INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management (RNAM) has filed draft papers with capital markets watchdog Sebi for the fourth tranche of
CPSE Exchange Traded Fund.
Through the three tranches of CPSE ETF, the government has already raised Rs 11,500 crore -- Rs 3,000 crore from
the first tranche in March 2014, Rs 6,000 crore from the second tranche in January 2017 and Rs 2,500 crore from the third tranche in March
2017.
CPSE ETF, which functions like a mutual fund scheme, comprises scrips of 10 PSUs -- ONGC, Coal India, IOC, Gail India, Oil India, PFC,
Bharat Electronics, REC, Engineers India and Container Corporation of India.
The fund-raising will help the government inch towards Rs
80,000-crore disinvestment target for the current fiscal
It has mopped up over Rs 9,000 crore so far.
As per draft documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), RNAM has
applied for the third FFO (Further Fund offer) of the Central Public Sector Enterprises, Exchange Traded Fund or CPSE ETF.
The government
has already appointed ICICI Securities as the advisor for the fourth tranche of CPSE ETF.
The advisor would be required to advise the
government in all aspects of launching of the proposed follow on fund offer or tap or tranche of the CPSE ETF scheme/index.
The first
tranche of CPSE ETF was managed by Goldman Sachs MF, which was then acquired by RNAM in October 2015
The finance ministry later gave nod for transfer of management of CPSE ETF to RNAM.
After closing of the FFO, the units will be listed on
the stock exchanges in the form of an ETF tracking the Nifty CPSE Index.
