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Continuing interest — paying it through a fee waiver

Scenario 2 of 15 · Reg 10

The facts

A Category III AIF launches a scheme with a corpus of ₹300 crore. The Manager proposes to meet its continuing interest by waiving ₹10 crore of management fees over the life of the scheme.

The question

Does this meet the continuing interest requirement?

Choose an answer to see the verdict and the approach.

Scenarios are for learning. They apply the SEBI (AIF) Regulations, 2012 provision named to simplified facts. Real situations need a review of the full provision, SEBI's circulars and your own facts.

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

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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.