Terms and Conditions
 
GOVERNING SWEEP ACCOUNT

Definitions

"Customer" shall mean any person who is an accountholder with KMB and investing through KMB in the Sweep Plan of KMAMC.

"Mandate" shall include Mandate/Power of Attorney executed by a Customer in favour of KMB to transact on his behalf, draft of which is attached to this Agreement. Any modification in the contents of the Mandate shall require prior consent of KMAMC, which shall not be reasonably withheld.

"Offer Document" shall mean a document issued by KMMF as amended from time to time (including by way of addenda), offering Units of the respective Scheme(s)/Plan(s) for subscription.

"Offer Document of the Sweep Plan" shall mean the Offer Document of Kotak Mahindra Liquid Scheme (as amended from time to time) under which the Sweep Plan is introduced.
"Terms and Conditions" shall mean the terms and conditions agreed to by the Customer for investing through KMB in the Sweep Plan of KMAMC
"Sweep" shall mean an activity whereby money shall be transferred from the CASA account of the Customer to the Sweep Plan or vice versa on receipt of instructions from KMB.
"Sweep Plan" shall mean and include the proposed Sweep Plan under Kotak Mahindra Liquid Scheme or any other Sweep Plan introduced in future under any Scheme offered by KMAMC at present or in future.
"Threshold limit" shall mean the minimum amount as defined by KMB from time to time and agreed to be maintained by the Customer in the CASA account.
"NAV" shall mean the net asset value as determined by KMAMC for the Sweep Plan.
"Haircut" Amount which not available to the customer for withdrawal as a % of investment into the Kotak Liquid Sweep Plan option, this is to cover the risk the Bank runs basis NAV movement on a daily basis.

Words and Expressions used in this Terms and Conditions shall have the same meaning as in the Offer Document of the Sweep Plan.
1

The Terms and Conditions and Rules of Accounts and Services of Bank and words and expressions not specifically defined herein shall have the respect meanings assigned to them in the Terms and Conditions and Rules of Accounts and Services of Bank.

2

The Sweep Account is a combination of a Savings/Current Account ("CASA Account") with Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. ("KMB") and linked to Kotak Liquid Sweep Plan ('Sweep Plan')

3

KMB will sweep excess balance in Customers Sweep Account beyond the threshold limit defined by KMB and agreed by the Customer into the Sweep Plan, as subscription to Units of the Sweep Plan, subject to the minimum limit defined by KMB.

4

KMB shall initiate sweep out over and above the customer defined threshold limit or the KMB defined threshold limit. For this purpose, the Customer defined threshold limit shall always be more than the Bank defined threshold limit. The minimum amount for sweep out from Customer Account shall be Rs. 10,000/-. The minimum amount may change at the sole discretion of the Bank.

5

Customer agrees that KMB is acting as distributor of Kotak Liquid Sweep Plan and that the Facility is antedant to the Sweep Account maintained by Customer with KMB and further agrees to give instructions only to KMB to sweep excess amounts from his Account for this Facility.

6

The Customer agrees that the withdraw able balance reflected in the Sweep Account on any day is an aggregate of the actual balance in the Sweep Account and the value of the investments in the Unit Account of KMMF at purchase price or the previous day's NAV minus haircut. The Customer agrees that KMB shall not permit any debit in Customer Account if the funds / total amount available in his Account with the KMB constitutes an insufficient balance as per the terms of this Facility availed by Customer.

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The Customer agrees that Mutual Funds and securities investments are subject to market risks and there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the Sweep Plan will be achieved. As with any securities investment, the NAV of the Units issued under the Sweep Plan can go up or down depending on the factors and forces affecting the capital and money markets.

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Mutual Funds are susceptible to NAV movements and the available balance in the Account can change even without the Customer initiating any transaction. Thus if the Customer redeem(s) his/her/their units/shares, the Customer may receive more or less than what the Customer paid, depending upon the market value of the securities in the fund or trust at the time of redemption. Past results are not a guarantee to future performance. Yield or performance fluctuates and reflects past results. Yield or a fund's past performance should not be considered as an indication or guarantee of future yield or results.

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The Customer agrees that KMB shall not process purchase instructions unless funds in the Sweep Account are in excess of the threshold. However, Customer shall not hold KMB liable in case excess funds over the threshold are not swept into the Sweep Plan by any event or circumstances beyond KMB's reasonable control. If for any reason KMB is unable to sweep amounts in the Sweep Plan, KMB shall at its discretion be entitled to sweep a lesser amount without notice to Customer and the Customer shall not hold KMB responsible for the same.

