D D M M Y Y Y Y D D M M Y Y Y Y D D M M Y Y Y Y: IFD Code: Independent Financial Distributor (Ifd) Registration Form
D D M M Y Y Y Y D D M M Y Y Y Y D D M M Y Y Y Y: IFD Code: Independent Financial Distributor (Ifd) Registration Form
D D M M Y Y Y Y D D M M Y Y Y Y D D M M Y Y Y Y: IFD Code: Independent Financial Distributor (Ifd) Registration Form
Contact Details
Area City
Area City
Bank Details
Bank Name
Branch City
Address
Documents to be submitted Cheque amounting Rs.10 favoring “SMC Global Securities Ltd.” issued from aforesaid Bank Account (Non-refundable)
Bank Statement (Last 2 Month) Copy of Bank Passbook Internet Bank Account Statement (Last 2 Months with Bank Stamp)
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Registration Details
GST Registered Yes No (If yes, please mention GST No.& attach proof)
Proof of Residence Passport Voter’s ID Driving Licence Aadhaar Card Latest Electricity Bill
In Case of Non Individual (In addition to the aforesaid, the following documents must be submitted)
For Company: 1. Certified true copy of Memorandum of Association and Article of Association 2. Certificate of Incorporation 3. Board Resolution
4. List of Authorised Signatories along with DIN No., Specimen Signatures & Photographs on Company’s letter head 5. Copy of latest Share
Holding pattern on Company’s letter head 6. Self-attested copies of PAN & Address Proof of Authorised Signatories.
For Partnership Firm: Certified true copy of Partnership Deed and Authority Letter.
For Proprietorship Firm: Any document for authentication of Proprietorship Firm e.g. GST Certificate, MSME Certificate, Shop Licence or Banker’s
certificate on letter head.
For Trust: Certified true copy of Trust Deed and Trust Resolution. For HUF: Declaration of Karta.
Nomination
I do hereby nominate the following person to whom all amount payable in respect of the commission due for business done by me with SMC,
shall vest in the event of my death.
Details of Nominee
SMS Alert
Kindly register me/us for receiving alerts from SMC Global Securities Ltd. on my mobile no.
DECLARATION
I/We hereby give my/our consent to work as an Independent Financial Distributor with SMC Global Securities Ltd. for Distribution of Financial
Products, as per terms and conditions accepted by me/us. I/We declare that the particulars furnished by me/us are true and correct and that
no material information has been concealed by me/us. I/We undertake to inform in writing of any change in the particulars furnished above.
In case, any of the above information is found to be false or untrue, I/We shall be held liable for it. I/We further confirm that I/We am/are not
disqualified under any Rule/Regulations issued by any Regulatory authority to act as a Distributor for Financial Products.
(For Sole Prop. / Partnership / Corporate and HUF, Signature of Authorised Signatory is required along with appropriate rubber stamp)
Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Signature
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CODE OF CONDUCT FOR INTERMEDIARIES OF MUTUAL FUNDS
1. Consider investor's interest as paramount and take necessary steps to ensure that the investor's interest is protected in all
circumstances.
2. Adhere to SEBI Mutual Fund Regulations and guidelines issued from time to time related to distributors, selling, distribution and
advertising practices. Be fully conversant with the key provisions of the Scheme Information Document (SID), Statement of
Additional Information (SAI) and Key Information Memorandum (KIM) as well as the operational requirements of various schemes.
3. Comply with SEBI guidelines / requirements issued from time to time in preparation of sales, promotional or any other literature
about any schemes. Performance disclosures should also comply with the requirements specified by SEBI. Provide full and latest
information of schemes to investors in the form of SAI, SID, addenda, performance reports, fact sheets, portfolio disclosures and
brochures; and recommend schemes appropriate for the investor's risk profile and needs.
4. Highlight risk factors of each scheme, desist from misrepresentation and exaggeration and urge investors to go through
SAI/SID/KIM before deciding to make investments.
5. Disclose to the investors all material information including all the commissions (in the form of trail or any other mode) received for
the different competing schemes of various Mutual Funds from amongst which the scheme is being recommended to the
investors.
6. Abstain from indicating or assuring returns in any type of scheme, unless the SID is explicit in this regard.
7. Maintain necessary infrastructure to support the AMCs in maintaining high service standards to investors, and ensure that critical
operations such as forwarding forms and cheques to AMCs/registrars and despatch of statement of account and redemption
cheques to investors are done within the time frame prescribed in the SID/SAI and SEBI Mutual Fund Regulations.
