Investor Education And Protection Fund (IEPF) – Administration, Objectives & Utilization
Investor Education and Protection Fund or IEPF was initially a fund set up under Section 205C of the Companies Act, 1956. Now it is set up under Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013. It is a fund set up to pool in all the dividends of the Asset Management Companies, matured deposits, share application interests or money, debentures, interests, etc. that are unclaimed for seven years. All the money collected from these sources has to be transferred to IEPF. Investors, who are trying to seek a refund for their unclaimed rewards can now do so from the Investor Protection and Education Fund (IEPF). The fund has been set up under the guidance of SEBI and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs India (MCA).