SEBI Relaxes "Skin in the Game" Rules for Mutual Fund Employees with Revised CTC Slabs Effective April 2025

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....SEBI has amended the "skin in the game" requirements for mutual fund Designated Employees, effective April 1, 2025. The modifications relax investment obligations based on revised CTC slabs and employee categories. Key changes include: reduced mandatory investment percentages, options to include or exclude ESOPs in calculations, reduced lock-in periods for employees who resign or retire early, exemption from certain insider trading restrictions for mandatory investments, and modified disclosure requirements. For liquid fund managers, up to 75% of required investments may be placed in higher-risk schemes. The amendments aim to facilitate ease of doing business while maintaining alignment between AMC employees' interests and unitholders' interests.....