Archive · 21 Nov 2025
SEBI to Revamp Mutual Fund and Brokerage Rules on December 17
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is planning to update old rules for mutual funds and stock brokers.
They want to make it clearer how much investors pay in fees and what those fees are for.
They also want to define 'algorithmic trading' to make rules easier to follow.
These changes will be discussed at a meeting on December 17.
SEBI to overhaul Mutual Funds Regulations, 1996, and Stock Broker Regulations, 1992
Proposed changes include clarifying Total Expense Ratio (TER) and revising brokerage charges
SEBI may remove additional 5 bps expense and exclude statutory levies from TER limits
Brokerage fee unbundling under consideration to enhance investor clarity
SEBI to define 'algorithmic trading' for streamlined compliance
- Who
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- What
- Overhauling Mutual Funds Regulations, 1996, and Stock Broker Regulations, 1992
- When
- December 17, 2025
- Where
- SEBI meeting
- Why
- To remove old and redundant regulations, facilitate ease of doing business, and enhance investor clarity
Investors and Regulators
Broking and Mutual Fund Industries
Brokerage Fee Unbundling
Investors and Regulators
Enhances investor clarity and accountability
Broking and Mutual Fund Industries
Could sharply reduce research budgets
- Proposed Changes
- Clarifying TER, revising brokerage charges, defining algo trading
- Meeting Date
- December 17, 2025
- Regulations Being Updated
- Mutual Funds Regulations, 1996, and Stock Broker Regulations, 1992
