The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has allowed the valuation agencies to use discretion while valuing securities held by mutual funds in case the company that has issued the security goes through a debt restructuring. As per SEBI valuation norms for debt funds, if a company defaults on interests or principal, then the valuation agencies revalue the security (this results in a fall in its credit rating) and all debt funds holding their portfolios must revalue accordingly.
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