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mutual fund trust and corporations
Most mutual funds are set up in a trust structure, but for those of you who invest in mutual funds AND
have non-registered investment accounts, you may want to look into Mutual Fund Corporationsbecause they offer some interesting tax advantages. First off, this may seem like a technical, high-
brow concept but it is not that complicated in actuality. Im going to give you the rundown first and then
explain the how and why.
A mutual fund trust and a mutual fund corporation behave and act in almost an identical
fashion each is just an investment portfolio managed on the behalf of many investors who pool their
money together and give it to a mutual fund company. In fact more and more mutual fundcompanies are
offering the same mutual fund as both a trust and as a corporation. The difference comes in the added
tax advantages afforded by the mutual fund when setup as a mutual fund corporation. In essence,
it allows for you to switch between funds of the same mutual fund company (as long as all thefund you are switching OUT of and the fund you are switching INTO are both offered as mutual
fund corporations) without triggering any capital gains.
As you may know, if you have a gain on an investment and it is held in a taxable account, when you sell it
you are triggering tax in the form of capital gains. Normally, when you switch between mutual funds
the fund that you are redeeming units from is subject to capital gains. The mutual fund
corporation avoids this tax event. Before I get into the how, let me first reiterate that the deferral of tax
ultimately increases your investment returns over time and the longer you can defer the payment of taxes,
the faster your investments grow.
Okay, so lets explain how this is circumvented: The mutual fund company will actually set up a
corporation and instead of issuing UNITS like with a mutual fund trust, they issue shares in thecorporation. Each mutual fund that a mutual fund company operates within the mutual fund
corporation has its own class of shares. You can consider mutual fund corporation shares and mutual
fund trust units to look and act the same way (especially on your client statement) but the structural
difference is important for tax purposes. When you switch between funds (again, as long as the fund
you are switching out of and into are both offered as mutual fund corporations) you are actually
exchanging one class of shares in the corporation for another.
With the traditional mutual fund trust each fund is set up as its own taxable entity. With a mutual fund
corporation with different classes of shares (each representing a distinct mutual fund) the OVERALL
corporation is its own taxable entity. So as long as you are switching between "shares" (funds) within the
SAME mutual fund corporation, you will not trigger any capital gains!
You should note that shares in mutual fund corporations carry additional expenses to set up and
maintain these structures in the neighbourhood of around 30 basis points in other words their MERs
are higher by about 0.3% (give or take).
One way to easily spot whether a mutual fund is set up as a mutual fund trust versus a mutual fund
corporation is in the name. A mutual fund corporations funds will have the word CLASS at the end
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of the name. For example the Mackenzie Maxxum Dividend Fund is also available as the Mackenzie
Maxxum Dividend Class
Amc
it is the investment manager for the mutual fund. It is a company set up primarily for managing the investment of mutual funds and
makes investment decisions in accordance with the scheme objectives, deed of Trust and other provisions of the Investment
Management Agreement
This is the role of theA s s e t M a n a g e m e n t C o m p a n y
(the Third tier).Trus tees appo int the Asset Management Company (AMC), to manageinvestorsmoney. The AMC in return charges a fee for the services providedand th is fee is borne by the
investors as it is deducted from the moneycollected from them. The AMCs Board of Directors musthave at least 50% of Directors who are independent directors. The AMC has to be approved
bySEBI. The AMC functions under the supervision of its Board of Directors, andalso underthe direction of the Trustees and SEBI. It is the AMC, which in thename of the Trust, floatsnew schemes and manage these schemes by buy ingand selling securities. In order to do this the
AMC needs to follow all rules andregulat ions prescr ibed by SEBI and as pe r the InvestmentManagementAgreement i t s igns w ith the Trustees. If any fund manager, analyst intends to buy/ sell
some securities, thepermission of the Compliance Officer is a must. A compliance Officer isone of the most important persons in the AMC. Whenever the fund intends to launcha new scheme, theAMC has to submit a Draft Offer Document to SEBI. Thisdra ft of fer document , af ter gett ing SEBI
approval becomes the offerdocument of the scheme. The Offer Document (OD) is a legal documentandinvestors rely upon the information provided in the OD for investing in themutual fund scheme.
The Compliance Officer has to sign the Due DiligenceCert ifi cate in the OD. This cer tif ica te saystha t all the information providedinside the OD is true and correct. This ensures that there is
accountability andsomebody is responsible for the OD. In case there is no compliance officer,thensenior executives like CEO, Chairman of the AMC has to sign the duediligence certificate.
The cert ifica te ensures that the AMC t akes responsi bilit yof the OD and its contents.
sebi
To protect the interest of the investors, SEBI formulates policies and regulates the mutual funds. It notified regulations in 1993 (fully
revised in 1996) and issues guidelines from time to time. MF either promoted by public or by private sector entities including one
promoted by foreign entities are governed by these Regulations.
