Controlling interest
Also written Controlling interest (other entities)
For a sponsor that is not a company, control means any change in legal formation or ownership or change in controlling interest, where controlling interest is an interest, direct or indirect, of not less than fifty per…
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Compliance Test ReportThe annual self-certification an AIF manager prepares in SEBI's prescribed format, testing the fund against the AIF Regulations and routed through the sponsor and trustee for comment.
- ControlIn the beneficial-ownership tests, the right to appoint a majority of directors or to control management or policy decisions — the limb that catches an owner holding no shares at all.
- Put optionA contract giving its buyer the right, but never the obligation, to sell the underlying at a fixed strike price — insurance against a fall, bought for a premium.
- Systemic riskThe risk that one participant's default triggers defaults by others until the settlement system itself fails — the domino risk, not the market risk.
Where this is taught
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