The Securities and Exchange Board of India on 28th March 2022 has issued circular on calculation of investment concentration norm for Category III AIFs. Various funds like hedge funds are registered in this category and those funds employ diverse or complex trading strategies.
Regulation 15(1)(d) of SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 (“AIF Regulations ”), has been amended to provide flexibility to Category III AIFs, including large value funds for accredited investors of Category III AIFs, to calculate investment concentration norm based either on investable funds or net asset value (“NAV”) of the scheme while investing in listed equity of an investee company, subject to the conditions specified by the Board from time to time.
As per the circular, Existing Category III AIFs may opt for calculating investment concentration norm based on investable funds with the approval of their trustees or board of directors or designated partners, as the case may be, and inform the same to their investors within 30 days from the date of the issuance of this circular.
All Category III AIFs shall disclose the basis for calculation of investment concentration norm in the placement memorandum of their schemes. The basis for calculating investment concentration norm shall not be changed during the term of the scheme.
