CeFCoM investment adviser: how BSE’s centralised fee collection mechanism works, why SEBI introduced it, the optional mechanism and how investors can use it to verify fee payment traceability.

Investment adviser available alternatives obligation: why SEBI requires advisers to compare investment options, how it differs from product pitching and what it means for recommendation quality.

Investment adviser assured returns prohibition: why SEBI bans guaranteed return claims, how to identify misleading performance assertions and what investors should do if guaranteed returns are promised.

Investment adviser access client account rules: can advisers log in to or view client demat accounts, the advisory boundary principle and what consent is required for any account access.

Investment adviser risk disclosure requirements: market risk, costs, return disclaimers, stop-loss limitations and the disclosures every IA client should receive before any advice is delivered.