Investor Charter – Stock Brokers
Investor Charter –Research Analyst
A. Vision and Mission Statements for investors.
Vision:
Invest with knowledge & safety.
Mission:
Every investor should be able to invest in right investment products based on their needs, manage and monitor them to meet their goals, access reports and enjoy financial wellness.
B. Details of business transacted by the Research Analyst with respect to the investors
- To publish research report based on the research activities of the RA.
- To provide an independent unbiased view on securities.
- To offer unbiased recommendation, disclosing the financial interests in recommended securities.
- To provide research recommendation, based on analysis of publicly available information and known observations.
- To conduct audit annually.
- To ensure that all advertisements are in adherence to the provisions of the Advertisement Code for Research Analysts.
- To maintain records of interactions, with all clients including prospective clients (prior to onboarding), where any conversation related to the research services has taken place
C. Details of services provided to investors (No Indicative Timelines)
- Onboarding of Clients.
- Sharing of terms and conditions of research services
- Completing KYC of fee paying clients
- Disclosure to Clients
- To disclose, information that is material for the client to make an informed decision, including details of its business activity, disciplinary history, the terms and conditions of research services, details of associates, risks and conflicts of interest, if any
- To disclose the extent of use of Artificial Intelligence tools in providing research services
- To disclose, while distributing a third party research report, any material conflict of interest of such third party research provider or provide web address that directs a recipient to the relevant disclosures
- To disclose any conflict of interest of the activities of providing research services with other activities of the research analyst.
- To distribute research reports and recommendations to the clients without discrimination.
- To maintain confidentiality w.r.t publication of the research report until made available in the public domain.
- To respect data privacy rights of clients and take measures to protect unauthorized use of their confidential information
- To disclose the timelines for the services provided by the research analyst to clients and ensure adherence to the said timelines
- To provide clear guidance and adequate caution notice to clients when providing recommendations for dealing in complex and high-risk financial products/services
- To treat all clients with honesty and integrity
- To ensure confidentiality of information shared by clients unless such information is required to be provided in furtherance of discharging legal obligations or a client
has provided specific consent to share such information.
D. Details of grievance redressal mechanism and how to access it
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Investor can lodge complaint/grievance against Research Analyst in the following ways:
Mode of filing the complaint with research analyst
In case of any grievance / complaint, an investor may approach the concerned
Research Analyst who shall strive to redress the grievance immediately, but not later than 21 days of the receipt of the grievance.
Mode of filing the complaint on SCORES or with Research Analyst Administration and Supervisory Body (RAASB)
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SCORES 2.0 (a web based centralized grievance redressal system of SEBI for facilitating effective grievance redressal in time-bound manner) (https://scores.sebi.gov.in)
Two level review for complaint/grievance against Research Analyst:
- First review done by designated body (RAASB)
- Second review done by SEBI
- Email to designated email ID of RAASB
- If the Investor is not satisfied with the resolution provided by the Market Participants, then the Investor has the option to file the complaint/ grievance on SMARTODR platform for its resolution through online conciliation or arbitration.
With regard to physical complaints, investors may send their complaints to:
Office of Investor Assistance and Education,
Securities and Exchange Board of India,
SEBI Bhavan. Plot No. C4-A, ‘G’ Block,
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E),
Mumbai - 400 051
E. Rights of investors
- Right to Privacy and Confidentiality
- Right to Transparent Practices
- Right to fair and Equitable Treatment
- Right to Adequate Information
- Right to Initial and Continuing Disclosure
- Right to receive information about all the statutory and regulatory disclosures
- Right to Fair & True Advertisement
- Right to Awareness about Service Parameters and Turnaround Times
- Right to be informed of the timelines for each service
- Right to be Heard and Satisfactory Grievance Redressal
- Right to have timely redressal
- Right to Exit from Financial product or service in accordance with the terms and
conditions agreed with the research analyst
- Right to receive clear guidance and caution notice when dealing in Complex and
High-Risk Financial Products and Services
- Additional Rights to vulnerable consumers
- Right to get access to services in a suitable manner even if differently abled
- Right to provide feedback on the financial products and services used
- Right against coercive, unfair, and one-sided clauses in financial agreements
F. Expectations from the investors (Responsibilities of investors)
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Do’s
- Always deal with SEBI registered Research Analyst.
