Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday imposed penalties totalling Rs 16 lakh on Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd, its CEO Radhika Gupta and fund manager Trideep Bhattacharya for violating mutual fund rules. Individually, penalty of Rs 8 lakh was levied on Edelweiss Asset Management and Rs 4 lakh each on Gupta and Bhattacharya, according to an order passed by Sebi. Also, they have been directed to pay the amount within 45 days. While undertaking an industry wide analysis of whether focused funds are true-to-label or not, Sebi noted that Edelweiss Focused Equity Fund (EFEF) had violated the provision 'an open ended equity scheme investing in maximum30 stocks' on 88 days. The deviations from mandatory asset allocation were observed for the months of November 2022, December 2022, January 2023 and February 2023. In its order, Sebi said, "noticee No. 1 (Edelweiss Asset Management) had failed to ensure that the asset management company took all reasonable steps and exercised due dilig
A former fund manager of Edelweiss Asset Management has settled a case pertaining to alleged violations of mutual fund rules with markets regulator Sebi following a payment of Rs 19.5 lakh towards settlement charges. Abhishek Gupta allegedly failed to ensure that the funds of the schemes were invested to achieve the objectives of the scheme and by doing so he allegedly violated mutual fund rules. The order came after Gupta filed an application with Sebi proposing to settle the alleged violations "without admitting or denying of the findings of fact and conclusions of law" through a settlement order. "In view of the receipt of settlement amount by Sebi, the instant adjudication proceedings initiated against the noticee viz, Abhishek Gupta vide ShowCause Notice... dated January 4, 2024, are hereby disposed of," the regulator said in its settlement order. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) received Rs 19.5 lakh from Gupta on October 17, towards the settlement amount.
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