investors: When the Swing Framework is triggered and swing factor is made applicable, both the
incoming (unit holders who submit purchase / switch-in requests) and outgoing investors (unit holders who submit
redemption / switch out requests) shall get NAV adjusted downwards for swing factor.
Illustration:
For e.g. When swing pricing is triggered, the NAV will be adjusted downwards as follows
• Investors are requested to note that placement of the scheme in one of the cells of PRC matrix does not
reflect the scheme holdings pertaining to the perpetual bonds (including debt instruments with special
features viz. subordination to equity which absorbs losses before equity capital and /or convertible to
equity upon trigger of a pre-specified event for loss absorption, for instance Additional Tier I bonds issued
under Basel III framework) with respect to the MD and maturity thresholds specified in relevant SEBI
circulars, till the time such bonds are held by the scheme(s), for pre-existing holding of perpetual bonds
by aforementioned debt schemes, as applicable, as on the date of the circular.
• Investors should note that once a PRC cell selection is done by the Scheme, any permanent change in
the positioning of the Scheme into a cell resulting in a risk (in terms of credit risk or duration risk) which
is higher than the maximum risk specified for the chosen PRC cell, shall be considered as a fundamental
attribute change of the Scheme in terms of regulation 18(15A) of SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations, 1996.
In this Scheme Information Document, the following words and expressions shall have the meaning specified
below, unless the context otherwise requires:
AMC or Asset Management SBI Funds Management Limited, the Asset Management Company
Company or Investment incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and approved by SEBI to act as
Manager the Asset Management Company for the Scheme(s) of SBI Mutual Fund.
Applicable NAV 1. Where the application is received upto 1.30 p.m. on a day and funds for the
entire amount of subscription/purchase as per the application are credited
to the bank account of the respective liquid schemes/plans before the cut-
off time i.e. available for utilization before the cut-off time – the closing NAV
of the day immediately preceding the day of receipt of application shall be
applicable;
2. Where the application is received after 1.30 p.m. on a day and funds for the
entire amount of subscription/purchase as per the application are credited
to the bank account of the respective liquid schemes/plans on the same day
i.e. available for utilization on the same day– the closing NAV of the day
immediately preceding the next business day shall be applicable;
3. Irrespective of the time of receipt of application, where the funds for the
entire amount of subscription/purchase as per the application are not
credited to the bank account for the respective liquid schemes/plans before
the cut-off time i.e. not available for utilization before the cut-off time – the
closing NAV of the day immediately preceding the day on which the funds
are available for utilization shall be applicable.
The cut-off time for Switch – in to Liquid Schemes from other schemes is 3.00
pm.
It is necessary that:
2. Where the application is received after 3.00 pm – the closing NAV of the
next business day.
The AMC reserves the right to declare any day as a Business day or otherwise
at any of the OPAT of SBI MF.
Cut-off time Subscription / Purchase: 1.30 pm & redemption and switch in/out: 3.00 pm
Date of Application The date of receipt of a valid application complete in all respect for issue or
repurchase of Units of this scheme by SBIFML at its various offices/branches
or the designated centers of the Registrar.
Entry Load or Sales Load Entry Load means a one-time charge that the investor pays at the time of entry
into the scheme. However pursuant to SEBI circular /IMD/CIR No.4/ 168230/09
dated June 30, 2009. No entry load is charged with respect to applications for
purchase / additional purchase / switch-in accepted by the Fund.
Exit Load or Redemption A charge paid by the investor at the time of exit from the scheme(s).
Load
Gilts / Govt. Securities Securities created and issued by the Central Government and/or State
Government, as defined under section 2 of Public Debt Act 1944 as amended
or re-enacted from time to time.
Interest Rate Swaps Interest Rate Swaps (“IRS”) is a financial contract between two parties
exchanging a stream of interest payments for a notional principal amount on
multiple occasions till maturity. Typically, one party receives a pre-determined
fixed rate of interest while the other party receives a floating rate, which is linked
to a mutually agreed benchmark with provision for mutually agreed periodic
resets.
Local Cheque A Cheque handled locally and drawn on any bank, which is a member of the
banker’s clearing house located at the place where the application form is
submitted.
Units One undivided unit issued under the Scheme by the SBI Mutual Fund
Unit Holder Any eligible applicant who has been allotted and holds valid units in his /her/its
name.
Major The age at which a person is deemed to attain majority under the provisions of
the Indian Majority Act, 1875, as amended from time to time.
Majority Age The age at which a person is deemed to attain majority under the provisions of
the Indian Majority Act, 1875, as amended from time to time.
Money Market Instruments Commercial Paper, Commercial Bills, Certificates of Deposit, Treasury Bills,
Bills Rediscounting, Repos, triparty repo, Government securities having an
unexpired maturity of less than 1 year, alternate to Call or notice money,
Usance Bills and any other such short-term instruments as may be allowed
under the Regulations prevailing from time to time
Mutual Fund Regulations / Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations as
Regulations amended from time to time and such other regulations as may be in force from
time to time to regulate the activities of Mutual Funds.
Net Asset Value / NAV Net Asset Value of the Units of the Scheme(s) (including plans/options
thereunder) calculated in the manner provided in this Scheme Information
Document or as may be prescribed by the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations,
1996 from time to time.
Words and Expressions used in this Scheme Information Document and not defined shall have the same meaning
as in the Regulations.
It is confirmed that:
I. The Scheme Information Document of SBI Liquid Fund forwarded to SEBI is in accordance with the SEBI
(Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 and the guidelines and directives issued by SEBI from time to time.
II. All legal requirements connected with the launch of the scheme as also the guidelines, instructions, etc.,
issued by the Government and any other competent authority in this behalf, have been duly complied
with.
III. The disclosures made in the Scheme Information Document are true, fair and adequate to enable the
investors to make a well informed decision regarding investment in the scheme.
IV. The intermediaries named in the Scheme Information Document and Statement of Additional Information
are registered with SEBI and their registration is valid, as on date.
Sd/-
Vinay M. Tonse
Managing Director & CEO
The funds collected under the scheme shall generally be invested consistent with the objective of the scheme
in the following manner:
Asset Allocation
Instruments Min Max Risk Profile
Debt instruments (including Debt derivatives) and Money 0% 100% Low
Market instruments with a residual maturity upto 91 Days
only
Securitized Debt with a residual maturity upto 91 Days 0% 20% Medium to High
only
Debt instruments in which the scheme invests shall be rated as not below investment grade by at least one
recognized credit rating agency authorized under the SEBI Act, 1992. In case a debt instrument is not rated,
mutual funds may constitute committees who can approve such proposals for investments in unrated
instruments subject to the approval of the detailed parameters for such investments by the Board of Directors
and the Board of Trustees.
The proportion of the scheme portfolio invested in each type of security will vary in accordance with economic
conditions, interest rates, liquidity and other relevant considerations, including the risks associated with each
investment. Performance of the scheme will depend on the Asset Management Company’s ability to assess
accurately and react to changing market conditions.
The above investment pattern is indicative and may be changed by the Fund Manager for a short term period
on defensive considerations, keeping in view market conditions, market opportunities, applicable SEBI
(Mutual Funds) Regulations 1996, legislative amendments and other political and economic factors, the
intention being at all times to seek to protect the interests of the Unit Holders. If the exposure falls outside the
above mentioned asset allocation pattern, the portfolio to be rebalanced by AMC within 30 days from the date
of said deviation.
Above rebalancing will be subject to market conditions and in the interest of the investors. If the fund manager
for any reason is not able to rebalance the asset allocation within above mentioned period, the matter would
be escalated to Investment Committee for further direction. The Investment Committee shall record the
reason in writing leading the reason for falling the exposure outside the asset allocation and the Committee
shall review and as consider necessary may further direct the manner for rebalancing the same within the
range of the asset allocation as mentioned above. The funds raised under the scheme shall be invested only
in transferable securities as per Regulation 44(1), Schedule 7 of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996.
There can be no assurance that the investment objective of the scheme will be achieved.
Debt securities and Money Market Instruments will include but will not be limited to:
1. Certificate of Deposits (CDs)
2. Commercial Paper (CPs)
3. Treasury Bills (T-Bills)
4. Triparty repo
5. Central Government/State Government securities created and issued by the Central Governments and/or
State Governments as may be permitted by RBI, securities guaranteed by the Central Governments
(including but not limited to coupon bearing bonds, zero coupon bonds and treasury bills). Such securities
could be fixed rate, fixed interest rate with put/call option, zero coupon bond, floating rate bonds, capital
indexed bonds, fixed interest security with staggered maturity payment etc.
6. Non-convertible Debentures as well as bonds issued by companies / institutions promoted / owned by
the Central Governments and statutory bodies, which may or may not carry a Central Government
guarantee, public and private sector banks, all India financial institutions, private sector companies.
These instruments may be secured or unsecured against the assets of the Company and generally issued
to meet the short term and long-term fund requirements. These instruments include fixed interest security
with/without put/call option, floating rate bonds, zero coupon bonds.
7. Floating rate debt instruments issued by Central Government, corporates, PSUs etc. with coupon reset
periodically. The Fund Manager will have the flexibility to invest the debt component into floating rate debt
securities to reduce the impact of rising interest rate in the economy.
8. Repo (Repurchase Agreement) or Reverse Repo
9. Securitized Debt (SD)/Pass Through Certificate (PTC).
10. Debt derivative instruments like Interest Rate Futures (IRFs), Interest Rate Options (including Call and
Put options), Interest Rate Swaps, Credit Default Swaps (CDS)
11. Bill Rediscounting (BRDs) is the rediscounting of trade bills which have already been discounted by banks
with their customers. BRDS is an approved money market instrument of tenure less than 90 days and
are issued by banks as per the applicable RBI guidelines. These instruments may supplement other
short-term investments.
Any other instruments / securities, which in the opinion of the fund manager would suit the investment
objective/asset allocation of the scheme subject to compliance with extant Regulations. The Scheme may
invest in other Schemes managed by the AMC or in the Schemes of any other Mutual Fund(s), provided such
investment is in conformity to the investment objectives of the Scheme and in terms of the prevailing
Regulations.
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER
FUNDAMENTAL ATTRIBUTES
Following are the Fundamental Attributes of the scheme, in terms of Regulation 18 (15A) of the SEBI (MF)
Regulations:
▪ Investment pattern - The indicative portfolio break-up with minimum and maximum asset allocation,
while retaining the option to alter the asset allocation for a short term period on defensive
considerations for detailed asset allocation pattern refer Section C above.
o Liquidity: The scheme would provide repurchase facility to investors on an ongoing basis on all
business day
o Aggregate fee and expenses: Would be restricted to the ceilings of recurring expenses stated in
Regulation 52(6) of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulation. The fee and expenses proposed to be
charged by the scheme is detailed in Section Fee and Expenses.
