A mutual fund transaction involves a trail of activities that include digital and manual as well. Several transactions such as buying, selling and switching the shares are carried out by investors regularly and these transactions must be properly recorded & updated by the mutual fund companies to grease the wheels for future activities.
Sometimes circumstances to change investors’ address name or bank details also germinates and many investors need to dematerialise or rematerialise the share & securities, they also need to payout dividend etc.
So, in a scenario when they are busy executing their core responsibilities, who accomplish these tasks on their behalf?
Registrar and Transfer Agent Services of SAG Infotech takes on this responsibility. SAG RTA maintains & records the transactions carried out by the mutual fund investors on behalf of mutual fund companies and also facilitates investors doing their mutual fund related job.
It caters investors with services such as Transmission, Transposition, Name Removal, Investors’ Name & Address Change, Alteration in Client Signature, etc.
Apart from these basic RTA services, SAG RTA Registrar and Share Transfer Agent helps investors in settlement of all the IEPF claim, dematerialization of securities through CDSL/NSDL depositories, paying out dividends through ECS transfer, and so on also.
First, let us understand the meaning of Registrar and Transfer Agent Services and their role to dive into the benefits offered by them to mutual fund companies and mutual fund investors.
Registrar and Transfer Agent
What is the meaning of Registrar & Share Transfer Agent?
Registrar and Transfer Agents refers to the trusts or third-party organisations which are appointed by mutual fund companies, financial institutions & publicly-traded companies to register and upkeep the detailed records of the transactions executed by their investors for their convenience.
Such companies often have many investors who possess a part of the organisation and so their records need to recorded & preserved well and so they hire a third-party professional service by Registrar & Transfer Agents to carry out these tasks on behalf of these companies. However, some companies do not prefer such third party services and act as their own Registrar and Transfer Agent.
What is the importance of Registrar & Transfer Agent for Mutual Funds Companies and Investors?
R&T agent is a single-window solution for Mutual Funds Companies as they execute all the investors’ and their transaction-related work like record keeping, updating the personal information of investors, etc on behalf of these companies and spare them with a lot of time to focus on their core job.
Since an R&T Agent is a specialised professional and works through its widely extended branches across the nation, it very-well meets the multiple needs of mutual fund companies as well as investors.
RTA notifies the investors about new offers and schemes also and so act as marketing personnel for mutual fund companies while assisting investors to make a beneficial deal. R&T provides an end-to-end solution (E2ES) to all the three stakeholders of Mutual Fund Companies - Distributors, Investors and the Asset Management Companies (AMC).
Registrar & Transfer Agent is an all-inclusive solution for mutual fund investors as well and fully knock off the need for investors to visit the mutual fund offices. RTAs provide forms of fund houses to the investors, they also notify the investors about the dates of dividend distribution, new offers and maturity dates in case of fixed maturity plans (FMPs).
Besides, RTAs also complete the transactions of investors and procure their account statements.
Adding stars to the benefits, RTAs directly do not charge a fee from investors, mutual fund companies pay RTA which these companies recover from investors.
Notably, SAG RTA Registrar & Transfer Agent Services must be availed from Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) accredited RTA service provider like SAG Infotech that promises accuracy and adherence to prevailing laws.
Leading RTA Agent in the Mutual Fund world of India are as follows:-
- SAG RTA by SAG Infotech Private Limited
- Franklin Templeton International Services Private Limited
- Computer Age Management Services (CAMS) Limited.
- Karvy Computershare Limited
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