News Sebi, Amfi in talks on cutting KYC, depository charges with an eye on mutual fund profitability Srushti Vaidya , Apoorva Ajith 4 min read 21 Jan 2026, 02:08 pm IST Sebi, has in recent months capped expense ratios, trimmed brokerage costs, and restructured the disclosure of fees charged by (AMCs—with the intent of reducing costs for investors. (Reuters) Summary The discussions come a month after Sebi cut brokerage and transaction costs for mutual funds and tightened the overall total expense ratio (TER) framework. Gift this article This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you.