In accordance with Regulation 18(15A) of the SEBI (MF) Regulations, the Trustee shall ensure that no
change in the fundamental attributes of the Scheme there under or the trust or fee and expenses payable
or any other change which would modify the Scheme and affect the interests of unit holders is carried out
unless: -
• A written communication about the proposed change is sent to each Unit holder and an
advertisement is given in one English daily newspaper having nationwide circulation as well as in a
newspaper published in the language of the region where the Head Office of the Mutual Fund is
situated;
• The Unit holders are given an option for a period of atleast 30 calendar days to exit at the prevailing
Net Asset Value without any exit load
• Comments are taken from SEBI before making changes in Fundamental Attributes of the Scheme
BENCHMARK
The first tier benchmark of the Scheme is NIFTY Liquid Index B-I
The composition of the aforesaid first tier benchmark is such that it is most suited for comparing performance of
the scheme.
The Trustees reserves the right to change the benchmark in future if a benchmark better suited to the investment
objective of the scheme is available.
Name, Age, Designation Educational Type and nature of past experiences including
and tenure of managing Qualifications assignments held during the last 10 years
the scheme
Mr. R. Arun, Financial Risk Manager Mr. R. Arun has over 14 years of work experience
Fund Manager (GARP), PG Finance & B. including 11 years of experience in mutual fund
Com Industry as Credit Research Analyst. He has been
Age : 39 Years associated with SBI Funds Management Limited from
March 2009 onwards as Credit Analyst. Prior to joining
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
The investment policies of the scheme comply with the rules, regulations and guidelines laid out in SEBI (Mutual
Funds) Regulations, 1996. As per the Regulations, specifically the Seventh Schedule, the following investment
limitations are applicable to schemes of Mutual Funds, as amended from time to time.
1. The scheme shall not invest more than 10% of its NAV in debt instruments comprising money market
instruments and non-money market instruments issued by a single issuer, which are rated not below
investment grade by a credit rating agency authorized to carry out such activity under the Act. Such
investment limit may be extended to 12% of the NAV of the scheme with the prior approval of the Board
of Trustees and the Board of directors of the Asset Management Company.
Provided that such limit shall not be applicable for investments in government securities, treasury bills,
and triparty repo on Government securities or treasury bills :
Provided further that investment within such limit can be made in mortgaged-backed securitized debt,
which is rated not below investment grade by a credit rating agency registered with the Board.
Provided further that such limit shall not be applicable for investments in case of debt exchange traded
funds or such other funds as may be specified by the Board from time to time.
2. A mutual fund scheme shall not invest in unlisted debt instruments including commercial papers, except
Government Securities and other money market instruments.
Provided that Mutual Fund Schemes may invest in unlisted non-convertible debentures up to a maximum
of 10% of the debt portfolio of the scheme subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Board
from time to time
The mutual fund scheme shall comply with the norms under this clause within the time and in the manner
as may be specified by SEBI.
The investment in unrated debt and money market instruments shall be as per the norms specified by
SEBI from time to time.
.
3. The Fund shall ensure that total exposure of the Scheme, in a particular sector (excluding investments in
Bank CDs, triparty repo, G-Secs, T-Bills, short term deposits of scheduled commercial banks and AAA
rated securities issued by Public Financial Institutions and Public Sector Banks) shall not exceed 20% of
the net assets of the scheme;
Provided that an additional exposure to financial services sector (over and above the limit of 20%) not
exceeding 10% of the net assets of the scheme shall be allowed only by way of increase in exposure to
Housing Finance Companies (HFCs); Further, an additional exposure of 5% of the net assets of the
scheme has been allowed for investments in securitized debt instruments based on retail housing loan
portfolio and/or affordable housing loan portfolio.
4. The Fund shall ensure that total exposure of debt schemes of mutual funds in a group (excluding
investments in securities issued by Public Sector Units, Public Financial Institutions and Public Sector
Banks) shall not exceed 20% of the net assets of the scheme. Such investment limit may be extended to
25% of the net assets of the Scheme with the prior approval of the Board of Trustees.
The investments by debt mutual fund schemes in debt and money market instruments of group companies
of both the sponsor and the asset management company shall not exceed 10% of the net assets of the
scheme. Such investment limit may be extended to 15% of the net assets of the scheme with the prior
approval of the Board of Trustees.
For this purpose, a group means a group as defined under regulation 2 (mm) of SEBI (Mutual Funds)
Regulations, 1996 (Regulations) and shall include an entity, its subsidiaries, fellow subsidiaries, its holding
company and its associates.
5. Debentures, irrespective of any residual maturity period (above or below one year), shall attract the
investment restrictions as applicable for debt instruments.
6. Transfer of investments from one scheme to another scheme, including this scheme, under the Mutual
Fund shall be allowed only if :
a) Such transfers are done at the prevailing market price for quoted securities on spot basis;
explanation - “spot basis” shall have the same meaning as specified by the stock exchange for
spot transactions, and
b) The securities so transferred shall be in conformity with the investment objective of the scheme to
which such transfer has been made.
c) For meeting liquidity requirement in a scheme in case of unanticipated redemption pressure
d) For Duration/ Issuer/ Sector/ Group rebalancing
7. The Mutual Fund shall buy and sell securities on the basis of deliveries and shall in all cases of purchases,
take delivery of relative securities (except in case of derivatives) and in all cases of sale, deliver the
securities and shall in no case put itself in a position whereby it has to make short sale.
Provided further that sale of government security already contracted for purchase shall be permitted in
accordance with the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India in this regard.
8. The scheme shall provide that the securities be purchased or transferred in the name of the Mutual Fund
for the relevant scheme, wherever the investments are intended to be of a long-term nature.
9. Pending deployment of funds of the Scheme, the AMC may invest funds of the Scheme in short-term
deposits of scheduled commercial banks, subject to the following conditions issued by SEBI vide its circular
SEBI/IMD/CIR No. 1/91171 /07 dated April 16, 2007, SEBI/HO/IMD/DF4/CIR/P/2019/093 dated August 16,
2019 and SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2019/101 dated September 20, 2019, as may be amended from time to
time:
i. “Short Term” for parking of funds shall be treated as a period not exceeding 91 days.
ii. Such short-term deposits shall be held in the name of the Scheme.
iii. The Scheme shall not park more than 15% of their net assets in the short term deposit(s) of all the
scheduled commercial banks put together. However, it may be raised to 20% with the prior approval
of the Trustee. Also, parking of funds in short term deposits of associate and sponsor scheduled
commercial banks together shall not exceed 20% of total deployment by the Mutual Fund in short
term deposits.
The above provisions do not apply to term deposits placed as margins for trading in cash and
derivative market
10. The assets of the scheme shall not in any manner be used in short selling or carry forward transactions.
11. The scheme may invest in another scheme under the same asset management company or any other
mutual fund without charging any fees, provided that aggregate inter-scheme investment made by all
schemes under the same management or in schemes under the management of any other asset
management company shall not exceed 5% of the net asset value of the mutual fund.
12. The mutual fund will enter into derivatives transactions in recognized stock exchange for the purpose of
hedging and portfolio balancing, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board.
14. The scheme shall not make any investment in any Fund of Funds scheme.
15. The scheme shall not advance any loan for any purpose.
16. The investment in unrated debt and money market instruments, other than government securities,
treasury bills, derivative products such as Interest Rate Swaps (IRS), Interest Rate Futures (IRF), etc. by
mutual fund schemes shall be subject to the following:
a. Investments should only be made in such instruments, including bills re-discounting, usance bills, etc.,
that are generally not rated and for which separate investment norms or limits are not provided in SEBI
(Mutual Fund) Regulations, 1996 and various circulars issued thereunder.
b. Exposure of mutual fund schemes in such instruments, shall not exceed 5% of the net assets of the
schemes.
c. All such investments shall be made with the prior approval of the Board of AMC and the Board of trustees.
17. Pursuant to SEBI Circular no. SEBI / HO/ IMD/DF4/ CIR/P / 2021 / 32 dated March 10, 2021, no Mutual
Fund under all its schemes shall own more than 10% of debt instruments with special features issued by
a single issuer
6
Returns (%)
-2
2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Financial Year
Issuer % of AUM
Industry % of AUM
SOVEREIGN 28.81
TELECOM 6.00
POWER 0.53
METALS 0.35
The Indian debt markets are one of the largest and rapidly developing markets in Asia. Government and Public
Sector enterprises are the predominant borrowers in the market. The debt markets have received lot of regulatory
and governmental focus off late and are developing fast, with the rapid introduction of new instruments including
derivatives. Foreign Portfolio Investors are also allowed to invest in Indian debt markets subject to ceiling levels
announced by the government. There has been a considerable increase in the trading volumes in the market.
The trading volumes are largely concentrated in the Government of India Securities, which contribute a significant
proportion of the daily trades.
The money markets in India essentially consist of the call money market (i.e. market for overnight and term money
between banks and institutions), repo transactions (temporary sale with an agreement to buy back the securities
at a future date at a specified price), commercial papers (CPs, short term unsecured promissory notes, generally
issued by corporates), certificate of deposits (CDs, issued by banks), Treasury Bills (issued by RBI) and the
triparty repo.
Government securities are largely traded on a Negotiated Order Matching system (NDS OM) apart from the OTC
market. The settlement of trades both in the Gsec markets and the overnight repo and triparty repo are guaranteed
and done by a central counterparty, the Clearing corporation of India (CCIL). Money market deals involving CD’s
and CP’s are traded and settled on an OTC basis. The clearing and settlement of corporate bond deals are now
routed through a central counterparty established by the exchanges BSE (ICCL) and NSE (NSCCL) which settles
deals on a DVP (Delivery versus payment) non guaranteed basis.
The current market yields of various instruments and the factors affecting prices of such securities are given
hereunder. The securitized instruments of higher ratings generally offer yields which are 50-75 basis points higher
than the comparable normal debt instruments.
Following are the yield matrix of various debt instruments as on March 31, 2022:
The interest rate market conditions are influenced by the Liquidity in the system, Credit growth, GDP growth,
Inflows into the Country, Currency movement in the Forex market, demand and supply of issues and change in
investors’ preference. Generally, when there is a rise in interest rates the price of securities fall and vice versa.
The extent of change in price shall depend on the rating, tenor to maturity, coupon and the extent of fall or rise in
interest rates. The Government securities carry zero credit risk, but they carry interest rate risk like any other
Fixed Income Securities. Money market instruments such as CP’s and CD’s which are fairly liquid are not listed
in exchanges. The impact cost of offloading the various asset classes differ depending on market conditions and
may impair the value of the securities to that extent. Further, investments in securitized instruments or structured
obligation papers carry a higher illiquidity risk. They also carry limited recourse to the originator, delinquency risk
out of the defaults on the receivables and prepayment risk which affects the yields on the instruments.
In accordance with the applicable regulatory guidelines on repo transactions, the following broad guidelines shall
be followed by the Fund for participating in repo in corporate debt securities:
1. The gross exposure of the scheme to repo transactions in corporate debt securities shall not be more
than 10% of the net assets of the concerned scheme.
2. The cumulative gross exposure through equity, debt, derivative positions (including commodity and fixed
income derivatives), repo transactions and credit default swaps in corporate debt securities, Real Estate
Investment Trusts (REITs), Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), other permitted securities/assets
and such other securities/assets as may be permitted by the Board from time to time should not exceed
100% of the net assets of the scheme
3. The Scheme shall participate in repo transactions only in AA and above rated corporate debt securities.
4. The Scheme shall borrow through repo transactions only if the tenor of the transaction does not exceed
a period of 6 months in terms of Regulation 44 (2) of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996.