8. Do not collude with investors in faulty business practices such as bouncing of cheques, wrong claiming of dividend/redemption
cheques, splitting of applications in the schemes to circumvent regulations for any benefit, etc.
10. Abstain from making negative statements about any AMC or scheme and ensure that comparisons, if any, are made with similar
and comparable products along with complete facts.
11. Intermediaries shall keep themselves abreast with the developments relating to the Mutual Fund Industry as also changes in the
scheme information and information on mutual fund / AMC like changes in fundamental attributes, changes in controlling
interest, loads, liquidity provisions, and other material aspects and deal with the investors appropriately having regard to the up to
date information.
13. Intermediaries shall keep investor's interest and suitability to their financial needs as paramount and that extra commission or
incentive should never form the basis for recommending a scheme to the investor.
14. Intermediaries shall not rebate commission back to investors and abstain from attracting investors through temptation of
rebate/gifts etc.
15. To protect the investors from potential fraudulent activities, intermediary should take reasonable steps to ensure that the investor's
address and contact details filled in the mutual fund application form are investor's own details, and not of any third party. Where
the required information is not available in the application form, intermediary should make reasonable efforts to obtain accurate
and updated information from the investor. Intermediaries should abstain from filling wrong / incorrect information or information
of their own or of their employees, officials or agents as the investor's address and contact details in the application form, even if
requested by the investor to do so. Intermediary should abstain from tampering in any way with the application form submitted by
the investor, including inserting, deleting or modifying any information in the application form provided by the investor.
16. Intermediaries including the sales personnel of intermediaries engaged in sales / marketing shall obtain NISM certification and
register themselves with AMFI and obtain a Employee Unique Identification Number (EUIN) from AMFI apart from AMFI Registration
Number (ARN). The Intermediaries shall ensure that the employees quote the EUIN in the Application Form for investments. The
NISM certification and AMFI registration shall be renewed on timely basis. Employees in other functional areas should also be
encouraged to obtain the same certification.
17. Intermediaries shall comply with the Know Your Distributor (KYD) norms issued by AMFI.
18. Co-operate with and provide support to AMCs, AMFI, competent regulatory authorities, Due Diligence Agencies (as applicable)
in relation to the activities of the intermediary or any regulatory requirement and matters connected thereto.
Signature
(For Sole Prop. / Partnership / Corporate and HUF, Signature of Authorised Signatory is required along with appropriate rubber stamp)
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19. Provide all documents of its investors in terms of the Anti-Money Laundering / Combating Financing of Terrorism requirements,
including KYC documents / Power of Attorney / investor's agreement(s), etc. with Intermediaries as may be required by AMCs
from time to time.
20. Be diligent in attesting / certifying investor documents and performing In Person Verification (IPV) of investor's for the KYC process
in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by AMFI / KYC Registration Agency (KRA) from time to time.
21. Adhere to AMFI guidelines and Code of Conduct issued from time to time related to distributors, selling, distribution and
advertising practices.
22. Intimate the AMC and AMFI any changes in the intermediary's status, constitution, address, contact details or any other
information provided at the time of obtaining AMFI Registration.
23. Observe high standards of ethics, integrity and fairness in all its dealings with all parties - investors, Mutual Funds / AMCs, Registrars
and Transfer Agents and other intermediaries. Render at all times high standards of service, exercise due diligence, and ensure
proper care.
24. Intermediaries satisfying the criteria specified by SEBI for due diligence exercise shall maintain the requisite documentation in
respect of the "Advisory" or “Execution Only" services provided by them to the investors.
25. Intermediaries shall refund to AMCs, either by set off against future commissions or payment, all incentives of any nature, including
commissions received, that are subject to claw-back as per SEBI regulations or the terms and conditions issued by respective
AMC.
26. In respect of purchases (including switch-in's) into any fund w.e.f. January 1, 2013, in the event of any switches from Regular Plan
(Broker Plan) to Direct Plan, all upfront commissions paid to distributors shall be liable to complete and / or proportionate claw-
back.
27. Do not indulge in fraudulent or unfair trade practices of any kind while selling units of Schemes of any mutual fund. Selling of units
of schemes of any mutual fund by any intermediary directly or indirectly by making false or misleading statement, concealing or
omitting material facts of the scheme, concealing the associated risk factors of the schemes or not taking reasonable care to
ensure suitability of the scheme to the investor will be construed as fraudulent / unfair trade practice.
Note: SID should be read in conjunction with SAI, and not in isolation.
1. The IFD shall not represent SMC and/or the organization selling the Financial Products in any manner whatsoever against the
interest of SMC or such organization and shall not either directly or indirectly indulge in any acts/activities, which maybe
prejudicial to the interest of SMC or its group Companies or such organization.
