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MUTUAL FUND

Board of Directors

Mr. Parag Basu

Independent Director


Age: 60 years

Qualification: CA, CMA, L.L.B and Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.)

Mr. Parag Basu has experience of more than three decades of handling different portfolios with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). During his tenure he worked as Chief General Manager (CGM), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Secretary to the Board of SEBI, Head of the Department MIRSD and Head of Human Resources Department.

As CGM in SEBI’s Investment Management Department, Mr. Basu supervised Mutual Funds and Asset Management Companies Division. Mr. Basu had undertaken key initiatives such as introduction of direct plans, mandating issuance of consolidated account statements, rationalization of expense ratios, riskometer and standardised labels, single window transaction platform, etc.

As Head of SEBI’s Market Intermediaries Regulation and Supervision Department (MIRSD), Mr. Basu supervised registration, compliance, and inspections of key market entities and steered various policy initiatives such as introduction of margin obligations by way of pledge/ re-pledge in the Depository System, segregation of collateral at client level and developing SOPs for risk-based supervision of intermediaries.

As a Division Chief in the Corporation Finance Department (CFD), Mr. Basu handled compliance monitoring portfolio in relation to offer documents of public/right issues, compliance with listing requirements. He was also involved in various policy formulations viz., introduction of Application Supported by Blocked Amount and Minimum Public Shareholding norms, replacement of Disclosure and Investor Protection Guidelines with Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations.

Mr. Basu also supervised the entire treasury, accounts and establishment functions of the organization as CFO.

Mr. Basu served as Head of the Department of the Human Resources Department (HRD), spearheaded organizational restructuring and supervised a wide range of activities for effectively managing SEBI’s workforce such as recruitment, staffing, training, employee benefits and disciplinary conduct.