Investor Charter
Investor Charter in respect of Research Analyst (RA)
- Vision and Mission Statements for investors
Invest with knowledge & safety.
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.
- 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.
- Details of services provided to investors (No Indicative Timelines)
- Onboarding of Clients
- Disclosure to Clients
- 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.
- Details of grievance redressal mechanism and how to access it
- In case of any grievance / complaint, an investor should approach the concerned research analyst and shall ensure that the grievance is resolved within 30 days.
- If the investor’s complaint is not redressed satisfactorily, one may lodge a complaint with SEBI on SEBI’s SCORES portal which is a centralized web-based complaints redressal system.
- SEBI takes up the complaints registered via SCORES with the concerned intermediary for timely redressal. SCORES facilitates tracking the status of the complaint.
- 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.
- Expectations from the investors (Responsibilities of investors)
- Do’s
- i.Always deal with SEBI registered Research Analyst.
- ii.Ensure that the Research Analyst has a valid registration certificate.
- iii.Check for SEBI registration number.
- iv. 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
- v.Always pay attention towards disclosures made in the research reports before investing.
- vi.Pay your Research Analyst through banking channels only and maintain duly signed receipts mentioning the details of your payments.
- vii.Before buying securities or applying in public offer, check for the research recommendation provided by your research Analyst.
- viii.Ask all relevant questions and clear your doubts with your Research Analyst before acting on the recommendation.
- ix.Inform SEBI about Research Analyst offering assured or guaranteed returns.
- Don’ts
- i.Do not provide funds for investment to the Research Analyst.
- ii.Don’t fall prey to luring advertisements or market rumours.
- iii.Do not get attracted to limited period discount or other incentive, gifts, etc. offered by Research Analyst.
- iv. Do not share login credentials and password of your trading and demat accounts with the Research Analyst.