Uniform KYC
A common procedure across mutual funds, brokers, depository participants, portfolio managers and venture capital funds, completed once and effective for all.
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
- Central KYC RegistryThe Government's central digital store of KYC records for the whole financial sector, operated by CERSAI, which de-duplicates records and issues each client a unique KYC Identifier.
- KYC Registration AgencyA SEBI-created agency that holds an investor's verified KYC record centrally, so that one KYC completed with any securities market intermediary works with all the others.
- NominationThe account holder's written direction naming who receives the securities on death — up to ten nominees for a demat account, with percentages that must total 100, mandatory for single holdings.
- Officially valid documentsThe alternatives to Aadhaar accepted as identity evidence for KYC — driving licence, passport, voter ID and the NREGA job card — all of which the client supplies voluntarily.
- Power of AttorneyA legal document by which you authorise somebody else — often your stock broker or depository participant — to operate your demat and bank account on your behalf. It is optional, and revocable.
Where this is taught
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