Flock blog
Reading regulatory filings, sourced and dated.
Plain-English guides to the public filings Flock tracks: 13F reports, NSE and BSE shareholding patterns, bulk and block deals, and FII/DII flows. Every claim links to its source. Research, not advice.
What is a clean-up call option in securitisation?
A clean-up call lets an originator buy back the tail of a securitised pool once it shrinks to 10 percent or less. SEBI Regulation 30D, and its limits. Not advice.
How to read an SDI disclosure, field by field
How to read an SDI disclosure: the half-yearly securitised debt instrument format SEBI prescribed on 16 December 2025, head by head, with the traps. Not advice.
SDI Annexure I vs Annexure II: the two formats
SDI Annexure I vs Annexure II: SEBI prescribes two half-yearly securitisation disclosure formats, and they are not the same dataset. Field by field. Not advice.
Securitised debt instrument vs NCD: what differs
Securitised debt instrument vs NCD: one is a claim on a pool of loans held by a trust, the other a claim on a single company. Rules, rating, disclosure. Not advice.
MRR vs MHP: the two securitisation skin rules
Minimum retention requirement vs minimum holding period: one is how much of a pool the originator keeps, the other is how long it held the loans first. Not advice.
What is a monthly portfolio disclosure? (2026)
A monthly portfolio disclosure is the full scheme holdings file every Indian AMC publishes within 10 calendar days of month end. What it covers. Not advice.
Illiquid securities in a mutual fund: the 15% rule
Illiquid securities in a mutual fund are non traded, thinly traded and unlisted equity. Above 15% of scheme assets they are valued at zero. Not advice.
What is a valuation deviation disclosure? (2026)
A valuation deviation disclosure is what an AMC publishes when it values a security away from the valuation agency price. Where to find it. Not advice.
What is the Monthly Cumulative Report (MCR)?
The Monthly Cumulative Report is the mutual fund industry return every AMC files with SEBI by the 3rd working day of each month. What it covers. Not advice.
How to read a mutual fund portfolio statement
How to read a mutual fund portfolio statement column by column: the four columns, the sub groups, the asterisk marks, and the footnotes. Not advice.
Monthly vs fortnightly portfolio disclosure in India
Monthly vs fortnightly portfolio disclosure: which schemes file which, the 10 day and 5 day deadlines, and the yield column only one of them carries.
Mutual fund disclosure timelines in India (2026)
Every SEBI mutual fund disclosure deadline in one table: NAV, portfolios, risk-o-meter, TER, annual report, half yearly financials and more. Not advice.
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