Feeder Fund
A separate foreign-jurisdiction vehicle pooling offshore contributions, which then contributes to the domestic AIF.
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
- Contribution AgreementThe agreement between one investor, the trustee and the investment manager that sets the terms on which that investor participates in the AIF — the contract that turns a commitment into units.
- Determinate trustA trust whose beneficiaries and their beneficial interests are ascertainable from the trust deed throughout its life — the structure that lets a Category III AIF avoid MMR on non-business income.
- FATFThe intergovernmental body founded in 1989 that writes the global AML/CFT standards — the 40 Recommendations plus IX Special Recommendations — and grey-lists or black-lists countries that fail them.
- General Anti-Avoidance RulesChapter X-A provisions of the Income-tax Act, applying to income arising on or after 1 April 2017, letting the tax authorities deny the benefit of an arrangement that lacks commercial substance and exists mainly for tax.
- Liberalised Remittance SchemeThe RBI facility letting a resident individual remit up to USD 250,000 per financial year abroad for any permissible current or capital account transaction, including investment in offshore funds.
- Minimum Alternate TaxA floor tax on a company's book profits under Section 115JB, payable when it exceeds tax computed the normal way — which catches corporate investors receiving Category III AIF distributions.
Where this is taught
- Series XIX-C · Chapter 8: Alternative Investment Fund Structuringintroduced here
- Series XIX-A · Chapter 12: Taxation - India specificintroduced here
Related terms
- Investment Advisory AgreementThe agreement under which an offshore fund takes non-binding investment advice from an on-site Indian advisor — advice, not management, which is exactly what keeps the two roles apart.
- WrapperA supplement attached to a domestic fund's Private Placement Memorandum when it is distributed offshore, so the offering complies with private placement rules in the jurisdictions where it is marketed.
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