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MFs warn distributors against misuse of small town-linked incentive

Move comes days after Sebi suspended practice citing misuse

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Abhishek Kumar Mumbai
The mutual fund (MF) industry has warned distributors against misuse of the extra incentive structure which rewards for mobilising assets from smaller centres-- beyond the top 30 cities (known as beyond-30 or B30).

The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) has written to the MF distributors (MFDs) saying that malpractices -- such as splitting of MF transactions and regular churning of investments -- could lead to a suspension or cancellation of their licence.

These were the issues raised by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) while temporarily suspending the incentive framework from March 1.

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