Further, the following conditions and norms shall apply to repo in corporate debt securities as approved
by the Board of AMC & Trustee Company:
1. Category of counterparty- The schemes of SBI Mutual Fund would transact in corporate bond repo
only with counterparties in the approved list applicable for secondary market transactions in
Corporate and Money market securities.
2. Credit Rating of the counterparty - The schemes shall participate in corporate bond repo
transactions with only those counterparties who have a credit rating of AA- and above and are part
of the approved counterparty universe. Corporate bond repo transactions with counterparties rated
below AA- would be with prior approval of the Board.
3. Tenor of collateral - The tenor of the repo would be capped at 3 months. This would apply to
transactions where the schemes are either a lender or a borrower. The tenor of the collateral would
be capped at 10 years. Prior approval of the investment committee of SBI Mutual Fund would be
taken for any extension of the term of the repo or increase in the tenor of the collateral in compliance
with the applicable SEBI guidelines.
4. Applicable haircuts - The applicable minimum haircut would be as per the extant RBI and SEBI
guidelines. As per RBI circular RBI/2012-13/365 IDMD.PCD. 09/14.03.02/2012-13 dated 07/01/2013,
all corporate bond repo transactions will be subject to a minimum haircut given as below. The
minimum haircut will be applicable on the market value of the corporate debt securities prevailing on
the day of trade of the 1st leg. The schemes may ask for a higher haircut (while lending) or give a
higher haircut (while borrowing) depending on the prevailing market situation.
SECURITIZED DEBT
The risk of investing in securitized debt is similar to investing in debt securities. However it differs from other debt
securities in two ways:
• Liquidity: Typically the liquidity of securitized debt is less than similar debt securities.
• Pre-payment: For certain types of securitized debt (backed by mortgages, personal loans, credit card debt,
etc.), there is an additional pre-payment risk. Pre-payment risk refers to the possibility that loans are repaid
before they are due, which may reduce returns if the re-investment rates are lower than initially envisaged.
A securitization transaction involves sale of receivables by the originator (a bank, non-banking finance company,
housing finance company, or a manufacturing/service company) to a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), typically
set up in the form of a trust. Investors are issued rated Pass Through Certificates (PTCs), the proceeds of which
are paid as consideration to the originator. In this manner, the originator, by selling his loan receivables to an
SPV, receives consideration from investors much before the maturity of the underlying loans. Investors are paid
from the collections of the underlying loans from borrowers. Typically, the transaction is provided with a limited
amount of credit enhancement (as stipulated by the rating agency for a target rating), which provides protection
to investors against defaults by the underlying borrowers.
The scheme will invest in instruments of the originator only if the originator has an investment grade rating. Over
and above the credit rating assigned by credit rating agencies to the originator, SBI MF will conduct an additional
evaluation on
For single loan PTC, credit evaluation of the underlying corporate will be carried out as with any other debt
instruments
Risk mitigation strategies will depend on each asset class, whether they are unsecured loans or secured,
seasoning, collection history, past recovery rates, originator’s financial profile, servicing performance, etc for each
asset class. SBI MF will invest in pools with investment grade rating by SEBI recognised rating agencies. In
addition some specific risk mitigation measures will include
Risk Mitigants
Credit Risk Analysis of originator with respect to past track record, systems and processes,
performance of pools, collateral adequacy and disclosure frequency; Analysis of specific
pool with respect to nature of underlying asset, seasoning, loan sizes, loan to vale ratio,
geographical diversity, etc
Counterparty Risk Past track record of handling securitized transactions, disclosure adequacy and frequency
Legal Risk Check with rating agency that investors’ interest is not compromised, specific protection
measures like bankruptcy remoteness, etc are built in
The level of diversification with respect to the underlying assets, and risk mitigation measures for less
diversified investments:
Framework that will be applied while evaluating investment decision relating to a pool securitization transaction:
Information illustrated in the Table above, is based on the current scenario relating to Securitized Debt market
and is subject to change depending upon the change in the related factors. The investment committee will review
the above guidelines considering the extant RBI guidelines pertaining to securitization.
We endeavor to consider some of the important risk mitigating factors for securitized pool i.e.
Average original maturity of the pool: based on different asset classes and current market practices
Collateral margin including cash collateral and other credit enhancements
Loan to Value Ratio
Average seasoning of the pool, which is a key indicator of past pool performance
Default rate distribution
Geographical Distribution
Maximum single exposure: Retail pools (passenger cars, 2-wheelers, Micro finance, personal loans, etc.)
are generally well diversified with maximum and average single exposure limits within 1%.
As illustrated above, these factors vary for different asset classes and would be based on interactions with each
originator as well as the credit rating agency
The AMC will invest in securitized debt as per final RBI guidelines issued on May 7, 2012 and as amended till
date.
The AMC will invest in securitized debt as per final RBI guidelines issued on May 7, 2012 and as amended till
date.
The mechanism to tackle conflict of interest when the mutual fund invests in securitized debt of an
originator and the originator in turn makes investments in that particular scheme of the fund
Investments made by the Scheme in any asset are done based on the requirements of the Scheme and is in
accordance with the investment policy. All Investments are made entirely at an arm’s length basis with no
consideration of any existing / consequent investments by any party related to the transaction (originator, issuer,
borrower etc.). Investments made in Securitized debt are made as per the Investment pattern of the Scheme and
are done after detailed analysis of the underlying asset. There might be instances of Originator investing in the
same scheme but both the transactions are at arm’s length and avoid any conflict of interest.
The resources and mechanism of individual risk assessment with the AMC for monitoring investment in
securitized debt
As with any other debt instruments, investment in securitized debt instruments will be closely monitored by a
dedicated team of credit analysts, ratings of any such instruments will be continuously tracked and periodic
performance report from Trustee and MIS from Originators, if any would be scrutinized closely.
TRADING IN DERIVATIVES
The Fund's trading in derivatives would be in line that is permitted by SEBI Regulations from time to time. The
Fund may use any hedging techniques that are permissible now or in future, under SEBI regulations, in
consonance with the scheme's investment objective, including investment in derivatives such as interest rate
swaps. The Fund shall fully cover its position in the derivatives market by holding underlying securities / cash or
cash equivalents / option and / or obligation for acquiring underlying assets to honour the obligations contracted
in the derivatives market. The Fund shall maintain separate records for holding the cash and cash equivalents /
securities for this purpose. The securities held shall be marked to market by the AMC to ensure full coverage of
investments made in derivative products at all times.
SEBI has also vide circular DNPD/Cir-29/2005 dated 14th September 2005 permitted Mutual Funds to participate
in the derivatives market at par with Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI). Accordingly, Mutual Funds shall be treated
at par with a registered FPI in respect of position limits in index futures, index options, stock options and stock
futures contracts.
Interest rate swap is a strategy in which one party exchanges a stream of interest for another party's stream.
Interest rate swaps are normally 'fixed against floating', but can also be 'fixed against fixed' or 'floating against
floating' rate swaps. Interest rate swaps will be used to take advantage of interest-rate fluctuations, by swapping
fixed-rate obligations for floating rate obligations, or swapping floating rate obligations to fixed-rate obligations. A
floating-to-fixed swap increases the certainty of an issuer's future obligations. Swapping from fixed-to-floating rate
may save the issuer money if interest rates decline. Swapping allows issuers to revise their debt profile to take
advantage of current or expected future market conditions.
A FRA is basically a forward starting IRS. It is an agreement between two parties to pay or receive the difference
between an agreed fixed rate (the FRA rate) and the interest rate (reference rate) prevailing on a stipulated future
date, based on a notional principal amount for an agreed period. The only cash flow is the difference between the
FRA rate and the reference rate. As is the case with IRS, the notional amounts are not exchanged in FRAs.
The volatility in Indian debt markets has increased over last few months. Derivatives provide unique flexibility
to the Scheme to hedge part of their portfolio. Some of the advantages of specific derivatives are as under:
Bond markets in India are not very liquid. Investors run the risk of illiquidity in such markets. Investing for
short-term periods for liquidity purposes has its own risks. Investors can benefit if the Fund remains in call
market for the liquidity and at the same time take advantage of fixed rates by entering into a swap. It adds
certainty to the returns without sacrificing liquidity.
Assume that a Mutual Fund has INR 10 crore, which is to be deployed in overnight products for 7 days. This
money will be exposed to interest rate risk on daily basis. The fund can buy an Interest Rate Swap receiving fixed
interest rate and paying NSE MIBOR.
The deal will be as under:
The cash flows on a notional principal amount of Rs. 10 crores would be-
(Rs. in Crore)
Principal NSE MIBOR Interest Amount
Day 1 10.0000 8.10% .0022192 10.00221918
Day 2 10.00222 8.20% .0022466 10.00446575
Day 3 10.00447 8.30% .002274 10.00673973
Day 4 (for 2 days) Saturday 10.00674 8.15% .0044658 10.01120548
Day 5 Sunday Holiday
Day 6 10.01121 8.40% .0023014 10.01350685
Day 7 10.01351 8.50% .0023288 10.01583562
Floating Interest .0158356164
Payable
Fixed Interest .0167808219
Receivable
Net Receivable for .0009452055
Mutual Fund receiving
fixed
In this example Mutual Fund stands to gain by receiving fixed rates. As the NSE MIBOR floating rate is decided
daily, in adverse scenario, the Mutual Fund may have to pay the difference.
The counter-party providing Swap, Options, Forward Rate Agreements (FRAs) will do the same at a cost.
Risk Factor: The risk arising out of uses of the above derivative strategy as under:
• Interest rate swaps require the maintenance of adequate controls to monitor the transactions entered into,
the ability to forecast failure of another party (usually referred to as the ‘counter party’) to comply with the
terms of the derivatives contract.
Further the exposure limits for trading in derivatives by Mutual Funds specified by SEBI vide its
Circular No. Cir/IMD/DF/11/2010 dated August 18, 2010, SEBI circular no.
SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2021/024 dated March 4, 2021 and SEBI Circular no. SEBI/HO/IMD/IMD-I
DOF2/P/CIR/2021/580 dated June 18, 2021 are as follows:
1. The cumulative gross exposure through equity, debt, derivative positions (including commodity and fixed
income derivatives), repo transactions and credit default swaps in corporate debt securities, Real Estate
Investment Trusts (REITs), Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), other permitted securities/assets and
such other securities/assets as may be permitted by the Board from time to time should not exceed 100%
of the net assets of the scheme
2. Mutual Funds shall not write options or purchase instruments with embedded written options.
3. The total exposure related to option premium paid must not exceed 20% of the net assets of the scheme.
4. Cash or cash equivalents with residual maturity of less than 91 days may be treated as not creating any
exposure.
5. Exposure due to hedging positions may not be included in the above mentioned limits subject to the
following:
a. Hedging positions are the derivative positions that reduce possible losses on an existing position in
securities and till the existing position remains.
b. Hedging positions cannot be taken for existing derivative positions. Exposure due to such positions
shall have to be added and treated under limits mentioned in Point 1.
c. Any derivative instrument used to hedge has the same underlying security as the existing position being
hedged.
d. The quantity of underlying associated with the derivative position taken for hedging purposes does not
exceed the quantity of the existing position against which hedge has been taken.
