A. Vision and Mission Statements for investors
Vision
Invest with knowledge & safety.
Mission
Every investor should be able to invest in right investment products
based on their needs, manage and monitor them to meet their goals,
access reports and enjoy financial wellness.
B. Details of business transacted by the Investment Adviser with
respect to the investors
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To enter into an agreement with the client providing all details
including fee details, aspects of Conflict of interest disclosure
and maintaining confidentiality of information.
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To do a proper and unbiased risk – profiling and suitability
assessment of the client. To conduct audit annually.
- To disclose the status of complaints on its website.
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To disclose the name, proprietor name, type of registration,
registration number, validity, complete address with telephone
numbers and associated SEBI Office details (i.e. Head office/
regional/ local Office) on its website.
- To employ only qualified and certified employees.
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To deal with clients only from official number To maintain records
of interactions, with all clients including prospective clients
(prior to onboarding), where any conversation related to advice
has taken place.
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To ensure that all advertisements are in adherence to the
provisions of the Advertisement Code for Investment Advisers.
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Not to discriminate in terms of services provided, among clients
opting for same/similar products/services offered by investment
adviser.
C. Details of services provided to investors
- Onboarding of Clients
- Sharing of agreement copy
- Completing KYC of clients
- Disclosure to Clients
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To provide full disclosure about its business, affiliations,
compensation in the agreement.
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To not access client's accounts or holdings for offering advice.
- To disclose the risk profile to the client.
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To disclose any conflict of interest of the investment advisory
activities with any other activities of the investment adviser.
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To disclose the extent of use of Artificial Intelligence tools in
providing investment advisory services.
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To provide investment advice to the client based on the
risk-profiling of the clients and suitability of the client.
- To treat all advisory clients with honesty and integrity.
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To make adequate disclosure to the investor of all material facts
such as risks, obligations, costs, etc. relating to the products
or securities advised by the adviser.
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To provide clear guidance and adequate caution notice to clients
when providing investment advice for dealing in complex and
high-risk financial products/services.
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To ensure confidentiality of information shared by clients unless
such information is required to be provided in furtherance of
discharging legal obligations or a client has provided specific
consent to share such information.
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To disclose the timelines for the various services provided by the
investment adviser to clients and ensure adherence to the said
timelines.
D. Details of grievance redressal mechanism and how to access it
Investor can lodge complaint/grievance against Investment Adviser in
the following ways:
Mode of filing the complaint with investment adviser
In case of any grievance / complaint, an investor may approach the
concerned Investment Adviser who shall strive to redress the
grievance immediately, but not later than 21 days of the receipt of
the grievance.
Mode of filing the complaint on SCORES or with IAASB
i. SCORES 2.0 (a web based centralized grievance redressal system of
SEBI for facilitating effective grievance redressal in time-bound
manner) (https://scores.sebi.gov.in)
Two level review for complaint/grievance against investment adviser:
- First review done by designated body (IAASB)
- Second review done by SEBI
Physical complaints may be sent to:
Office of Investor Assistance and Education,
Securities and Exchange Board of India,
SEBI Bhavan, Plot No. C4-A, 'G' Block,
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E),
Mumbai - 400 051
E. Rights of investors
- Right to Privacy and Confidentiality
- Right to Transparent Practices
- Right to fair and Equitable Treatment
- Right to Adequate Information
- Right to Initial and Continuing Disclosure
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Right to receive information about all the statutory and
regulatory disclosures.
- Right to Fair & True Advertisement
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Right to Awareness about Service Parameters and Turnaround Times
- Right to be informed of the timelines for each service
- Right to be Heard and Satisfactory Grievance Redressal
- Right to have timely redressal
- Right to Suitability of the Financial Products
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Right to Exit from Financial product or service in accordance with
the terms of agreement with the investment adviser
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Right to receive clear guidance and caution notice when dealing in
Complex and High-Risk Financial Products and Services
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Right to get access to services in a suitable manner even if
differently abled
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Right to provide feedback on the financial products and services
used
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Right against coercive, unfair, and one-sided clauses in financial
agreements
F. Expectations from the investors (Responsibilities of investors)
DO's
- Always deal with SEBI registered Investment Advisers.
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Ensure that the Investment Adviser has a valid registration
certificate.
- Check for SEBI registration number.
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Please refer to the list of all SEBI registered Investment
Advisers which is available on SEBI website.
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Pay only advisory fees to your Investment Adviser through banking
channels only and maintain duly signed receipts mentioning the
details of your payments.
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Always ask for your risk profiling before accepting investment
advice.
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Insist that Investment Adviser provides advisory strictly on the
basis of your risk profiling and take into account available
investment alternatives.
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Ask all relevant questions and clear your doubts with your
Investment Adviser before acting on advice.
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Assess the risk–return profile of the investment as well as the
liquidity and safety aspects before making investments.
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Insist on getting the terms and conditions in writing duly signed
and stamped.
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Read these terms and conditions carefully particularly regarding
advisory fees, advisory plans, category of recommendations etc.
before dealing with any Investment Adviser.
- Be vigilant in your transactions.
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Approach the appropriate authorities for redressal of your doubts
/ grievances.
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Inform SEBI about Investment Advisers offering assured or
guaranteed returns.
DON'Ts
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Don't fall for stock tips offered under the pretext of investment
advice.
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Do not provide funds for investment to the Investment Adviser.
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Don't fall for the promise of indicative or exorbitant or assured
returns by the Investment Advisers.
- Don't let greed overcome rational investment decisions.
- Don't fall prey to luring advertisements or market rumors.
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Avoid doing transactions only on the basis of phone calls or
messages from any Investment adviser or its representatives.
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Don't take decisions just because of repeated messages and calls
by Investment Advisers.
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Do not fall prey to limited period discount or other incentive,
gifts, etc. offered by Investment advisers.
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Don't rush into making investments that do not match your risk
taking appetite and investment goals.
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Do not share login credential and password of your trading, demat
or bank accounts with the Investment Adviser.