Stress disclosures on small, mid-cap funds by AMCs from March: Report

In a bid to maintain stability, instil investors’ confidence and enhance transparency, market regulator SEBI and AMFI, a body representing the mutual fund industry, have directed fund houses to provide additional disclosures for small and mid-cap funds from this month, officials said.
The additional disclosure parameters for mutual fund managers include valuation, volatility, investor concentration and stress tests, they said.
“We have instructed AMFI to direct AMCs to disclose certain additional data points relating to valuation, volatility, investor concentration, and the percentage holding in small and mid-cap stocks, along with disclosures on stress testing results,” SEBI wholetime member Amarjeet Singh said at an event organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce.
The stress test results are expected to reveal the time it may take for Asset Management Companies (AMCs) to liquidate securities equivalent to 25 per cent and 50 per cent of the Assets Under Management (AUM) of the scheme