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#Tax rates (including the tax on dividend distribution) wherever applied on others
by Kotak Mutual Fund shall be the same as applicable to a Resident Indian
Company
d) Permanent Account Number (PAN) Information (Mandatory) With effect from
January 1, 2009 , it is mandatory for all existing and new investors (including joint
holders, guardians of minors and NRIs) to enclose a copy of PAN card to the
application for investing in mutual fund Schemes.
e) Know Your Client (KYC)
With reference to SEBI Circular MIRSD/Cir-26/2011 dated December 23, 2011,
investors may kindly note w.e.f. January 1, 2012, it is mandatory for all individual/
non individual investors to be KYC Compliant. Investors can approach any SEBI
registered KRA for doing KYC.
In the event of KYC Form being subsequently rejected for lack of information/
deficiency/ insufficiency of mandatory documentation, the investment transaction
will be cancelled and the amount may be redeemed at applicable NAV, subject to
payment of exit load, wherever applicable.
f) If you are KYC Complaint, your Change of Address, Change in Name, etc. should
be given at KRA for updation.
3. THIRD PARTY PAYMENT
Reference to AMFI Best Practice Guidelines Circular No. 16/2010 -11 on Risk
Mitigation process agains Third Party Cheques in Mutual Fund Subscriptions will not
be accepted by the Scheme.
Definition of Third Party Cheques
Where payment is made through instruments issued from an account other than
that of the beneficiary investor, the same is referred to as Third-Party payment.
In case of a payment from a joint bank account, the first holder of the mutual fund
folio has to be one of the joint holders of the bank account from which payment is
made. If this criterion is not fulfilled, then this is also construed to be a third party
payment.
However, afore-mentioned clause of investment with Third-Party Payment shall not be
applicable for the below mentioned exceptional cases.
a. Payment by Parents/Grand-Parents/related persons on behalf of a minor in
consideration of natural love and affection or as gift for a value not exceeding
Rs.50,000/- (each regular purchase or per SIP installment) However this restriction
will not be applicable for payment made by a guardian whose name is registered in
the records of Mutual Fund in that folio.
b. Payment by Employer on behalf of employee under Systematic Investment Plans or
lump sum / one-time subscription, through Payroll deductions. Asset
management companies should exercise extra due diligence in terms of ensuring
the authenticity of such arrangements from a fraud prevention and KYC
perspectives.
c. Custodian on behalf of an FII or a client.
For pre funded instruments such as DD/Pay order it is the onus of the investor to
provided adequate supporting documents to prove that such instruments are issued by
debiting the first holders account.
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd. / Trustee retains the sole and absolute
discretion to reject/ not process application and refund subscription money if the
subscription does not comply with the specified provisions of Payment Instruments
4. TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR INVESTORS WHO WISH TO HOLD THEIR UNITS IN
DEMAT MODE
a. The Demat Account Details section on the investment application form needs to
completely filled
b. Please ensure that you submit supporting documents evidencing the accuracy of
the demat account details. Applications received without supporting documents
could be processed under the physical mode.
c. The units will be credited to the Demat Account only post realisation of payment.
d. The nomination details as registered with the Depository Participant shall be
applicable to unitholders who have opted to hold units in Demat mode.
e. For units held in demat mode, the bank details mentioned on investment
application form shall be replaced with the bank details as registered with the
Depository Participant.
f. For units held in demat form, the KYC performed by the Depository Participant of
the applicants will be considered as KYC verification done by the Trustee / AMC.
However, if the transfer of unit to demat account is rejected for any reason
whatsoever, the transaction will be liable to be rejected if KYC performed by KRA is
not attached with the investment application form.
g. In case of Unit Holders holding units in the demat mode, the Fund will not send the
account statement to the Unit Holders. The statement provided by the Depository
Participant will be equivalent to the account statement.
h. If the investor names and their sequence in the investment application form does
not match with the Demat Account details provided therein, the units will not be
transferred to the Demat Account & units will be held in physical form.
i. The option of holding units in demat form is not being currently offered for
investment in dividend option of schemes/ plans having dividend frequency of less
than a month (ie: Investments in all Daily, Weekly and Fortnightly Dividend
Schemes cannot be held in Demat mode)
j. In case the application is rejected post banking your payment instrument, the refund
instrument will be sent with the bank details furnished in the investment application
form & not as available in the Demat Account, post reconciliation of accounts.
5. BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
Please furnish the Name of your Bank, Branch and City (i.e clearing circle in which the
branch participates), Account Type and Account Number. This is mandatorily required
as per SEBI. Applications without this information will be deemed to be incomplete &
would be rejected. RTGS IFSC code & NEFT IFSC code would help us serve you better.
6. INVESTMENT DETAILS
a) Please issue a separate Cheque / Demand Draft for each separate Scheme / Plan.
b) Cheques should be crossed A/c Payee Only and drawn in favour of the Scheme
in which you propose to invest.
c) If you are residing / located in a city / town where we do not have an Official
Acceptance Point, please draw a Demand Draft payable at your nearest city / town
where we have an Official Acceptance Point.
d) Payments by Cash, Stockinvests, Outstation Cheques, Non-MICR Cheques will not
be accepted. Post dated cheques will not be accepted except for investments made
under Systematic Investment Plan.
e) NRI investors are requested to provide debit certificate from their bank for each
investment.
