SEBI Revises Cut-Off Timings for Overnight and Liquid Fund Redemptions Starting June 1, 2025

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has rolled out revised cut-off timings for redeeming investments in overnight and liquid mutual fund schemes, effective June 1, 2025. This move is designed to align fund operations with regulatory safeguards and ensure smoother settlement processes for client funds.

What’s Changing?

Until now, a uniform cut-off time has applied across both online and offline redemption modes. That’s about to change. SEBI’s new guidelines introduce separate redemption cut-off timings for online and offline modes:

Offline (Physical Redemption Requests)

• Submitted by 3:00 PM – You'll receive the previous day's NAV applicable for the next business day.
• Submitted after 3:00 PM – You'll get the next business day’s NAV.

Online (Only for Overnight Fund Redemptions)

• Submitted by 7:00 PM – You’ll receive the same-day NAV.
• Submitted after 7:00 PM – The next business day’s NAV will apply.

Note: Business days exclude holidays and days when money markets are closed.

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Why the Change?

This update ties into SEBI’s broader upstreaming framework implemented in December 2023. Under this framework, all brokers and clearing members must transfer client funds to clearing corporations by the end of the day.

These transfers may take the form of:

• Cash
• Fixed deposit liens
• Pledged units of Overnight Mutual Fund Schemes

To ensure pledged units can be effectively used in settlements, SEBI needed to synchronise redemption cut-off times with the fund transfer schedule.

This move was recommended by a working group that included the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) and was finalised after public consultation.

What Does This Mean for Investors?

If you invest in overnight or liquid mutual funds, the timing of your redemption requests now plays a more important role:

• Online investors benefit from an extended window with a 7:00 PM cut-off, offering added flexibility.
• Offline investors must submit requests by 3:00 PM to avoid delays in the NAV application.

Miss the cut-off, and the applicable NAV shifts, potentially affecting your returns.

Conclusion

SEBI’s updated redemption rules are meant to tighten fund handling processes while offering greater transparency and protection for investors. Keep a close eye on timing, because when you redeem now matters more than ever.

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