6. Mutual Funds may enter into plain vanilla Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) for hedging purposes. The value of
the notional principal in such cases must not exceed the value of respective existing assets being hedged
by the scheme.
In case of participation in IRS is through over the counter transactions, the counter party has to be an
entity recognized as a market maker by RBI and exposure to a single counterparty in such transactions
should not exceed 10% of the net assets of the scheme. However, if mutual funds are transacting in IRS
through an electronic trading platform offered by the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL) and CCIL
is the central counterparty for such transactions guaranteeing settlement, the single counterparty limit of
10% shall not be applicable
7. Exposure due to derivative positions taken for hedging purposes in excess of the underlying position against
which the hedging position has been taken, shall be treated under the limits mentioned in point 1.
9. Each position taken in derivatives shall have an associated exposure as defined under. Exposure is the
maximum possible loss that may occur on a position. However, certain derivative positions may theoretically
have unlimited possible loss. Exposure in derivative positions shall be computed as follows:
1. The cost of hedge can be higher than adverse impact of market movements
2. The derivatives will entail a counter-party risk to the extent of amount that can become due from the party.
3. An exposure to derivatives in excess of the hedging requirements can lead to losses.
4. An exposure to derivatives can also limit the profits from a genuine investment transaction.
5. Efficiency of a derivatives market depends on the development of a liquid and efficient market for
underlying securities and also on the suitable and acceptable benchmarks.
6. Derivative products are leveraged instruments and can provide disproportionate gains as well as
disproportionate losses to the investor. Execution of such strategies depends upon the ability of the fund
manager to identify such opportunities. Identification and execution of the strategies to be pursued by the
fund manager involve uncertainty and decision of fund manager may not always be profitable. No
assurance can be given that the fund manager will be able to identify or execute such strategies.
1. Hedging will not be done on a carpet basis but based on a view about interest rates, economy and
expected adverse impact.
2. Limits of appropriate nature will be developed for counter parties
3. Such an exposure will be backed by assets in the form of cash or securities adequate to meet cost of
derivative trading and loss, if any, due to unfavorable movements in the market.
IV. The losses that may be suffered by the investors as a consequence of such investments:
1. As the use of derivatives is based on the judgment of the Fund Manager, the view on market taken may
prove wrong resulting in losses.
2. The upside potential of investments may be limited on account of hedging which may cause opportunity
losses.
i. The traded derivatives shall be valued at market price in conformity with the stipulations of sub clauses
(i) to (v) of clause 1 of the Eighth Schedule to the SEBI Regulations.
ii. The valuation of untraded derivatives shall be done in accordance with the valuation method for untraded
investments prescribed in sub clauses (i) and (ii) of clause 2 of the Eighth Schedule to the SEBI
Regulations.
Consider a hypothetical portfolio or a part of a larger portfolio composed of 3 different securities with a
Portfolio Average Modified Duration of 6.74. On account of change in economic factors, it is expected that
the interest rates could go up by 1% over the coming days. The portfolio would look to hedge the impact on
this portfolio through selling IRF, of which the underlying security is different as given. This would be an
example of imperfect hedge where the portfolio that is hedged and the instrument underlying the futures
contract are different.
The maximum number of contracts in IRF to sold is given by the following formula (Market Value portfolio *
Modified Duration of portfolio)/ (Market Value of 1 Futures contract* Modified Duration of futures)
The impact on portfolio due to a 1% rise in yields is approx. Rs. 31.65 crs. Since the portfolio has sold IRF
contracts, the gain on account of the same is around Rs. 31.65 crs. Accordingly, the loss on the underlying
portfolio is hedged through IRF even as the underlying securities are different. The scheme would pursue
imperfect hedging to the extent permitted by extant SEBI guidelines
The AMC shall cover the following aspects in their reports to trustees periodically, as provided for in the
Regulations:
The Trustees shall offer their comments on the above aspects in the report filed with SEBI under sub regulation
(23) (a) of regulation 18 of SEBI Regulations.
The process of approval of transactions is done by the investment team comprising of Chief Investment Officer
(CIO), Vice President (Investment Risk & Process Control) and all Fund Managers. The committee also invites
the Compliance Officer and Head of Research in its meetings. The investment committee holds periodic meetings
for a detailed review of investment strategy, portfolio holdings, review of research and dealing activities, analysis
of scheme performances and also to ensure adherence to all internal guidelines and processes. The Investment
Committee monitors and supervises the investment decisions made by the Investment team and also monitors
the risk parameters in each scheme to ensure that the investment limits are properly observed. The risk origination
for the investments is done based on the guidelines issued by SEBI and Board of Trustees. Concurrent auditors
periodically check the limits and their reports are placed before the Audit Committee, which is comprised of the
independent Directors and Trustees. The monitoring of decisions is taken through quarterly secondary and
primary market report to the Directors. All the deals, both primary and secondary market are reported periodically
to the investment committee and the Board of Trustees.
HOW THIS SCHEME IS DIFFERENT FROM THE EXISTING SCHEMES OF SBI MUTUAL FUND:
SBI Credit To provide the The scheme aims to Debt (including 3,190.15
Risk Fund investors an generate attractive securitized debt) and 40,284
opportunity to returns through high- Money Market
predominantly invest yielding corporate debt Instruments -upto
in corporate bonds securities which are 100%
rated AA or below rated below the highest ADR/GDR/Foreign
(excluding AA+ rated rating. The fund will Securities – 0% -
corporate bonds) so follow an active credit 25%
as to generate management strategy. Units issued by REITs
attractive returns Performance will and InVITs – 0% -
while maintaining depend on the Asset 10%
moderate liquidity in Management
the portfolio through Company’s ability to
investment in money accurately assess the
market securities. financial position of the
security issuers
regarding paying off its
debt. The investments
may be made in primary
as well as secondary
markets. The portfolio
will be sufficiently
diversified to minimize
credit risk. The
Scheme being open-
ended, some portion of
the portfolio will be
invested in money
market instruments so
as to meet the liquidity
requirements.
An open-ended debt Money market
scheme investing in instruments including
money market CPs, CDs,
To provide the instruments as defined Commercial Bills, T-
investors an by SEBI / RBI from time Bills, Government
SBI Savings
opportunity to invest to time. The investment securities having an 23,222.21 181,119
Fund
in money market strategy would be unexpired maturity up
instruments towards generating to one year, call or
stable returns through a notice money, Usance
portfolio of Money bills, and Non-
Market instruments Convertible
To provide investors
an opportunity to
generate attractive
returns with moderate
degree of liquidity
The scheme will invest Debt
through investments
its corpus in the entire instruments (including
in debt and money
range of debt and Central and State
market instruments
money market Government(s)
such that the
SBI Magnum securities in line with securities, debt
Macaulay duration of
Medium the investment objective derivatives) and
the portfolio is 10,367.03 116,901
Duration to provide attractive Money Market
between 3 years – 4
Fund risk-adjusted returns to instruments -0%-
years. However, there
its investors through 100%;
is no guarantee or
active management of Units issued by REITs
assurance that the
credit risk and interest and InVITs – 0% -
investment objective
rate risk in its portfolio. 10%
of the scheme will be
achieved. The
scheme doesn’t
assure or guarantee
any returns.
For details on investment strategy of each of the schemes, please refer the respective Scheme Information
Document.
This section does not apply to the scheme, as the ongoing offer of the Scheme has commenced after the
NFO period, and the units are available for continuous subscription and redemption. Please refer to
‘Ongoing offer details’ in the Scheme Information Document.
New Fund Offer Period Not Applicable, this scheme has already been launched
Ongoing Offer Period The Scheme has been opened for subscription with effect from 17th
November 2003.
This is the date from which the scheme However, the Fund may temporarily suspend acceptance of fresh
will reopen for application at any time.
subscription/redemptions after the
closure of the NFO period.
Ongoing price for subscription On an ongoing basis, Units under the scheme(s) will be offered for
(purchase)/switch-in (from other sale on all business days at applicable NAV
schemes/plans of the mutual fund) by .
investors
Ongoing price for redemption (sale) The Units purchased under this scheme can be sold back to the fund
/switch outs (to other schemes/plans of on any business day and would be subject to the exit load structure
the Mutual Fund) by investors. as mentioned in the Scheme Information Document. For applications
received at the Registrar’s Office, OPAT of SBI MF on any business
day, the repurchase price will be based on the applicable NAV. In
case the offices of the AMC or the registrars or the Banks are closed
for any reason the repurchase date will be taken as the date of the
next business day.
Minimum amount for Rs. 500/- or 1 unit or account balance whichever is lower
redemption/switches
Please note that as a result of redemption, if the outstanding balance
amount falls below the minimum redemption amount, as per scheme
features, the Fund reserves the right to redeem the balance unites at
applicable repurchase price.
Illustration:
The AMC reserves the right to not process any redemption /switch /
systematic withdrawal or any such other request received through
any other mode on any business day, i.e. physical, electronic, etc. if
an instant redemption request has been received and such instant
redemption is pending to be processed.
For more details regarding this facility, investors are requested to visit
the website of the AMC viz. www.sbimf.com. The AMC reserves the
right to change the terms and conditions of this facility/withdraw the
facility at any point of time.
Minimum balance to be maintained and If as a result of repurchase the balance in the account of an investor
consequences of non maintenance. falls below minimum redemption amount, the fund will reserve the
right to compulsorily redeem the account completely at applicable
repurchase price.
Plans / Options offered The Scheme is an open-ended scheme offering investor two Plans
viz, Regular Plan & Direct Plan. Both the Plans have two options for
investment - Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal (IDCW)
Option and Growth option
Under the IDCW option, facility for IDCW reinvestment/IDCW payout
& IDCW transfer is available.
a) Direct Plan:
Direct Plan is only for investors who purchase /subscribe Units in a
Scheme directly with the Mutual Fund or through Registered
Investment Advisor (RIA) and is not available for investors who route
their investments through a Distributor. All the features of the Direct
Plan under Scheme like the investment objective, asset allocation
pattern, investment strategy, risk factors, facilities offered, load
structure etc. will be the same except for a lower expense ratio as
detailed in Section IV – Fees and Expenses – B. – Annual
Recurring Expenses. Brokerage/Commission paid to distributors
will not be paid / charged under the Direct Plan. Both the plans shall
have a common portfolio.
How to apply:
• Investors desirous of subscribing under Direct Plan of a Scheme
will have to ensure to indicate “Direct Plan” against the Scheme
name in the application form.
b) Regular Plan
In case of Regular and Direct plan the default plan under following
scenarios will be:
Growth Option
Under this Option, the scheme will have IDCW Payout, IDCW
Reinvestment & IDCW Transfer with Daily, Weekly & Fortnightly
IDCW *IDCW frequency.
Default option under SBI Liquid Fund is IDCW option & default sub –
option is daily. Default facility under SBI Liquid Fund is payout.
The Unit holders may reinvest any IDCW due to them, at no sales
charge by indicating at the appropriate place in the application form.
The IDCW reinvestment may be cancelled on receipt of a request
from the Unit holders for the same.
As and when the payable IDCW amount is less than or equal to Rs.