- Ensure that the Research Analyst has a valid registration certificate.
- Check for SEBI registration number.Please refer to the list of all SEBI registered Research Analysts which is available on SEBI website in the following link:(https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/other/OtherAction.do?doRecognisedFpi=yes&intmId=14)
- Always pay attention towards disclosures made in the research reports before investing.
- Pay your Research Analyst through banking channels only and maintain duly signed receipts mentioning the details of your payments. You may make payment of fees through Centralized Fee Collection Mechanism (CeFCoM) of RAASB if research analyst has opted for the mechanism. (Applicable for fee paying clients only)
- Before buying/selling securities or applying in public offer, check for the research recommendation provided by your research Analyst.
- Ask all relevant questions and clear your doubts with your Research Analyst before acting on the recommendation.
- Seek clarifications and guidance on research recommendations from your Research Analyst, especially if it involves complex and high risk financial products and services.
- Always be aware that you have the right to stop availing the service of a Research Analyst as per the terms of service agreed between you and your Research Analyst.
- Always be aware that you have the right to provide feedback to your Research Analyst in respect of the services received.
- Always be aware that you will not be bound by any clause, prescribed by the research analyst, which is contravening any regulatory provisions.
- Inform SEBI about Research Analyst offering assured or guaranteed returns.
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Don’ts
- Do not provide funds for investment to the Research Analyst.
- Don’t fall prey to luring advertisements or market rumours.
- Do not get attracted to limited period discount or other incentive, gifts, etc. offered by Research Analyst.
- Do not share login credentials and password of your trading and demat accounts with the Research Analyst.
INVESTOR CHARTER - KYC {KNOW YOUR CLIENT REGISTRATION AGENCIES(KRAs)
1. Vision:
To be investor service oriented, market wide repository, facilitating timely
processing, storage and incidental services of KYC records in the securities
market, maintaining the highest standards of data security and record quality.
2. Mission
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To enable centralized management and safekeeping of KYC data and reducing
the burden of repeat KYC while ensuring uniform KYC compliance across the
securities market.
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To enable seamless and efficient client on-boarding, ensuring real-time updation
of unique client's KYC record and automated dissemination of updates to all linked
SEBI Registered Intermediaries
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To foster a secure, efficient, and compliance-driven ecosystem, setting global
benchmark for data integrity and operational excellence.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY KRAs TO INVESTORS
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KYC Registration and Modification: KRA facilitates registration and modification
of KYC records of investors in securities market through SEBI Registered
Intermediaries, ensuring verification and validation of the investor's identity.
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KYC Status Tracking: KRA provides ease of access to investors/ SEBI
Registered Intermediaries to track status of KYC registration and modification,
online.
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Solicited/ Unsolicited Feeds: KRA empowers investor to update their KYC
information with any of the SEBI Registered Intermediary for utilisation of their
KYC details across the securities market at the behest of the investor. For this
purpose, KRAs promptly disseminates updated KYC information of an investor to
the relevant linked SEBI Registered Intermediary for further processing.
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Alert Mechanism KRA sends alerts (SMS/Email/physical) at concurrent interval
to the investors at the time of processing registration, modification of download of
KYC records.
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Verification of KYC attributes KRA verifies KYC attributes of investors' KYC
records with official databases for PAN (except for PAN exempt records),
Aadhaar, Name, Address. Additionally Email Id and Mobile Number are also been
verified. Depending on the status of verification/validation of KYCs attributes, KRA
assigns status to KYC as either:
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KYC Validated: The validated records are allowed portability i.e. the
client need not undergo the KYC process again when he approaches
different intermediary in securities market and the intermediary shall
fetch the validated records from the KRA database.
