If your mutual fund KYC is not based on an officially valid document as specified by CAMS and KFintech, you will have to re-do your KYC by March 31, 2024. Failure to do this will mean you will not be allowed to do any MF transactions from April 1, 2024.
A buoyant equity market, coupled with an improved performance of mutual funds (MFs) on the returns chart, has heightened retail investors appetite for equities.
In the past few months, equity MF schemes have seen a surge in fresh investments through both lump sum (one-time investments) and systematic investment plan (SIP) routes.
During the August-September 2023 period, equity MF schemes recorded net lump sum investments of Rs 35,270 crore, compared to just Rs 5,550 crore in the previous three months, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi).
Failure to update nomination on time will result in your MF folios getting frozen for all debit transactions. That is, you will not be able to redeem / make withdrawals from any of these investments. You can, however, continue investing in your existing folios.
Though there is a clear tilt towards open-ended funds, some wealth managers prefer to play it safe with target maturity funds (TMFs). Broadly, it makes sense to invest in a scheme the duration of which matches your investment time-frame.