Regulation 8 - Deposit - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Investment Advisers) Regulations 2013

2 [ Deposit . 8. (1) An investment adviser shall maintain a deposit of such sum, as specified by the Board from time to time. (2) The deposit shall be maintained with a scheduled bank marked as lien in favor of a body or body corporate recognized by the Board for the purpose of administration and supervision of investment advisers in accordance with regulation 14 of these regulations: Provided that such deposit shall be available for utilization in case the investment adviser fails to pay dues emanating out of arbitration and conciliation proceedings, if any, under the Online Dispute Resolution Mechanism or such other mechanism as may be specified by the Board. ] ************* NOTES:- 1. Substituted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/22 dated 03-07-2020 before it was read as, Capital adequacy. 8. (1) Investment advisers which are body corporate shall have a net worth of not less than twenty five lakh rupees. Explanation. For the purposes of this regulation, networth means the aggregate value of paid up share capital plus free reserves (excluding reserves created out of revaluation) reduced by the aggregate value of accumulated losses, deferred expenditure not written off, including miscellaneous expenses not written off, and capital adequacy requirement for other services offered by the advisers in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations. (2) Investment advisers who are individuals or partnership firms shall have net tangible assets of value not less than rupees one lakh: Provided that existing investment advisers shall comply with the capital adequacy requirement within one year from the date of commencement of these regulations. 2. Substituted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/219 dated 16-12-2024 before it was read as, 1 [Networth. 8(1) Investment advisers who are non-individuals shall have a net worth of not less than fifty lakh rupees. Explanation. - For the purposes of this regulation, networth means the aggregate value of paid up share capital plus free reserves (excluding reserves created out of revaluation) reduced by the aggregate value of accumulated losses, deferred expenditure not written off, including miscellaneous expenses not written off, and networth requirement for other services offered by the advisers in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations. (2) Investment advisers who are individuals shall have net tangible assets of value not less than five lakh rupees: Provided that existing investment advisers shall comply with the networth requirement within three years from the date of commencement of the SEBI (Investment Advisers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020. ]