Custodian in mutual funds

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The custodian in mutual funds is the SEBI-registered intermediary that holds the securities and assets of a mutual fund scheme in safekeeping. The custodian is a structurally critical part of the mutual fund framework: it ensures that the underlying scheme assets are held separately from the AMC’s corporate assets, providing a safeguard against AMC bankruptcy, misappropriation, or other corporate risks. The custodian is regulated by SEBI under the SEBI (Custodian) Regulations 1996.

Mutual fund custodian (India)

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The mutual fund custodian in India is a separately registered intermediary that holds the securities of every mutual fund scheme on behalf of unit-holders, independently of the asset management company that manages those securities. The role is constituted under the SEBI (Custodian of Securities) Regulations, 1996, and is made mandatory by Regulation 26 of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 , framed under the SEBI Act, 1992 . The custodian is one of the external service providers, alongside the registrar and transfer agent and the scheme auditor, that the trustee of a fund must appoint.

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Custodian in mutual funds

Mutual fund custodian (India)