500/-, the same will be compulsorily reinvested in the respective
Scheme(s)/Plan(s)/Option(s) irrespective of the IDCW facility
selected by investor. If the IDCW amount payable is greater than Rs.
500/- then it will be either reinvested or paid as per the mandate
selected by the investor.
Under ‘Any Day SIP facility’, investor can register SIP for any day for
the frequencies i.e. Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual
through electronic mode like OTM / Debit Mandate. Accordingly,
under ‘Any Day SIP facility’, investors can select any date from 1st to
30th of a month as SIP date (for February, the last business day
would be considered if SIP date selected is 29th & 30th of a month).
Default SIP date will be 10th. In case the SIP due date is a Non
Business Day, then the immediate following Business Day will be
considered for SIP processing.
Completed application form, SIP debit mandate form and the first
cheque should be submitted at least 20 days before the transaction
date. Investors should mandatorily give a cheque for the first
transaction drawn on the same bank account.
The application form, mandate form along with the cancelled cheque
/ photocopy of the cheque should be sent to Official point of
acceptance of SBI MF.
Completed application form, SIP debit mandate form and the first
cheque should be submitted at least 20 days before the transaction
date. Investors should mandatorily give a cheque for the first
transaction drawn on the same bank account.
The application form, mandate form along with the cancelled cheque
/ photocopy of the cheque should be sent to Official point of
acceptance of SBI MF.
Existing investors are required to submit only the SIP Debit mandate
form indicating the existing folio number and the investment details
as in the SIP debit form along with the first cheque and the Cancelled
cheque / Photocopy of the cheque.
Investors can opt for a SIP for a period of 3 years, 5 years, 10 years,
and 15 years in addition to the existing end date & perpetual SIP
options.
1) If the investor does not specify the end date of SIP, the default
period for the SIP will be considered as perpetual.
2) If the investor does not specify the date of SIP, the default date
will be considered as 10th of every month.
3) If the investor does not specify the frequency of SIP, the default
frequency will be considered as Monthly.
4) If the investor does not specify the plan option, the default option
would be considered as Growth option.
• Top-up SIP
• Under this option, the investor can define the maximum SIP
Top-up Cap, beyond which the SIP instalment will not
increase in future. The investor shall have the flexibility to
choose either Top-Up SIP Cap amount or Top-Up SIP Cap
month-year. In case of multiple selection, Top-Up SIP Cap
amount will be considered as default selection. The terms
and conditions of Top-up SIP Cap shall be as follows:
• Top-up SIP CAP Amount: Investor has an option to fix the
SIP Top-up amount once it reaches a maximum predefined
amount. The pre-defined amount should be equal to or lesser
than the maximum amount mentioned by the investor in One
Time Debit Mandate Form (OTM). The instalment amount
after Top-up shall not exceed the amount mentioned in OTM
at any given time.
• If SIP amount reaches the Top-up Cap before the end of SIP
tenure, the SIP Top up will cease and last SIP instalment
amount will remain constant for remaining SIP Tenure.
• Top-up SIP CAP Month-Year: It is the month from which
SIP Top-up amount will cease and last SIP instalment
including Top-Up amount will remain constant till the end of
SIP tenure.
Swing STP
The Trustees / AMC reserves the right to change / modify the terms
and conditions of the Swing STP or withdraw the Swing STP facility
at the later date.
Switchover facility
Unit holders under the scheme will have the facility of switchover
between the two Options in the scheme at NAV. Switchover between
this scheme and other scheme of the Mutual Fund would be at NAV
related prices. Switchovers would be at par with redemption from the
outgoing option/Plan/scheme and would attract the applicable tax
provisions and load at the time of switchover.
Trigger facilities in all the open-ended Trigger is an event on happening of which the funds from one
schemes of SBI Mutual Fund scheme will be automatically redeemed and/or switched to another
scheme as specified by the investor. A trigger will activate a
Types of Triggers:
1. NAV Appreciation / Depreciation Trigger: Under this facility,
Investor can indicate NAV appreciation or depreciation in
percentage terms for exit trigger. The minimum % NAV
appreciation or depreciation is 5% and in multiples of 1%
thereafter. On activation of the trigger the applicable NAV for
the transaction will be of the day on which the trigger has been
activated.
Terms and conditions for availing the above facility is detailed below:
1. Minimum amount of Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal
(IDCW) eligible for transfer is Rs.1000.00 If the IDCW in the
source scheme happens to be less than Rs.1000.00, then such
IDCW will be automatically reinvested in the source scheme
irrespective of the option selected by the investor.
2. Investment in the target scheme will be done at the NAV as
applicable for switches, with record date being the transaction
day.
3. Investor wishing to select Transfer of Income Distribution cum
capital withdrawal plan will have to opt for all units under the
respective plan/option of the source scheme.
4. Investors opting for Transfer of Income Distribution cum capital
withdrawal plan has to specify each scheme/plan/option
separately & not at the folio level.
5. Minimum investment amount requirement in the target scheme/s
will not be applicable for the Transfer of Income Distribution cum
capital withdrawal plan.
6. Request for enrollment must be submitted at least 15 days before
the IDCW record date.
7. Investors can terminate this facility by giving a written request at
least 15 days prior to the IDCW record date under the source
scheme.
The Trustees / AMC reserve the right to modify or discontinue this
facility at any time in future on prospective basis.
Accounts Statements Pursuant to Regulation 36 of the SEBI Regulation, the following shall
be applicable with respect to account statement:
Provided further that in case the trustees fail to obtain the required
consent of the unitholders under clause (a) of sub-regulation (2), the
schemes shall be reopened for business activities from the second
business day after publication of results of the voting
From the proceeds of the assets of the scheme, the Trustees shall
first discharge all liabilities of the scheme and make provision for
Notes :
The AMC / Trustee may need to obtain from the investor verification
of identity or such other details relating to a subscription for Units as
may be required under any applicable law, which may result in delay
in processing the application. Applications not complete in any
respect are liable to be rejected.
Where can you submit the filled up Application can be submitted at any Official Points of Acceptance.
applications. Please see the list of official point of acceptance given at the end of
the SID.
Please also note that the KYC is compulsory for making investment
in mutual funds schemes irrespective of the amount, for details
please refer to SAI.
Appointment of MF Utilities India MF Utility (“MFU”) - a shared services initiative of various Asset
Private Limited Management Companies, which acts as a transaction aggregation
portal for transacting in multiple Schemes of various Mutual Funds
with a single form and a single payment instrument.
With a view to comply with all provisions of the aforesaid circular and
to increase digital penetration of Mutual funds, SBI Mutual Fund
designates MFCentral as its Official Point of Acceptance (DISC –
Designated Investor Service Centre).
SIP Pause facility Under SIP pause facility, the investor shall have option to discontinue
their SIP temporarily for specific number of instalments. The terms
and conditions of SIP Pause facility shall be as follows:
1. Investors can pause their SIP at any time by filling SIP pause
form and submitting the same at any branch of SBIMF/CAMS. Pause
request should be received 15 days prior to the subsequent SIP date.
2. SIP Pause facility is available for SIP registration with
Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual, and Annual frequency.
3. SIP shall restart immediately after the completion of Pause
period.
4. SIP Pause facility will allow investor to ‘Pause’ their existing
SIP during the tenure of SIP across all frequencies for a period upto
one year. The actual number of instalments that will get paused will
be as per the SIP frequency.
5. Investors can avail this facility multiple times in the tenure of
the existing SIP.
6. SIP Pause facility will not be available for the SIPs
sourced/registered through MFU, Exchange & Channel platforms as
the mandate is registered by them.
7. If the SIP Pause period is coinciding with the Top-Up facility,
the SIP instalment amount post completion of pause period would be
inclusive of SIP Top-up amount. For e.g. SIP instalment amount prior
to Pause period is Rs. 2,000/- and Top-up amount is Rs. 1,000/-. If
the pause period is completed after date of Top-up, then the SIP
instalment amount post completion of pause period shall be
Rs.3,000/-.
8. In case of multiple SIPs registered in a scheme, SIP Pause
facility will be made applicable only for those SIP instalments whose
SIP date, frequency, amount and Scheme/Plan is specified in the
form. Further for different or multiple SIP mandate in the same
scheme, separate SIP Pause Forms are required to be submitted for
each SIP mandate.
9. The AMC reserves the right to terminate this facility or modify
the conditions of the SIP Pause facility at its discretion.
10. In case of discrepancies in the information provided in the SIP
Pause Form and the details registered with the AMC, the details
registered with the AMC shall be considered for processing or in case
of ambiguity in the SIP Pause Form, the AMC reserves the right to
reject the SIP Pause Form.
11. Investor cannot cancel the SIP Pause once registered.
Net Asset Value NAV of the Scheme would be computed and declared on daily basis. The AMC will
calculate and disclose the NAV in the manner as may be specified under SEBI (Mutual
This is the value per Funds) Regulations, 1996. NAV can also be viewed on www.sbimf.com and
unit of the scheme on a www.amfiindia.com. Further, the Mutual Fund shall send the latest available NAVs to
particular day. You can the unitholders through SMS, upon receiving a specific request in this regard.
ascertain the value of
your investments by The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of Association of Mutual Funds in India
multiplying the NAV - AMFI (www.amfiindia.com) and on www.sbimf.com by 11.00 p.m.
with your unit balance.
Half yearly Half Yearly disclosure of Un-Audited Financials:
Disclosures: Portfolio
/ Financial Results Before expiry of one month from the close of each half year i.e. on March 31 or
September 30, the Fund shall host a soft copy of half – yearly unaudited financial results
This is a list of on the website of the Fund i.e. www.sbimf.com and that of AMFI www.amfiindia.com. A
securities where the notice advertisement communicating the investors that the financial results shall be
corpus of the scheme hosted on the website shall be published in one national English daily newspaper and in
is currently invested. a newspaper in the language of the region where the Head Office of the fund is situated.
The market value of
these investments is (ii) Half Yearly disclosure of Scheme’s Portfolio:
also stated in portfolio
disclosures. In terms of SEBI notification dated May 29, 2018 read with SEBI Circular no.
SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2018/92 dated June 05, 2018, on half year basis (i.e. March
31 & September 30), the portfolio of the Scheme shall be disclosed as under:
1. The Fund shall disclose the scheme’s portfolio (alongwith the ISIN) in the prescribed
format as on the last day of the half year for all the Schemes of SBI Mutual Fund on
its website i.e. www.sbimf.com and on the AMFI’s website i.e. www.amfiindia.com
within 10 days from the close of the half-year.
2. A Statement of Scheme portfolio shall be emailed to those unitholders whose email
addresses are registered with the Fund within 10 days from the close of each half
year.
3. The AMC shall publish an advertisement every half year, in the all India edition of at
least two daily newspapers, one each in English and Hindi; disclosing the hosting of
the half yearly schemes portfolio statement on its website viz. www.sbimf.com and
on the website of AMFI i.e. www.amfiindia.com and the modes through which a
written request can be submitted by the unitholder for obtaining a physical or
electronic copy of the statement of scheme portfolio.
4. The AMC shall provide physical copy of the statement of scheme portfolio, without
charging any cost, on receipt of a specific request from the unitholder.
