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How Sebi’s mutual fund fee overhaul will make life harder for small distributors

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For equity-oriented schemes, BER will now range from 2.10% for assets up to ₹500 crore to 0.95% for assets more than ₹50,000 crore. It comes into effect from April 1.(Reuters)

For equity-oriented schemes, BER will now range from 2.10% for assets up to ₹500 crore to 0.95% for assets more than ₹50,000 crore. It comes into effect from April 1.(Reuters)
About 90% of distributors, who contribute about 40-50% of the mutual fund industry's assets under management, worth 81 trillion, are likely to be non-GST-compliant, say experts. New rules will make compliance difficult for them, forcing them to partner with larger platforms.

A regulatory overhaul of how commissions are paid will shake up the segment estimated to account for about half of India's 81 trillion "), pointer; position: relative; box-shadow: none !important;">in mutual fund assets: small distributors. Industry experts say they will be forced to partner with larger peers to survive, driving consolidation.