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The Customer agrees that the facility of sweeping excess balances from the Sweep account into the Sweep Plan may not be effected in case the account is attached by any statutory Authority / Court of Law or if the Sweep Account is classified as dormant by KMB on account of loss of contact with the applicant for a period of at least six months or upon the death of the applicant in case of a single name account or by any of the applicants in case of a joint account.
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The Customer agrees that two nomination forms, namely, one under SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations, 1996 and another under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, will be signed and submitted to KMB. Both nomination forms shall contain the same details. Any change made by Customer in respect of Nomination under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 shall also become applicable in respect of the nomination under SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations, 1996.
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The Customer agrees that the security and control procedures provided by KMB are designed to verify the source of communication and not to detect errors in transmission or content including discrepancies between names and account numbers and that KMB, or any intermediary, may execute an instruction by reference to account number only, even if the name on the account is also provided.
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The Customer agrees and accepts that action taken by KMB and instructions given by KMB to KMAMC are in pursuance to the Mandate of the Customer and further agree and undertake not to make any claims either against KMB or KMAMC on account of both KMB and KMAMC acting under the Mandate of the Customer.
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The Customer agrees that all purchases and redemptions and all other acts done by KMB for the Customer pursuant to Sweep Account shall be at the sole risk and cost of the Customer and KMB shall only be executing the instructions given by the Customer vide the mandate letter/POA, in consideration of which limited role of KMB, the Customer agree(s) to pay to KMB charges as per KMB's schedule of charges. These charges are purely banking services related charges and not part of any expenses relating to the Unit Account. The investments in the Sweep Plan will be subject to the terms in its Offer Document as regards its recurring expense limits.
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The Customer agrees that KMB shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by reason of failure or delay by the KMMF to deliver any units purchased even though payment may have been made for the same or failure or delay in making payment in respect of any Units redeemed though they may have been delivered and the Customer shall save KMB harmless and free from any claim in respect thereof. The Customer agrees with the terms on which the Sweep Plan is offered and may be closed and therefore the Customer shall not hold KMB liable for in case of any closure of the Sweep Plan.
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The Customer agrees that KMB shall also not be liable for any delay, failure or refusal of KMMF/any company/corporation or other body in registering or transferring units to the name(s) of the Customer or for any interest, dividend or other loss caused to the Customer arising thereof.
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The customer agrees that KMB shall execute the transaction:

Purchases - Money swept out from customer Bank account at EOD day 0, purchase transaction executed with Kotak Mutual Fund after 1:00 pm on day 1, Applicable NAV Day 1.

Redemptions - Money swept in to customer bank account at EOD day 0, redemption transaction executed Kotak Mutual Fund before 10:00 am on day 1, Applicable NAV Day 0.

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The Customer agrees that KMB shall not be held liable for or by reason of any loss or damage or failure to comply or delay in complying with its obligations under these terms and conditions which is caused directly or indirectly by any event or circumstances beyond KMB's reasonable control.
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The Customer agrees that KMB will not be liable for any error or inaccuracies in any of the publicly available information that may be provided to the Customer by KMB. KMB shall be under no duty to verify compliance with any restrictions on the investment powers of the Customer.
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The Customer agrees that these terms and conditions will bind not only the Customer but also his/her/their respective successors and legal representatives in respect of the Services availed of by the Customer from time to time.
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Failure by KMB at any time to enforce any obligation of the Customer or to claim a breach of any term or condition or to exercise any power agreed to hereunder or under any other document executed by the Customer in favour of KMB will not be construed as a waiver of any right, power or obligation under these terms and conditions and it will not affect any subsequent breach and will not prejudice KMB as regards any subsequent action.
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The rights of the Customer hereunder shall not be assigned, in whole or in part, by the Customer.
23
The Customer agrees that KMB shall always have the right to stop offering the sweep facility or make available such facility with regard to any other SEBI registered Mutual Fund. Provided however, that till such time the Customer shall have the discretion to terminate the Sweep Account or continue with the Sweep Facility with any other SEBI registered Mutual Fund that may then be available under the Sweep Account Scheme of KMB.
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The Customer agrees that KMB shall be under no duty to assess the prudence or otherwise of any instructions given by the Customer or to give any advice in relation thereto and would be justified in acting on the instructions of the Customer, irrespective of their prudence or otherwise.
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The Customer shall be obliged to intimate KMB if there is any discrepancy in the particulars or details of any transaction or account or statement, to KMB in writing within 15 days of the first Applicant receiving notice thereof, failing which such transaction, statement or account (as the case may be) shall be deemed to be correct and accepted by Customer and the Customer shall not be entitled to question the correctness or accuracy thereof.
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Any notice or other correspondence addressed by KMB to the Customer may be addressed to the first Applicant at the mailing given by the Customer to KMB.
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The Customer may instruct KMB to keep amounts in the Sweep Account in excess of the threshold limit by Bank and agreed to by the Customer for sweeping the funds from the Sweep Account.
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The Customer shall not have any recourse to KMAMC/KMMF for any acts done by KMB.
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The Customer agrees that KMB shall be entitled at its discretion to terminate the sweep facility and retain the Sweep Account or terminate both the sweep facility as well as the Sweep Account. In the event of termination of sweep facility for any of the reasons, the services of KMB in respect of existing customers shall be limited to handling redemption requests received from them. KMMF agrees to accede to such servicing requirements for redemption requests of the existing clients notwithstanding the termination of the agreement between the two parties. On termination, KMB shall forthwith inform its customers and continue to offer them the facility of redemption through the on line or offline mode as per the prevailing circumstances.
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The Customer hereby agrees that:

The Customer has read and understood the contents of the Offer Document of the Sweep Plan and the relevant addenda and agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Sweep Plan.

The Customer understands that there is no assurance on the returns of the Scheme.

The Customer has neither received nor been induced by any rebate or gifts, directly or indirectly, in making this investment.
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The Customer agrees to abide by the relevant rules and regulations and any amendments there to.
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