Monthly / Fortnightly The fund shall disclose the scheme’s portfolio in the prescribed format along with the
Disclosure of ISIN as on the last day of the month for all the Schemes of SBI Mutual Fund on its
Schemes’ Portfolio website www.sbimf.com and on the AMFI’s website i.e. www.amfiindia.com within 10
Statement days from the close of the month. Further, the Statement of Scheme portfolio shall be
emailed to those unitholders whose email addresses are registered with the Fund within
the above prescribed timeline. Further, the AMC shall provide physical copy of the
statement of scheme portfolio, without charging any cost, on receipt of a specific request
from the unitholder.
1. The Scheme wise annual report / abridged summary thereof shall be hosted on
website of the Fund i.e., www.sbimf.com and on the website of AMFI i.e.
www.amfiindia.com. The physical copy of the scheme-wise annual report or
abridged summary shall be made available to the unitholders at the registered office
of SBI Mutual Fund at all times.
2. The scheme annual report or an abridged summary thereof shall be emailed to those
unitholders whose email addresses are registered with the Fund.
3. The AMC shall publish an advertisement on annual basis, in the all India edition of
at least two daily newspapers, one each in English and Hindi; disclosing the hosting
of the scheme wise annual report on its website viz. www.sbimf.com and on the
website of AMFI i.e. www.amfiindia.com and the modes through which a written
request can be submitted by the unitholder for obtaining a physical or electronic copy
of the scheme-wise annual report or abridged summary.
4. The AMC shall provide physical copy of the abridged summary of the Annual report,
without charging any cost, on receipt of a specific request from the unitholder.
Associate Please refer to Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
Transactions
Taxation SBI Mutual Fund is registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and
is as such eligible for benefits u/s. 10(23D) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Accordingly, the
The information is entire income of SBI Mutual Fund is exempt from income-tax. SBI Mutual Fund will
provided for general receive all its income without deduction of tax at source as per provisions of Section 196
information only. of the said Act.
However, in view of Foreign Non-Resident
Resident Mutual
the individual nature of Institutional Investor (other
Investor Fund
the implications, each Investor (FII) than FII)
investor is advised to Income Distribution under IDCW Option:
consult his or her own Taxable at
tax normal tax rates
advisors/authorised Income-Tax 20% $ ! 20% $ ! Nil
applicable to
dealers with respect to investor $ # @
the specific amount of Long Term Capital Gains (held for more than 36 months)
tax and other Listed: 20% $ ^ +
implications arising out Income-Tax 20% $ ^ 10% $ * Unlisted: 10% $ * Nil
of his or her +
participation in the Short Term Capital Gains (held for less than 36 months)
schemes. Taxable at Taxable at
normal tax rates normal tax rates
Income-Tax 30% $ Nil
applicable to applicable to
investor $ investor $ +
# TDS is applicable at 10% if income distributed by the Mutual Fund exceeds Rs.5,000/-
during the year
$ Plus surcharge at applicable rates and Health & Education Cess @ 4%. The enhanced
surcharge of 25% and 37% will not apply in case of income by way of dividend or
capital gains on securities covered u/s. 111A, 112, 112A & 115AD.
! In case of FII: TDS is applicable at lower of 20% or rate provided in Double Taxation
Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) (read with CBDT Circular no. 3/2022 dated 3rd
February 2022), provided such investor furnishes valid Tax Residency Certificate
(TRC) for concerned FY
+ Tax will be deducted on Short-term/Long-term capital gain tax (along with applicable
Surcharge and Health and Education Cess) at the time of redemption of units in case
of Non-Resident investors only (other than FII). As per Section 196 of the Income-tax
Act, 1961, TDS @ 20% shall be levied on any income in respect of units of mutual
fund in case of non-residents. Based on the language used in said section, it seems
that apart from any income distributed to Non-resident investors, TDS at 20% may be
applicable on Capital Gains notwithstanding that such capital gains are taxable at a
rate lower than 20%.
@ TDS at twice the applicable rate in case of payments to specified persons (excluding
non-resident who does not have a Permanent Establishment in India) who has not
furnished the Income Tax Return (ITR) for the assessment year relevant to previous
year immediately preceding the financial year in which tax is required to be deducted,
for which time limit for filing ITR has expired and the aggregate of TDS in his case is
Rs.50,000 or more in the said previous year. In case PAN is not furnished, then TDS
at higher of the rates as per Section 206AB or Section 206AA would apply.
Upon redemption of the units, Securities Transaction Tax (“STT”) would be payable by
the Unit Holders at the applicable rate(s).
The above income-tax/TDS rates are in accordance with the provisions of the Income-
tax Act, 1961 as amended by Finance Act 2022. Investors are requested to note that the
tax position prevailing at the time of investment may change in future due to statutory
amendment(s). The Mutual Fund will pay/deduct taxes as per the applicable tax laws on
the relevant date. Additional tax liability, if any, imposed on investors due to such
changes in the tax structure, shall be borne solely by the investors and not by the AMC
or Trustee.
Investors should consult their professional tax advisor before initiating such requests.
For further details on taxation, please refer to the clause on Taxation in the
Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
The evaluation of risk levels of a Scheme shall be done in accordance with SEBI Circular
no. SEBI/HO/IMD/DF3/CIR/P/2020/197 dated October 5, 2020, as amended from time
to time.
Mandatory Swing
pricing for market Disclosures pertaining to NAV adjusted for swing factor shall be made in the prescribed
dislocation format in the SID, scheme wise Annual Reports and Abridged summary thereof and on
the website i.e. www.sbimf.com in case swing pricing framework has been made
applicable for a particular mutual fund scheme.
COMPUTATION OF NAV
NAV of the Scheme shall be computed and declared on daily basis. The NAV under the Scheme would be
rounded off four decimals as follows or such other formula as may be prescribed by SEBI from time to time:
Market or Fair Value of Scheme’s investments + Current Assets - Current Liabilities and
Provision
NAV = -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No of Units outstanding under Scheme on the Valuation Date
NAV will be disclosed as prescribed under SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996. NAV can also be viewed
on www.sbimf.com and www.amfiindia.com.
The AMC shall update the NAVs on the website of Association of Mutual Funds in India - AMFI
(www.amfiindia.com) by 11.00 p.m. on daily basis. In case of any delay, the reasons for such delay would be
explained to AMFI and SEBI by the next day. If the NAVs are not available before commencement of business
hours on the following day due to any reason, the Fund shall issue a press release providing reasons and
explaining when the Fund would be able to publish the NAVs.
Further, as per SEBI Regulations, the repurchase price shall not be lower than 95% of the NAV
Let’s assume that the NAV of a Mutual Fund Scheme on April 01, 2018 is Rs. 10/-.
The Purchase Price of the Units on an ongoing basis will be same as Applicable NAV.
In the above example, purchase is done on April 01, 2018, when the Applicable NAV = Rs. 10/-
Therefore, Purchase Price = Rs. 10/-
As per existing Regulations, no entry load is charged with respect to applications for purchase / additional
purchase of mutual funds units.
The Redemption Price of the Units will be calculated on the basis of the Applicable NAV subject to prevailing
Exit Load, if any. In case of redemption, the amount payable to the investor shall be calculated as follows:
In case the investor requests for redemption on or before 12 months i.e. on or before March 31, 2019; say
December 1, 2018, when the NAV of the scheme is Rs. 12/- and the exit load applicable is 1%, so the
Redemption amount payable to investor shall be calculated as follows:
In case the investor requests for redemption after 12 months i.e. after March 31, 2019; say April 1, 2019, when
the NAV of the scheme is Rs. 12/- and the exit load applicable is NIL, so the Redemption amount payable to
investor shall be calculated as follows:
The aforesaid example does not take into consideration any applicable statutory levies or taxes. Accordingly,
the redemption amount payable to investor shall further reduce to the extent of applicable statutory levies or
taxes.
Note: The aforesaid disclosure has been made pursuant to SEBI circular no.
SEBI/HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2018/92 dated June 05, 2018.
This section outlines the expenses that will be charged to the Scheme. The information provided under this
section seeks to assist the investor in understanding the expense structure of the Scheme and types of
different fees / expenses and their percentage that the investor is likely to incur on purchasing and selling the
Units of the Scheme.
Not applicable
These are the fees and expenses for operating the scheme. These expenses include Investment
Management and Advisory Fee charged by the AMC, Registrar and Transfer Agents’ fee, marketing and
selling costs etc. as given in the table below:
The fees and expenses of operating the Scheme on an annual basis, expressed as a percentage of the
amount of the scheme's daily average net assets, are estimated as follows:
^ Any other expenses which are directly attributable to the Scheme, may be charged with the approval of the
Trustee within the overall limits as specified in the Regulations except those expenses which are specifically
prohibited.
*Pursuant to SEBI Circular No. SEBI /HO/IMD/DF2/CIR/P/2018/15 dated February 02, 2018, additional
expenses under regulation 52 (6A) (c) shall not be levied if the scheme doesn’t have exit load.
The AMC has estimated that upto 2.00% (plus allowed under regulation 52(6A)) of the daily net asset will be
charged to the scheme as expenses. The maximum annual recurring expenses that can be charged to the
Scheme, excluding issue or redemption expenses, whether initially borne by the mutual fund or by the asset
management company, but including the investment management and advisory fee shall be within the limits
Direct Plan shall have a lower expense ratio excluding distribution expenses, commission, etc. as compared
to Regular Plan and no commission for distribution of Units will be paid/ charged under Direct Plan. Both the
plans viz. Regular and Direct plan shall have common portfolio. However, Regular Plan and Direct Plan shall
have different NAVs.
For investor education and awareness initiative, the AMC or the Schemes of the Fund will annually set apart
at least 0.02 percent of daily net asset of the Schemes of the Fund within the maximum limit of the total
expense ratio as per SEBI Regulations.
The mutual fund can charge expenses within overall limits, without any internal cap on the aforesaid expenses
head. Types of expenses charged shall be as per the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulation, 1996.
These estimates have been made in good faith as per the information available to the Investment Manager
based on past experience and are subject to change inter-se. Types of expenses charged shall be as per the
SEBI (MF) Regulations.
Pursuant to SEBI Notification dated December 13, 2018, the maximum total expenses of the scheme under
Regulation 52(6)(c) shall be subject to following limits:
Assets Under Management Slab (In Rs. crore) Total expense ratio limits for other
than equity-oriented schemes
On the first Rs.500 crores of the daily net assets 2.00%
On the next Rs.250 crores of the daily net assets 1.75%
On the next Rs.1,250 crores of the daily net assets 1.50%
On the next Rs.3,000 crores of the daily net assets 1.35%
On the next Rs.5,000 crores of the daily net assets 1.25%
On the next Rs.40,000 crores of the daily net assets Total expense ratio reduction of 0.05%
for every increase of Rs.5,000 crores of
daily net assets or part thereof.
On balance of the assets 0.80%
In addition to the above expenses permissible under Regulation 52 (6) (c), the following expenses will be
charged to the scheme:
1. The Goods & service tax on investment management and advisory fees would be charged in addition to
the above limit.
