** Shares of Indian asset management cos Aditya Birla
Sunlife AMC ADIE.NS , HDFC Asset Management HDFA.NS , UTI
Asset Management UTIA.NS and Nippon Life India Asset
Management NIPF.NS surge between 5%-14%
** Markets regulator SEBI on Wednesday deferred a proposal
on standard investor fees by mutual funds
** SEBI had in May proposed that mutual fund houses charge
standardised fees from investors to ensure greater transparency
** SEBI will come out with another consultation paper to
standardise investor fees for mutual funds, its chairperson had
said on Wednesday
** "While we still await the shape of final regulations,
improved prospects of a less disruptive outcome augurs well for
AMC stocks," Kotak Institutional Equities said in a note
(Reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru)
((Sethuraman.NR@thomsonreuters.com; (+91 8061822737); Reuters
Messaging: nallur.sethuraman.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))