2. The IFD shall not accept CASH from any Client for any financial product under any circumstances.
3. The IFD shall not accept CHEQUE in his/her/its name, whether directly or indirectly from any Client for any financial product under
any circumstances.
4. Brokerage / Commission at the applicable rates, as may be intimated by SMC from time to time to the IFD, will be released
subject to monthly net Brokerage / Commission amount being equal to or more than Rs.300/-,separately for each Financial
Product. The Brokerage / Commission of less than Rs. 300/- separately for each Financial Product will be accumulated and
payable in subsequent amount as and when it crosses Rs.300/-. Such minimum monthly brokerage amount for each Financial
Product will be subject to revision at the sole discretion of SMC, without any prior intimation to the IFD.
5. The IFD will be eligible for brokerage / commission on the business procured at the rates, prevailing on that day and, as may be
decided by SMC from time to time. Such rates will be subject to revision at the sole discretion of SMC, without any prior intimation
to the IFD.
6. The IFD shall not be paid any Brokerage / Commission by SMC in case of deposit(s), if application(s) is/are returned by the
company for any reason whatsoever. In case, any deposit is withdrawn before the expiry of maturity period, the Brokerage /
Commission payable or paid on such deposit(s) shall be recovered from the IFD by way of cheque or Demand Draft or by
deducting from the forthcoming sub brokerage due on business mobilized by the IFD, whether past or present, across all Financial
Products.
Signature
(For Sole Prop. / Partnership / Corporate and HUF, Signature of Authorised Signatory is required along with appropriate rubber stamp)
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7. The IFD working for SMC’s IPO Business shall be responsible for sufficient balance in accounts against applications of Clients
sourced by him/her/it. The IFD shall indemnify SMC, its affiliates, directors, officers and employees against any/all losses and
liabilities arising out of insufficient balance / non- banking of such applications.
8. The IFD is aware that the IPO bid details submitted by him/her/it to SMC through the software for uploading the same to online
bidding system of the Designated Stock Exchanges, will not be verified and/or vetted by SMC and SMC will upload on the online
bidding system of the Designated Stock Exchanges as it is. The IFD shall be solely responsible for the errors and omissions in the bid
details entered by him/her/it.
9. Complaint(s),if any, by the IFD will be entertained by SMC only, when these are referred by quoting the Distributor Code allotted to
the relevant IFD by SMC and within a period of six months of relevant transaction.
10. No canvassing or inducement shall be done orally or in writing by the IFD for making investments in any of the Financial Products
as SMC distributes Financial Products through execution mode only. The investment decision in this regard shall always be taken
by the investor / Client. The IFD shall not furnish false or misleading quotations or give any other false or misleading advice or
information to a Client with a view of inducing such Client to do business in particular securities and enabling him/her/itself to earn
brokerage or commission thereby. In case of any such false or misleading quotations, advice or information given by the IFD to
any Client, the IFD shall indemnify SMC as per indemnification clause (Clause 23) of these terms and conditions.
11. No guarantee of returns or otherwise, shall be given with regard to any of the products proposed to be distributed by the IFD in
any capacity or manner, whatsoever.
12. SMC shall not be liable or responsible for any kind of loss or damage incurred or suffered by the Client / Investor referred by the IFD
resulting from acts, event or circumstances not reasonably within the control of SMC including but not limited to any flood, fire,
earth-quake, act of god, epidemic / pandemic, and other natural calamity, labour strike, act of public enemy, as well as war or
war actions, introduction of the national emergency, blockade, riot, embargo, rebellion, invasion, insurrection, disruption of
utilities, act or omission of government i.e. force majeure conditions. However, SMC will co-operate with the IFD for resolution of
queries raised by the Client / Investors by taking up matter with the relevant issuer/entities.
13. The IFD shall maintain the dignity and the profile of SMC and its group companies and also maintain a high degree of integrity,
promptitude, and fairness and honest in dealing with all Client/Investors and public in general and render all possible co-
operation and guidance to the Clients with regard to the Financial Products and Services. The IFD shall not disclose or discuss with
any other person or make improper use of the details of personal investments and other information of a confidential nature of
the Client which he/she/it comes to know in his/her/its business relationship and shall indemnify and hold SMC its affiliates,
directors, officers and employees harmless against any disputes, claims or losses arising out of the unauthorized disclosure of any
such confidential information of the Client.
14. The IFD shall not deal or transact business knowingly, directly or indirectly or execute an order for a Client who has failed to carry
out his/her/its commitments in relation which are the same as or similar to the Financial Products with any other entity.
