https://v2.webnotes.in/tags/whistleblower-mechanisms/Recent content in Whistleblower-Mechanisms on WebNotesHugoen-INTue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/whistleblower-mechanisms-mf/Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://v2.webnotes.in/whistleblower-mechanisms-mf/<p><strong>Whistleblower mechanisms</strong> enable AMC employees, distributors, or others with knowledge of regulatory violations to report concerns to SEBI, trustee companies, or AMFI without retaliation. The framework operates under SEBI&rsquo;s broader investor-protection regime and is operationalised through AMC-specific channels alongside the <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/sebi-whistleblower-policy/">SEBI Whistleblower Policy</a> .</p> <h2 id="framework">Framework</h2> <h3 id="sebi-whistleblower-policy">SEBI Whistleblower Policy</h3> <ul> <li>Established to receive market-conduct, fraud, and regulatory-violation reports.</li> <li>Confidentiality protections.</li> <li>Identity confidentiality if requested.</li> <li>Reward mechanism for material disclosures (introduced 2019).</li> </ul> <h3 id="amc-level-mechanisms">AMC-level mechanisms</h3> <p>Per <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/amfi-code-of-ethics/">AMFI Code of Ethics</a> and <a href="https://v2.webnotes.in/sebi-mutual-fund-regulations-1996/">SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations 1996</a> :</p>