Unit Trust of India
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UTI Mutual Fund is managed by UTI Asset Management Company Private Limited (established Jan 14, 2003) which has been appointed by the UTI Trustee Company Private Limited for managing the schemes of UTI Mutual Fund and the schemes transferred/migrated from UTI Mutual Fund.
The UTI Asset Manageme nt Company has its registered office at : UTI Tower, Gn Block, Bandra - Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051 will provide professionally managed back office support for all business services of UTI Mutual Fund (excluding fund management) in accordance with the provisions of the Investment Management Agreement, the Trust Deed, the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations and the objectives of the schemes. State-of-the-art systems and communications are in place to ensure a seamless flow across the various activities undertaken by UTI AMC.
UTI AMC is a registered portfolio manager under the SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 1993 on February 3, 2004, for undertaking portfolio management services and also acts as the manager and marketer to offshore funds through its 100% subsidiary, UTI International Limited, registered in Guernsey, Channel Islands.
UTI Mutual Fund has come into existence with effect from 1st February 2003. UTI Asset Management Company presently manages a corpus of over Rs. 340,500 million.
UTI Mutual Fund has a track record of managing a variety of schemes catering to the needs of every class of citizenry. It has a nationwide network consisting 70 UTI Financial Centers (UFCs) and UTI International offices in London, Dubai and Bahrain. With a view to reach to common investors at district level, 4 satellite offices have also been opened in select towns and districts. It has a well-qualified, professional fund management team, who have been highly empowered to manage funds with greater efficiency and accountability in the sole interest of unit holders. The fund managers are also ably supported with a strong in-house equity research department. To ensure better management of funds, a risk management department is also in operation.
It has reset and upgraded transparency standards for the mutual funds industry. All the branches, UFCs and registrar offices are connected on a robust IT network to ensure cost-effective quick and efficient service. All these have evolved UTI Mutual Fund to position as a dynamic, responsive, restructured, efficient, and transparent and SEBI compliant entity.
UTI is currently headed by Mr. U K Sinha, who is the Chairman and Managing Director.
The fund house recently launched the UTI-India Lifestyle Fund - a three-year close-end fund that will invest 65 percent to 100 percent of its funds in sectors like automobiles, retail, telecoms that benefit from lifestyle and consumption patterns.