15. The IFD, when dealing with a Client, shall disclose that he/she/it is acting as a principal and not as an agent of SMC and shall
ensure at the same time that no conflict of interest arises between him/her/it and the Client. In the event of a conflict of interest,
he/she/it shall inform the Client accordingly and shall not seek to gain a direct or indirect personal advantage from the situation.
16. The IFD shall send periodical reports with regard to mobilization of business as per its own record’s from time to time as per the
system / manner defined by SMC and also send all material information, which may be relevant to the distribution of the Financial
Products and / or matter connected therewith to SMC.
17. The IFD shall abide by all laws related to transactions with SMC including all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Board of India, the Reserve Bank of India, Association of Mutual Funds in India and all relevant enactments,
including but not limited to the Companies Act, 2013 , SCRA, 1956 etc. The IFD agrees to bind by the AMFI Code of Conduct
(CODE OF CONDUCT FOR INTERMEDIARIES OF MUTUAL FUNDS), circulars, notifications, rules and regulations issued by the
Regulatory Authorities, from time to time.
18. The Brokerage / Commission payment of Mutual Fund business to eligible IFD will be done on a periodical basis based on the
transaction confirmations received from the respective AMCs/Registrars. If the Investment is cancelled/rejected/redeemed
before the applicable exit load period/claw back period, the commission paid on such transactions will be subject to claw back
from the future commission payments of the IFD. In case the amount can’t be recovered from future brokerage, the IFD is liable to
pay back the same to SMC by a cheque / DD or any other mode of payment which may be specified by SMC.
19. It shall be the sole responsibility of the IFD to provide Declaration of Self Certification (DSC) to SMC every year, on or before 15th
June as per the specified format, failing which Mutual Funds brokerage payment will be withheld.
20. The IFD shall maintain total confidentiality and secrecy of the entire information gained by the IFD from SMC during the course of
offering the Services and shall never disclose such confidential information without the express written consent of SMC. All such
confidential information shall remain the property of SMC and shall be used by the IFD solely in connection with offering the
Services and as per the terms and conditions herein. Such information may be disclosed by the IFD to any regulatory authority,
pursuant to any inquiry or investigation or by requirement of law or to an arbitrator or a court of law in the course of proceedings,
in which SMC and the IFD are involved provided that the prior written information and requirement of such disclosure should be
given to SMC. This obligation shall survive even after the termination of the engagement/appointment/empanelment of the IFD.
At the time of termination such confidential information shall be returned to SMC or destroyed as per the instruction of SMC.
Signature
(For Sole Prop. / Partnership / Corporate and HUF, Signature of Authorised Signatory is required along with appropriate rubber stamp)
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21. The IFD shall provide relevant documents as and when asked by SMC, either at the time of empanelment or thereafter. Similarly,
SMC may ask for specific documents from the IFD depending on the nature of Product which may be governed by their
respective regulations.
22. SMC reserves the right to alter any of the term(s) and /or condition(s) mentioned herein from time to time, which amendments
shall be effective upon SMC giving the IFD 7(seven) days notice in writing.
23. The IFD also unconditionally and irrevocably indemnifies SMC its affiliates, directors, officers and employees(“Indemnified Parties”)
and shall always keep the Indemnified Parties indemnified and harmless from and against all claims, demands, actions,
proceedings, loss, damages, liabilities, charges and /or expenses that are occasioned or may be occasioned to SMC directly or
indirectly, owing to the transactions, undertaken for the Client/Investors or on account of any act or omission or negligence by
the IFD or his/her/its employees. The IFD shall further indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any
losses, causes of action, damages, liability, cost and expenses (including legal and other costs) arising out of or based upon (a)
any untrue statement or misrepresentation of a material fact by the IFD relating to the obligations undertaken by him/her/it as per
these terms and conditions; (b) any unauthorized, misleading, false or inaccurate information, literature or material representation
relating to the Financial Products which are made/ issued/ given to the prospective Client by IFD or any of its employees, agents,
representatives in relation to the Services; (c) the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated by the
IFD or any of its employees, agents, representatives relating to the obligations undertaken by the IFD as per the terms and
conditions; (d) any non-performance or breach of the obligations of the IFD or any of its employees, agents, representatives as
herein contained or any fraudulent, improper, incorrect, wrongful or negligent act of commission and omission by the IFD or any
of its employees, agents, representatives shall reimburse each such Indemnified Party, for any legal or other expenses incurred by
them on actuals in connection with defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The rights of indemnification
provided herein will be in addition to any rights to which the Indemnified Parties may otherwise be entitled by contract or as a
matter of law and shall extend to each of its or his or her heirs, successors and assigns.
