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SEBI Proposal: AMCs to Manage Family Office Funds

23 July 20251 min read
BANKING & FINANCESEBI Proposal:AMCs to ManageFamily OfficeFunds23 July 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

SEBI floated a plan to let mutual fund managers handle family office money and some offshore funds under their existing licence.

Key facts

  • Proposed in a consultation paper dated 7 July 2025.
  • Family office funds manage the wealth of one family (SFO) or several (MFO), with services such as estate planning, tax advice and philanthropy.
  • Non-broad-based funds: fewer than 20 investors, or one investor with more than 25% of the corpus.
CurrentProposed
ScopeOnly broad-based fundsSegregated mandates for non-broad-based funds too
LicenceSeparate PMS licence neededNo PMS licence; existing MF licence suffices

Safeguards

  • Caps on fee differences between MF and private mandates.
  • Separate resource allocation.
  • Conflict-of-interest protocols.

Implications

  • AMCs: reach ultra-HNIs and offshore vehicles, but need strong internal controls and reporting.
  • PMS providers: lose some exclusivity; can stand out through bespoke, active and fiduciary services.
  • SEBI: must ensure regulatory parity, investor protection and enforcement to avoid arbitrage.

Exam angle

  • Related terms: AMC, PMS, SFO, MFO, ultra-HNI.

Test yourself

1. Under SEBI's July 2025 proposal, a non-broad-based fund has fewer than how many investors?

Such pools have fewer than 20 investors or one holder above 25%.

2. What would AMCs no longer need if SEBI's family office proposal is adopted?

AMCs could manage these funds without a separate Portfolio Management Services licence.

3. In SEBI's proposal, a fund is non-broad-based if a single investor holds more than what share of the corpus?

A single investor holding over 25% makes the fund non-broad-based.

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