7. NOMINATION DETAILS
a. With effect form April 1, 2011 nomination shall be mandatory for new folios /
accounts opened by individual especially with sole holding and no new folios /
accounts for individuals in single holding should be opened without nomination.
b. The nomination can be made only by individuals applying for / holding units on
their own behalf singly or jointly. Non-individuals including society, trust, body
corporate, partnership firm, karta of Hindu Undivided Family, holder of Power of
Attorney cannot nominate. Nomination cannot be updated in a folio held on
behalf of minor.
c. Minor(s) can be nominated and in that event, the name, address and signature of
the guardian of the minor nominee(s) shall be provided by the unitholder.
d. Nomination can also be in favour of the Central Government, State Government, a
local authority, any person designated by virtue of his office or a religious or
charitable trust.
e. The Nominee shall not be a trust other than religious and charitable trust, society,
body corporate, partnership firm, karta of Hindu Undivided Family, a power of
attorney holder. A non-resident Indian can be nominee subject to the exchange
control regulations in force, from time to time.
f. Transfer of unit in favour of Noninee(s) shall be valid discharge by the Asset
Management Company against the legal heir.
g. The cancellation of nomination can be made only by those individuals who hold
unit on their behalf singly or jointly.
h. On cancellation of nomination, the nomination shall stand rescinded and the Asset
Management Company shall not be under any obligation to transfer the units in
favour of the Nominee(s).
i. If there is multiple nomination and the percentage is less than 100% than the
balance will be re-balanced to the first unitholder. If percentage is greater than
100% then nomination would be rejected.
j. Nomination in respect of the units stands rescinded upon the transfer of units.
k. PAN/KYC of POA/Guardian is mandatory, applications without this information will
be deemed to be incomplete & would be rejected.
8. KOTAK FACILITIES
a) If you have an E-Mail address, you can choose to receive E-mail communication
from us in lieu of printed communication. Please furnish your E-Mail ID and
indicate the nature of communication you wish to receive over E-Mail.
b) If you wish to view your investments or transact over the Internet / Telephone,
please fill in the Internet/ Phone Transactions Form. You can download the same
from www.assetmanagement.kotak.com.
9. TRANSACTION CHARGES
Pursuant to SEBI Circular No. Cir/ IMD/ DF/13/ 2011 dated August 22, 2011,
transaction charge per subscription of Rs. 10,000/- and above be allowed to be
paid to the distributors of the Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund products. The
transaction charge shall be subject to the following:
1. For existing investors (across mutual funds), the distributor shall be paid
Rs. 100/- as transaction charge per subscription of Rs.10,000/- & above.
2. For first time investors, (across Mutual Funds), the distributor shall be paid
Rs. 150/- as transaction charge for subscription of Rs.10,000/- & above.
3. The transaction charge shall be deducted by Kotak AMC from the
subscription amount & paid to the distributor (will be subject to statutory
levies, as applicable) & the balance amount shall be invested.
4. In case of Systematic Investment Plan(s), the transaction charge shall be
applicable only if the total commitment through SIPs amounts to
Rs.10,000/- & above. In such cases the transaction charge shall be
recovered in first 3/4 successful installments.
Transaction charges shall not be deducted/applicable for:
(a) Transaction other than purchases/subscriptions such as Switch/Systematic
Transfer Plan (STP)/ Dividend Transfer Plan (DTP), etc.
(b) Purchases/Subscriptions made directly with the Fund without any ARN code.
(c) Transactions carried out through the stock exchange platforms.
(d) Distributors who have chosen to either Opt In or Opt Out of charging the
transaction charge based on type of the product.
With reference to SEBI circular no. Cir/IMD/DF/13/2011 dated August 22, 2011 and KMMF
notice dated November 1, 2011; distributors shall now have the option to either opt in or
opt out of charging transaction charge based on type of the product.
10. Employee Unique Identification Number (EUIN): SEBI has made it compulsory for
every employee/ relationship manager/ sales person of the distributor of mutual fund
products to quote the EUIN obtained by him/her from AMFI in the Application Form.
EUIN would assist in addressing any instance of mis-selling even if the
employee/relationship manager/sales person later leaves the employment of the
distributor. Hence, if your investments are routed through a distributor please ensure
that the EUIN is correctly filled up in the Application Form.
However, if your distributor has not given you any advice pertaining to the investment,
the EUIN box may be left blank. In this case you are required to provide the declaration
to this effect as given in the form.
11. FATCA and CRS related details: Details under FATCA & CRS The Central Board of
Direct Taxes has notified Rules 114F to 114H, as part of the Income tax Rules, 1962,
which Rules require Indian financial institutions such as the Bank to seek additional
personal, tax and beneficial owner information and certain certifications and
documentation from all our account holders. In relevant cases, information will have to
be reported to tax authorities / appointed agencies. Towards compliance, we may also
be required to provide information to any institutions such as withholding agents for
the purpose of ensuring appropriate withholding from the account or any proceeds in
relation thereto.
Should there be any change in any information provided by you, please ensure you
advise us promptly, i.e., within 30 days.
Please note that you may receive more than one request for information if you have
multiple relationships with (Insert FI's name) or its group entities. Therefore, it is
important that you respond to our request, even if you believe you have already
supplied any previously requested information.
12. DECLARATION AND SIGNATURES
a) Signatures can be in English or in any other Indian language. Thumb impressions
must be attested by a Magistrate or a Notary Public or a Special Executive
Magistrate under his/her official seal.
b) Applications by minors must be signed on their behalf by their guardians.
c) If you are investing through your constituted attorney, please ensure that the POA
document is signed by you and your Constituted Attorney. The signature in the
Application Form, then, needs to clearly indicate that the signature is on your
behalf by the Constituted Attorney.