24. SMC shall not be liable for any loss(es) that may be incurred on account of any inability to execute transactions due to any
restrictive action taken by SMC on the IFD warranted by the former’s risk management strategy.
25. The rights and remedies herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. No failure to exercise
or delay in exercising the same shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any
other or further exercise thereof.
26. It is understood that the appointment of IFD shall not constitute any arrangement whereby any employer/employee relationship
may be constituted between SMC and the IFD. The arrangement between SMC and the IFD and the engagement /
appointment / empanelment of the IFD is on a principal to principal basis. The IFD is neither the agent of SMC nor of the issuers /
underwriters / other intermediaries (“Intermediaries”) originating or issuing or involved in Distribution of the Financial Products. The
IFD shall have no authority to make any representation for or on behalf of SMC or any Intermediary and is prohibited from making
any representation or entering into any engagement or commitment for or in the name of or on behalf of SMC and/or any of the
Intermediaries. SMC will not accept from the IFD nor be liable for any representation / engagement / commitment that the IFD
may make in relation to any Financial Products.
27. SMC in its absolute discretion reserves the right to discontinue/terminate at any time, the engagement / appointment /
empanelment of the IFD without assigning any reason. The engagement/appointment/empanelment shall forthwith terminate on
the violation of any of the term(s) and/or conditions(s) set out herein by the IFD. On termination, the IFD shall remain liable for such
liability, as may be caused or to be caused to SMC. On termination, the IFD shall not solicit business for any Financial Product or
services from the Client/Investors, who were serviced by him/her/it and shall forthwith disassociate from all such and other
Client/Investors of SMC. The liability and indemnity of the IFD shall survive even after termination.
28. Any and all disputes arising out of or in connection with engagement/appointment/empanelment of the IFD in accordance with
the terms and conditions or the IFD’s performance shall so far as possible, be amicably settled between the SMC and the IFD
within a period of 30 (thirty) days, failing which the same shall be settled by arbitration through Sole Arbitrator mutually appointed
by SMC and the IFD. The arbitration shall be held at New Delhi in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as
amended from time to time and shall be conducted in the English language. IFD and SMC hereby agree in ensuring quick
settlement of any arbitration proceedings.
30. IFD has read the Terms and Conditions herein above and shall abide by the same.
(Name)
(For Sole Prop. / Partnership / Corporate and HUF, Signature of Authorised Signatory is required along with appropriate rubber stamp)
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Letter of Support Service Provider
Distributor Code
Distributor Name
Address
Dear Sir/Madam,
On the basis of particulars furnished by me/us for appointment as an Independent Financial Distributor (IFD) with your company, I/We
hereby offer to provide my services to act as a Support Service Provider for assisting SMC’s Mutual Funds Distribution Team in distribution of
Mutual Funds.
I/We undertake that I/We shall not act as mutual fund distributor or sub-distributor nor shall represent myself as such. I/We shall only act as
support service provider for the SMC’s Mutual Funds Distribution Team.
I/We undertake that I/We shall collect application forms, cheques and other documents for investment in the name of the investee
company only and shall never deal in or handle any cash or cheques favouring any other individual or a company / firm.
I/We shall be paid consideration for my/our services at such rates or at such scale as may be fixed by SMC from time to time for Support
Service Providers. Such rates will be subject to revision at the sole discretion of SMC, without any prior intimation to the Support Service
Provider.
This engagement is on a Principal-to-Principal basis and shall not constitute any Master-Servant or Principal-Agent relationship with SMC
Global Securities Ltd. or with the SMC’s Mutual Funds Distribution Team.
I/We undertake that I/We shall keep the identity and personal information of the Clients/Investors and prospects strictly confidential and
shall not disclose or use for any other purpose such details or other database provided to me/us by SMC or developed by me/us during
my/our engagement for any other purpose.
I/We agree and acknowledge that all payments to me/us shall be subject to GST, if any, and tax deduction at source.
This engagement may be terminated by me/us by providing a one month’s prior written notice to SMC. The rights and liabilities accrued
during such notice period shall bind both the parties. SMC in its absolute discretion reserves the right to discontinue/terminate this
engagement at any point of time by issuing a notice to this effect without assigning any reason and with the issuance of such notice by
SMC the engagement shall stand terminated forthwith.
Yours Sincerely,
Signature_________________________________
(Name)
Support Service Provider
(For Sole Prop. / Partnership / Corporate / HUF, Signature of Authorised Signatory is required along with appropriate rubber stamp)