{"id":208697,"date":"2026-08-18T10:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T04:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=208697"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T04:40:58","slug":"client-level-segregation-investment-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/client-level-segregation-investment-adviser\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Client-Level Segregation Matters When a Business Offers Advisory and Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SEBI requires client-level segregation for registered IAs that also conduct distribution activities. The same client cannot be served as an advisory client and a distribution client by the same ent…<\/em><\/p>\n

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Client level segregation investment adviser obligations arise because many financial services entities conduct both advisory (under IA registration) and distribution (as mutual fund distributors or insurance agents) activities. The conflict of interest is structural: if a client can be simultaneously an advisory client and a distribution client of the same entity, the entity has a financial incentive to give advice that also generates distribution revenue \u2014 regardless of whether the distributed product is the most suitable option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

SEBI’s client level segregation investment adviser framework addresses this conflict by requiring clean separation: a client is either served under the advisory framework or the distribution framework, not both by the same entity simultaneously. Both frameworks have regulatory protections, but they operate differently and cannot be combined for the same client.<\/p>\n

This guide explains the client level segregation investment adviser requirement, how it works in practice and how investors can verify it is being applied.<\/p>\n

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