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KYC Registered: Investor is required to perform KYC each time,
investor approach a new SEBI Registered Intermediary.
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KYC On-Hold/Rejected: This may be owing to deficiency in the KYC
documents such as PAN validation failure, Mobile number and Email Id
not verified, etc. Such clients shall be allowed to transact further in the
securities market subject to verification of attributes.
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Data Protection and Privacy: KRA implements safeguards to maintain KYC data
privacy, security, and confidentiality.
INVESTORS have RIGHT to:
- Assurance of privacy and protection for KYC data, with limited access to authorized Registered Intermediaries only.
- Verify and ensure that KYC information is accurate and updated.
- Access to prompt grievance redressal mechanism for complaints or issues arising from KYC process in securities market.
- Avail guidance from KRA on KYC related processes for securities market.
- Access to privacy policy, use of information policy, website policy of KRA for awareness of the investors.
- View their KYC status online and carry out necessary updates through SEBI Registered Intermediary.
- Avail facility of delinking the KYC record through an intermediary on reporting closure of account based relationship by such intermediary.
DOs AND DON'Ts FOR INVESTORS: Investors are encouraged to take the following actions to ensure seamless KYC compliance
DO's for Investors:
- Submit valid, accurate, and complete documentation during KYC registration or modification process.
- Notify SEBI Registered Intermediary of any changes in KYC details (such as address, contact details, etc.) to maintain the accuracy of the KYC information and perform re-KYC, as and when required.
- In case investor receives alert from KRAs, about registration, modification or KYC record download, which is not associated with any of the investor-induced transaction(s), investors should promptly communicate to KRA on the designated email ID.
- Know about the Investor Grievance Redressal Mechanism and ensure that grievances are taken up with the concerned entities within the time limits prescribed..
DONT's for Investors:
- Do not deal with unauthorized person(s) for any investor service request such as updation of KYC details (address, email ID, mobile number etc).
- Do not share One Time Password (OTP), specimen signature, KYC documents etc. with unknown person(s)
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL - MODES AND ESCALATION MECHANISM
I] DIRECT COMPLAINT TO KRA:
- Investor can dial on helpline numbers of KRA for any query or concern.
- Investor shall check the website of KRAs for the dedicated grievance e-mail ID and other relevant details of the grievance redressal division / compliance officer for registering grievance(s).
- The investor may initially lodge their grievance directly with the KYC Registration Agency (KRA) on dedicated e-mail ID or through physical letter with the details of issue being faced.
- Upon receipt of the grievance, KRA after due verification shall send intimation of redressal of complaint via e-mail / physical letter as applicable, within 21 days from the date of receipt of such grievance.
II] ESCALATION VIA SCORES PORTAL:
- In case the grievance remains unresolved or the investor is not satisfied with the redressal, then they may escalate the issue to SEBI electronically through SEBI Complaints Redress System - SCORES (a web based centralized grievance redressal system of SEBI at (https://scores.gov.in/)
III] DISPUTE RESOLUTION VIA ODR PORTAL:
- In case the grievance continues to be unresolved even after utilizing the SCORES escalation process, the investor may initiate dispute resolution through the SMART Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Portal to seek the resolution at (https://smartodr.in/login)
(2) Depositories provide special services like pledge, hypothecation, internet based services etc. in addition to their core services and these include
5. Details of Grievance Redressal Mechanism
(1) The Process of investor grievance redressal
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Illustration of New Grievance Redressal System: The flow-chart of New Grievance Redressal System.
6. Guidance pertaining to special circumstances related to market activities: Termination of the Depository Participant
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Dos and Don’ts for Investors
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Rights of investors
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Responsibilities of Investors
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Code of Conduct for Depositories
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Code of Conduct for Participants