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RBI Rejects Muthoot Finance’s Plan To Acquire IDBI Mutual Fund

The Reserve Bank of India has turned down the proposal of Muthoot Finance Ltd. to acquire IDBI Bank’s mutual fund business, said sponsoring a mutual fund isn’t in consonance with the activity of an operating NBFC. According to a regulatory filing by IDBI Bank Ltd. on November 24, a share purchase agreement with regard to sale of IDBI Mutual Fund to Muthoot Finance was signed on November 22, 2019.