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Minimum investment — an employee of the Manager

Scenario 1 of 15 · Reg 10

The facts

Priya works as an analyst with the Manager of a Category II AIF. She wants to invest ₹30 lakh in the fund. She is not an accredited investor.

The question

Can the AIF accept her ₹30 lakh?

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Prashant Kumar

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CS Prashant Kumar

Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Global Horizons Capital Advisors (IFSC) Private Limited — an IFSCA-licensed investment banker

13+ years of experienceFCS Fellow member, ICSIAuthor Audit Under Fire

Published in The Chartered Accountant (Jun 2025, Jan 2025, Mar 2024) and Chartered Secretary (Aug 2023)

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.