This move of SEBI further increases the working capital requirement of stock brokers. This will only affect brokers who have the practice of pledging clients’ funds to create BG for their own use and increase the leverage and risk exposure of clients. For brokers who have already fallen in line with the recent implementations of Segregated Margin Reporting and online client wise / segment wise allocation of client collaterals, this circular would only be of academic interest.
Mutual fund NFOs: 6 new funds to open for subscription this week; ICICI Prudential MF to launch 3 life cycle funds
Around six new mutual fund schemes will open for subscription between August 24 and August 28. The upcoming launches include three target-date life cycle funds