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Practical scenario · Ch II

Additional KMP — FME set up by a sovereign wealth fund

Scenario 19 of 28 · Reg 7

The facts

An FME is wholly owned by a sovereign wealth fund. The sovereign wealth fund is the sole contributor to every scheme the FME launches. AUM, excluding fund of funds schemes, is USD 1.4 billion at the year end.

The question

Is an additional fund management KMP required?

Choose an answer to see the verdict and the approach.

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Prashant Kumar is a seasoned Company Secretary and corporate governance strategist with more than 13 years of experience advising large corporates, promoter-led groups and global businesses on compliance, regulatory risk and board governance. In GIFT IFSC, the IFSCA regime is his day job rather than a research topic.