2. Brokerage and transaction costs which are incurred for the purpose of execution of trade and is included
in the cost of investment, not exceeding 0.12 per cent in case of cash market transactions and 0.05 per
cent in case of derivatives transactions; the securities transaction tax (STT) will continue to be included
in the cost of investment and will not come under the limit of 0.12% & 0.05% mentioned above, as the
case may be. Further, in terms of SEBI circular CIR/IMD/DF/24/2012 dated November 19, 2012, it is
hereby clarified that the brokerage and transaction costs incurred for the execution of trades may be
capitalized to the extent of 0.12 per cent of the value of trades in case of cash market transactions and
0.05% for derivative transactions. Any payment towards brokerage and transaction costs incurred for the
execution of trades, over and above the said 0.12 percent for cash market transactions and 0.05% for
derivative transactions may be charged to the scheme within the maximum limit of Total Expense Ratio
(TER) as prescribed under Regulation 52 of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996. Goods &
Service tax on brokerage and transaction cost paid for execution of trade, if any, shall be within the limit
prescribed under regulation 52 of the Regulations.
3. In terms of Regulation 52 (6A) (b), expenses not exceeding of 0.30 per cent of daily net assets, if the new
inflows from such cities as specified from time to time are at least –
- 30 percent of gross new inflows in the scheme, or;
4. Further, GST on expenses other than investment and advisory fees shall be borne by the Scheme within
the maximum limit of annual recurring expenses as prescribed in Regulation 52.
The Mutual Fund would update the current expense ratios on the website atleast three working days prior to
the effective date of the change. Investors can refer https://www.sbimf.com/en-us/disclosure/total-expense-
ratio-of-mutual-fund-schemes for Total Expense Ratio (TER) details.
The additional TER in terms of Regulation 52(6A)(b) of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 shall be charged
based on inflows from Retail Investors from beyond top 30 cities (B-30 cities). Accordingly, the inflows of amount
upto Rs 2,00,000/- per transaction, by individual investors shall be considered as inflows from “Retail Investors”.
Above illustration is a simplified calculation to show the impact of the expense charged on the performance to the
scheme. In the above illustration total expense charged to the scheme has been mentioned in INR. As per the
SEBI regulation, expense to the scheme is charged on daily basis on the daily net assets and within the
percentage limits specified in the SEBI regulations.
LOAD STRUCTURE
Load is an amount which is paid by the investor to subscribe to the units or to redeem the units from the scheme.
Load amounts are variable and are subject to change from time to time. For the current applicable structure,
please refer to the website of the AMC (www.sbimf.com) or contact your distributor.
The following table illustrates the expenses that the investors will incur on their purchases/ sales of Units during
the continuous offer (including Systematic Investment Plan) under this scheme:
Entry Load: NA
Exit Load:
Investor exit upon subscription Exit Load as a % of redemption proceeds
Day 1 0.0070%
Day 2 0.0065%
Day 3 0.0060%
Day 4 0.0055%
Day 5 0.0050%
Units issued on Income Distribution cum capital withdrawal shall not be subject to entry and exit load.
The AMC reserves the right to introduce a load structure, levy a different load structure or remove the load
structure in the scheme at any time after giving notice to that effect to the investors through an advertisement
in an English language daily that circulates all over India as well as in a newspaper published in the language
of the region where the Head Office of the mutual fund is situated.
The upfront commission on investment, if any, shall be paid to the ARN Holder directly by the investor, based
on the investor’s assessment of various factors including service rendered by the ARN Holder.
For any change in load structure AMC will issue an addendum and display it on the website/OPAT of SBI MF.
Any imposition or enhancement in the load shall be applicable on prospective investments only. However,
AMC shall not charge any load on issue of bonus units and units allotted on Re-investment of Income
Distribution cum capital withdrawal for existing as well as prospective investors. At the time of changing the
load structure, the mutual fund may consider the following measures to avoid complaints from investors about
investment in the schemes without knowing the loads:
1) The addendum detailing the changes may be attached to Scheme Information Documents and key
information memorandum. The addendum may be circulated to all the distributors/brokers so that the
same can be attached to all Scheme Information Documents and key information memoranda already in
stock.
2) Arrangements may be made to display the addendum in the Scheme Information Document in the form
of a notice in all the OPAT of SBI MF and distributors/brokers office.
3) The introduction of the exit load/ CDSC along with the details may be stamped in the acknowledgement
slip issued to the investors on submission of the application form and may also be disclosed in the
statement of accounts issued after the introduction of such load/CDSC.
4) The AMC shall be required to issue an addendum and display the same on its website immediately
5) Any other measures which the mutual funds may feel necessary.
In accordance with SEBI Regulations, the repurchase price will not be lower than 95% of the NAV
The investor is requested to check the prevailing load structure of the Scheme before investing.
1. All disclosures regarding penalties and action(s) taken against foreign Sponsor(s) may be limited to
the jurisdiction of the country where the principal activities (in terms of income / revenue) of the
Sponsor(s) are carried out or where the headquarters of the Sponsor(s) is situated. Further, only top
10 monetary penalties during the last three years shall be disclosed.
Not applicable
2. In case of Indian Sponsor(s), details of all monetary penalties imposed and/ or action taken during
the last three years or pending with any financial regulatory body or governmental authority, against
Sponsor(s) and/ or the AMC and/ or the Board of Trustees /Trustee Company; for irregularities or for
violations in the financial services sector, or for defaults with respect to share holders or debenture
holders and depositors, or for economic offences, or for violation of securities law. Details of
settlement, if any, arrived at with the aforesaid authorities during the last three years shall also be
disclosed.
Against Sponsor:
a. The Reserve Bank of India imposed a penalty of Rs. 700 lacs on the Bank on 15-07-2019 under the
provisions of Section 4 7 A (1) (c) read with sections 46( 4) (i) and 51 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act,
1949. RBI had previously issued a Show Cause Notice (SCN) in this regard on 10-10-2018 and Bank
had replied on 30-10-2018. A personal hearing was conducted on 15-04-2019. After examining the facts
of the case, RBI has observed non-compliance with the directions issued by RBI on (i) Income
Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) norms, (ii) code of conduct for opening and operating current
accounts and reporting of data on Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRlLC) and (iii)
fraud risk management and classification and reporting of frauds. This has resulted in levy of a penalty
of Rs. 700 lacs.
b. The Reserve Bank of India in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 47A (1) (c) read with Section
46 (4) (i) and 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 has imposed a penalty of Rs. 50 lacs on 31-07-
2019 on the Bank for delay in reporting of fraud in the account of M/s Kingfisher Airlines Limited by Bank
and State Bank of Mysore.
c. The Reserve Bank of India had issued Show Cause Notice CO.ENFD.DECB.No.S47/02-01-021/2021-22
dated 24.05.2021 for violations of RBI guidelines, directions. etc. observed during scrutiny conducted in
the account of Karnataka State Handicraft Development Corporation Limited. The SCN was replied by
Bank vide letter dated 09.06.2021. The RBI, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 47A (l)(c)
read with section 46(4)(i) and Section 51(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 194 imposed a monetary
penalty of Rs. 1 crore (Rupees One Crore only) on the Bank on 18-10-2021, for non-compliance with the
directions contained in the "Reserve Bank of India - Frauds Classification and Reporting by Commercial
Banks and select FIs” directions 2016. The Bank responded to the SCN vide letter dated 09.06.2021.
Thereafter. a personal hearing in the case was conducted by RBI on 10.08.2021 and was attended by
Bank’s Top Management. The Bank is analysing the issue of non -compliance and corrective action and
new controls, etc. shall follow the detailed analysis of the Order by the Bank. The penalty has been paid
to RBI on 25.10.2021.
d. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a total penalty of Rs.200 lacs on 16-03-2021, including penalty
of Rs.100 lacs for contravention of the provisions of section of 10(l)(b)(ii) of Banking Regulation Act, 1949
and additional penalty of Rs.100 lacs for contravention of RBI directions specifically issued to the bank
vide Letter No.DBS.CO.SSM-SBV1751113.26.00 1/2019-20 dated 19-09-2019 regarding payment of
e. The Reserve Bank of India imposed a monetary penalty of Rs.50.00 lacs for failure to ensure data
accuracy and integrity while submitting the data on large credit (CRILC reporting) to
RBI. Bank did not report data of two companies namely M/s Managlore SEZ Limited
and M/s Parkline LLC, with sanctioned amount of more than Rs. 5 crore as Group Companies
of the borrower from June 2017 to March 2020 and from March 2018 to December 2019
respectively. Bank also incorrectly reported data of two companies namely M/s Malwa Solar Power
Generation Private Limited and M/s SRM Institute of Science and Technology as group companies of the
borrower from March 2018 to March 2020 and June 2018 to September 2018 respectively. The penalty
has been paid on 14.07.2021.
f. The Reserve Bank of India imposed a penalty of Rs.1.00 crore for contravention of the provisions of
subsection (2) of section 19 of the Banking regulation Act related to the following 1. The bank held shares
as a pledgee, of an amount exceeding thirty percent of the paid-up share capital of six borrower
companies as on March 31, 2018 and continued to hold shares exceeding thirty percent of the paid up
share capital of two borrower companies as on March 2019. The penalty has been paid on 01.12.2021
g. The Reserve Bank of India imposed penalty on various currency chests of State Bank of India. The circle
wise summary of penalties imposed on currency chests for last three FY are as follows:
(Amount in millions)
There are no any monetary penalties imposed and/ or action taken by any financial regulatory body or
governmental authority, against the AMC and/ or the Board of Trustees /Trustee Company.;
Against Sponsor:
State Bank of India (SBI) had received a Show Cause Notice (SCN) under Rule 4 (1) of SEBI (Procedure for
Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) Rules, 1995 in the matter of “Non-compliance of Regulation 7B of
SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 from Adjudicating Officer (AO) of SEBI vide his notice dated 12th
March 2020. SEBI called upon the SBI to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be held against SBI in
terms of Rule 4(1) of SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties) rules,1995 and penalty
should not be imposed on SBI for non-compliance of Regulation 7B of SEBI in respect of UTIAMCL and
UTITCPL.
Reply to SCN had been filed by SBI vide letter dated 24th March 2020. Officials of SBI appeared for personal
hearing before Adjudicating Officer (AO) and a written submission was made vide their letter dated 10th July
2020 praying the AO of SEBI not to initiate any action including penalty against SBI.
It has been brought to the notice of AO in their submissions that SBI was unable to comply with the Regulation
7B with in specified time despite the efforts made by SBI including taking approval from DIPAM regarding
divestment of its holding, meetings with sponsors, Institutional Investors etc. due to the processes involved in
obtaining necessary approvals from various stakeholders.
It has been further brought to the notice of the AO, the specified order of Whole Time Member of SEBI dated
6th December 2019 wherein SBI has been provided time till December 31, 2020 to comply with Regulation 7B
and UTIAMCL has initiated the process to divest SBI’s stake in both UTIAMCL and UTITCPL and SBI will
become compliant of the said regulation well before the revised timeline of 31st December.
AO passed an order on 14th August 2020 imposing a penalty of Rs.10 lacs on SBI for non- compliance with
Regulation 7B of SEBI Mutual Funds Regulations and has given time of 45 days from the date of receipt of
the order for payment of the penalty.
The Bank had filed an appeal before Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on September 15, 2020 and the
matter was heard on December 23, 2020. SAT vide its order dated January 07, 2021, has decided and ordered
that appeal is partly allowed by substituting the monetary penalty of Rs. 10 lacs imposed on the Bank with that
of a warning.