SEBI approved Asset Management Company (AMC) manages the funds by making investments in various types of securities.
Custodian, registered with SEBI, holds the securities of various schemes of the fund in its custody. The general power of
superintendence and direction over AMC is vested with the trustees.
According to SEBI Regulations, two thirds of the directors of trustee company or board of trustees must be independent . They
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should not be associated with the sponsors. 50% of the directors of AMC must be independent. All mutual funds are required to be
registered with SEBI before they launch any scheme.
Increase of load more than the level mentioned in the offer document is applicable only to prospective investments by the MFs. For
original investments, the offer documents has to be amended to make investors aware of loads at the time of investments.
An applicant proposing to sponsor a mutual fund in India must apply in Form A with a fee of Rs.25,000. The application is examined
and once the sponsor satisfies certain conditions such as being in the financial services business and possessing positive net worth
for the last five years, having net profit in three out of the last five years and possessing the general reputation of fairness and
integrity in all business transactions, it is required to complete the remaining formalities for setting up a mutual fund. These include
inter alia, executing the trust deed and investment management agreement, setting up a trustee company/board of trustees
comprising two- thirds independent trustees, incorporating the asset management company (AMC), contributing to at least 40% of
the net worth of the AMC and appointing a custodian. Upon satisfying these conditions, the registration certificate is issued subject
to the payment of registration fees of Rs.25.00 lacs For details, see the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996. .
CustodianA custod ians ro le is sa fe keep ing of phys ical secu ri ties and also keep ing a tabon the
corporate actions like rights, bonus and dividends declared by thecompanies in which the
fund has invested. The Custodian is appointed by theBoard of Trustees. The custodian also
participates in a clearing andsettlement system through approved depository companies on
behalf of mutual funds, in case of dematerialized securities. In India today, securities(and
units of mutual funds) are no longer held in physical form but mostly indematerialized form with
the Depositories. The holdings are held in theDepository through Depository Participants (DPs).
Only the physical securitiesare held by the Custodian. The deliveries and receipt of units of a mutual
fundare done by the custodian or a depository participant at the instruction of theAMC and
under the ove rall direc tion and responsibilit y of the T rustees.Regulations provide that the
Sponsor and the Custodian must be separateenti ties.
THE ROLE OF A REGISTRAR ANDTRANSFER AGENTS?Registrars and Transfer Agents (RTAs) perform the important role of maintaining investorrecords. All the New Fund Offer (NFO) forms,redempt ion forms (i.e. when an investo r wa nts to
exit from a scheme, it requests for redemption) go to the RTAs office where the informationisconverted from physical to electronic form. How many units will the investorget, at what price, what is
the applicable NAV, what is the entry load, howmuch money will he get in case of redemption, exit loads,folio number, etc.is all taken care of by the RTA
AdvertiserMutual funds are financial assets investors should
seek out mutual funds with the highest expected returns
(adjusted for risk and measured after expenses)
Therefore, publications goal should be to recommend
funds with the highest expected returns
For example, because low expenses are a good predictor of
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higher-than-average future returns, publications should tend to
recommend funds with low expenses (Carhart 1997)
Controlling for fund characteristics related to expected
returns, we find advertisers funds are more likely to
receive + mentions and less likely to receive mentions
advisorChoosing investment strategies to make your money grow is very complex as it requires complete knowledge of market and various
investment option, regular monitoring taking into account the investor's risk appetite and his goals. This is where THEYcomes into
picture offering its portfolio of financial services.
THEYprofessionals play an analyst's cum advisory role in a manner that your portfolio would appear as self managed & by doing so
role of Portfolio Managers in the Banking institutions would be as good as redundant .
THEYoffers you services whereby you yourself control your investment portfolio & THEYacts as catalyst for timely intervention so
that your portfolio synchronizes favorably with money market. Prior to incorporation of PTIC, business of the company commenced
under the banner of Rajeev Associates - a proprietorship concern in the year 1995. It saw steady business growth since it was
established. THEYtoday holds a reputation of providing " One Stop Solution under One Roof "with business segments linked &
related to investment, taxation
Manager
Definition of 'Fund Manager'The person(s) resposible for implementing a fund's investing strategy and managing its portfolio
trading activities. A fund can be managed by one person, by two people as co-managers and by ateam of three or more people. Fund managers are paid a fee for their work, which is a percentage
of the fund's average assets under management.
Also known as an "investment manager".
Investopedia explains 'Fund Manager'The individuals involved in fund management (mutual, pension, trust funds or hedge funds) must
have a high level of educational and professional credentials and appropriate investment
managerial experience to qualify for this position. Investors should look for long-term,consistent fund performance with a fund manager whose tenure with the fund
matches its performance time period.
The whole point of investing in a fund is to leave the investment management function to the
professionals. Therefore, the quality of the fund manager is one of the key factors to consider
when analyzing the investment quality of any particular fund.
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