A complete compliance breakdown of SEBI’s July 21, 2026 circular regarding NISM Series V-D certification requirements, NISM XIII sunset dates, and grandfathering rules.
If You are an existing ARN / EUIN holder and looking to be eligible for distributing SIF products, this article will help You to
How to prepare and pass NISM V-D MFD and SIF Certification exam in your first attempt. Planning is more important to pass along with practice
SIF (Specialized Investment Funds) vs. Traditional Mutual Funds If you already understand mutual funds and are now stepping into the NISM Series V‑D world, you’re going to see the term SIF everywhere. Think of SIFs as “mutual funds that have learnt advanced strategy”—they live under the mutual fund regulatory and tax umbrella, but they behave much closer … Read more
NISM-Series-V-D: Mutual Fund – Specialized Investment Fund Distributors Certification Examination is introduced by NISM as a replacement for earlier NISM XIII. Read complete details here
All the candidates who have to register for NISM Certification exams need to go through the Revised NISM Certification registration process. This will be effective from 09 Apr 2017. Earlier the registration process of NISM Certification requires Scanned Copies of PAN Card and Photograph. But AADHAR scan copy is made mandatory for new registrations for candidates … Read more
In this article I will explain how to register for NISM Exam. The common question asked by many new students is how to register online for NISM Certification Exam. If one goes to nism.ac.in which is official site of NISM, they need to search for a link to register. One can reach directly by visiting this link to register … Read more
To become Retirement adviser one must register with PFRDA (Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority). PFRDA has made it mandatory to register with them to offer retirement advisory services from June 2016. As per Gazette published “Retirement adviser” means any person being an individual, registered partnership firm, body corporate, or any registered trust or society, … Read more
After introduction of SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (INVESTMENT ADVISERS) REGULATIONS, 2013, no one in India can not act as investment advisor unless registered with SEBI under these regulations. If any person is acting as IA (Investment Advisor) by the time of notification of these regulations, they must get registered under these provisions with … Read more
One of the most confused topic for new people looking for career in securities market is what is the difference between NISM Certification and NCFM Certification? Before the establishment of NISM NCFM certification was very popular. Even today most people think NCFM certifications have same validity as earlier. But NISM was established by SEBI for conducting the mandatory … Read more