SEBI has filed an appeal before Supreme Court of India against the SAT order in the matter. Supreme
Court of India vide order no 423/2021 dated February 19, 2021 has granted interim stay of operation of the
order dated January 07, 2021 of SAT, Mumbai.
4. Any pending material civil or criminal litigation incidental to the business of the Mutual Fund to which
the Sponsor(s) and/ or the AMC and/ or the Board of Trustees /Trustee Company and/ or any of the
directors and/ or key personnel are a party should also be disclosed separately.
Some ordinary routine litigations incidental to the business of the AMC are pending in various forums.
Apart from this, following are the details of Penalties, pending litigation or proceedings, findings of inspection
or investigations for which action may have been taken or initiated by any regulatory authority against the
AMC - SBI Funds Management Ltd (SBIFML) in a capacity of Investment Manager to the SBI Mutual Fund:
a) SEBI has initiated an investigation for the transactions in the shares of M/S Polaris Software Lab Limited,
made during the period April 01, 2002 to May 31, 2002 by SBI Mutual Fund, having suspected SBI Mutual
5. Any deficiency in the systems and operations of the Sponsor(s) and/ or the AMC and/ or the Board of
Trustees/Trustee Company which SEBI has specifically advised to be disclosed in the SID, or which
has been notified by any other regulatory agency, shall be disclosed.
Not Applicable
SEBI had initiated an investigation into certain transactions in the shares of M/s. Padmini Technologies Limited
(“PTL”), during the period 2000-2001, which included an inquiry into the investments made by SBI Mutual
Fund in the shares of PTL. The Central Bureau of Investigation had also investigated about various aspects
of transactions in the shares of PTL which included investments by various schemes of SBI Mutual Fund
during the period. A case was subsequently filed in the Sessions Court at Mumbai in 2006 against some ex-
employees of the Company. SBI Funds Management Ltd (“SBIFML”), SBI Mutual Fund Trustee Company
Pvt. Ltd. and SBI Mutual Fund are not parties to this case. The internal investigations conducted by the
Chairman, Board of Trustees, SBI Mutual Fund, however, had ruled out any questionable intentions of SBI
Mutual Fund in the matter.
Further, a show cause notice dated January 29, 2010 (“2010 SCN”) was received from SEBI in the matter and
SBI Mutual Fund has replied to the show cause notice countering the allegations made by SEBI. SBI Mutual
Fund had also made an application to SEBI to settle the matter through the consent process, i.e. on a no-fault
basis, without accepting or denying guilt. The said consent proposal has not been accepted by SEBI vide its
letter dated March 22, 2013. A fresh Show Cause Notice dated May 28, 2013 (“2013 SCN”) has been issued
enclosing a copy of an enquiry report conducted again by a Designated Authority, recommending a prohibition
on SBI Mutual Fund from launching any new mutual fund schemes for a period of 12 months. In terms of the
opportunity made available in the 2013 SCN to avail the consent process, SBI Mutual Fund had filed a consent
application which was returned by SEBI stating that the consent application by SBIFML shall not be
reconsidered by SEBI.
Pursuant to Securities and Exchange Board of India (Settlement of Administrative and Civil Proceedings)
Regulations, 2014 (“Settlement Regulations”), the Fund house had filed the consent application on March 14,
2017, without admission or denial of guilt, in full and final settlement of all proceedings.
In this connection, SBIFML has paid full settlement charges and agreed to undertake certain non-monetary
settlement terms. SEBI vide its settlement order dated September 28, 2018 has disposed the pending
proceedings in the underlying matter of PTL.
➢ SEBI Order dated April 13, 2020 in respect of the Show Cause Notice issued in the matter of
Manappuram Finance Limited:
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has instituted adjudication proceedings in respect of
Manappuram Finance Limited (MFL) and has issued a show cause notice dated May 29, 2019 (SCN), under
Rule 4(1) of the SEBI (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing Penalties by Adjudicating Officers) Rules.
1995 and Rule 4(1) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Procedure for Holding Inquiry and Imposing
Penalties by Adjudicating Officer) Rules, 2005, inter alia, to SBI Funds Management Ltd (SBIFML), as one of
the noticees for the alleged violation of Sections 12A(d) and 12A(e) of the SEBI Act, 1992 read with
Regulations 3(i), 3A and 4 of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 read with Regulation
12(2) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. It has, inter alia, been alleged in the SCN
that SBIFML traded in the scrip of MFL when in possession of unpublished price sensitive information. In terms
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Scheme Information Document, the provisions of the SEBI
(Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 and the guidelines there under shall be applicable.
Date of Approval of the scheme by SBI Mutual Fund Trustee Company Private Limited on June 05, 2003.
Sd/-
Place: Mumbai Vinay M. Tonse
Date: April 29, 2022 Managing Director & CEO
AHMEDABAD: SBI Funds Management Ltd, 4th Floor, Zodiac Avenue, Opp Mayor Bungalow, Near Law Garden,
Ahmedabad–380006, Tel : (079)26423060,26463090. , Silvercrest Ramkrushna Building, Ground Floor, Shop
A1/2, Opposite Deputy Collector Bungalow, Below Shreedeep Hospital, Station Road, Ahmednagar - 414001.
Phone no: 0241-2354555 Email id: [email protected] AGARTALA: SBI Funds Management
Limited Shri Maa Mansion, 3rd Floor, Colonel Mahim Thakur Sarani, Above SBI PBB Branch,Agartala -
799001,Tripura.Email Id: [email protected] Phone No: 0381-2324107. Agra: SBI Funds Management Ltd,
Office No. 207 A, Second Floor, Sumriddhi Business Suites, Block no. 38/4A, Sanjay Place, Agra – 282001, Tel :
(0562) 2850239/37, AJMER: SBI Funds Management Ltd, C/O SBI Special Branch, Ajmer - 305001, Tel:
(0145)2426284. AKOLA: SBI Funds Management . Ltd. Yamuna Tarang Complex, First Floor - Shop No 16,17,18
and 19, Murtijapur, Opposite Gadpal Hospital, Akola – 444001, Maharashtra.Phone no: 8956868990 Email:
[email protected] ALAPPUZHA: SBI Funds Management . Ltd. Niza Centre, New General Hospital Junction,
Stadium Ward, Beach Road, Alappuzha – 688001, Kerala ALIBAG:SBI Funds Management Limited, Shop no.104,
1st Floor, Horizon Building, Shribag no.3, Alibag, Raigad – 4022021, Maharashtra. Phone No: 02141225555 Email
Id: [email protected] ALIGARH : SBI Funds Management Ltd, State Bank of India, Main Branch, Aligarh –
202001, Uttar Pradesh ALLAHABAD: SBI Funds Management Ltd, UG-13, Vashishta Vinayak Tower, Tashkent
Marg, Civil Lines, Allahabad,211001, Tel: 0532-2261028. ALWAR : SBI Funds Management Ltd, Ground Floor,
Soni Tower, Road No - 2, Alwar - 301001 Email Id: [email protected] Phone No: 0144-2332035 AMBALA
: SBI Funds Management Ltd, C/o State Bank of India Mahesh Nagar Ambala Cantt. - 133001, Haryana.
AMRAVATI : SBI Funds Management Ltd, 1st Floor, Malviya Complex,Malviya Chowk, Opposite YES Bank,
Amravati - 444601. Email id : [email protected] Phone No : 0721-2560291 AMRITSAR: SBI Funds
Management Ltd, C/O State Bank of India, SCO-5, District Shopping Centre, Ranjit Avenue, B Block, Amritsar -
143001., Tel: 0183-2221755 / 0183 - 5158415 Email id: [email protected]. ANAND : SBI Funds
Management Ltd, 102, 10 & 11, First Floor, Chitrangana Complex, Anand Vidhyanagar Road,Anand Gujarat Tel:
(02692)- 246210. ANANDNAGAR: SBI Funds Management Ltd , Ground Floor, Unit No. 12,Safal Pegasus,
Opposite Venus Atlantis, Near Shell Pertol Pump, Behind Mcdonalds, Prahladnagar, Satellite, Ahmedabad –
380015 Phone No: 9925660299 Email Id : [email protected] ANNA NAGAR: SBI Funds Management
Ltd, Ground Floor, Intec Castle, No-12, F Block, 2nd Main Road, Anna Nagar East, Chennai – 600 102. Phone no:
044 48626775 ANDHERI : SBI Funds Management Ltd, Shop No. 6, Monisha CHS, S.V Road, Near ICICI Bank,
Andheri (West), Mumbai – 400058, Tel No.: 022-6900 1891.ANGUL: SBI Funds Management Ltd, Amlapada,
Lane-6, Above State Bank of India, Personal Banking Branch, Angul, Odisha - 759122 Phone no: 06764-234201
Email id: [email protected] ARAMBAGH: First Floor, Shop No. 686, Link road, Arambagh, Hooghly, West
Bengal – 712601. Phone No: 7604027781.Email Id: [email protected] ASANSOL :SBI Funds
Management Ltd, 3 RD Floor, Block A, P. C. Chatterjee Market, RambandhuTala, G.T. Road. Asansol – 713303,
West Bengal, Tel no. 629497006, Email id: [email protected]. AURANGABAD: SBI Funds Management
Ltd, 1st Floor Viraj Complex, Opp; Big Cinema, Above SBI ATM, Khadkeshwar, Aurangabad-431001, Tel: 0240-
3244781. BADDI: SBI Funds Management Ltd, B-71 First Floor, Big -B Complex, Bye Pass Road, Baddi – 173205,
Himachal Pradesh, Phone no:01795-244415, Email id: [email protected] BANGALORE :SBI Funds
Management Ltd,#501, 5th Floor,16 & 16/1,Phoenix Towers, Museum Road, Bangalore–560001, Tel :
(080)25580014/25580051/22122507, 22272284, 22123784. BHOPAL :SBI Funds Management Ltd, Manav
Niket, 30, Indira Press Complex, Near Dainik Bhaskar Office, M.P. Nagar, Zone-1, Bhopal (MP) – 462011 Tel No.:
0755-2557341, 4288276. BANGALORE (JAYANAGAR) - 1st Floor, Baba Towers, No. 162/158 – 1, 6th Main,
Diagonal Road, Jayanagar,4th Block, Bangalore – 560 011. Tel: 080-26540014. BANGALORE
(MALLESHWARAM): SBI Funds Management Limited, First floor, 79/1, West park Road, 18th
cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore - 560055. BANGALORE (WHITEFIELD): SBI Funds Management Limited, 2nd
Floor, No.183, Opposite Forum Value Mall, Whitefield Main Road, Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066 Phone No:
9108522463 Email Id: [email protected] BANKURA : SBI Funds Management Limited,80/1/A
Nutanchati Mahalla, Raghunathpur Main Road, 1st Floor,Nutanchati State Bank Building Bankura -722101.
BHUBANESHWAR: SBI Funds Management Ltd, SBI LHO Bldg, Ground Floor, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Marg,
Bhubaneshwar–751001, Tel : (0674)2392401/501. BALASORE: SBI Funds Management Ltd, 1st Floor, Plot no