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India's market regulator is investigating three IPOs for allegedly inflating the number of subscriptions received.

A mule account is basically a trading account maintained with a stock broker or a dematerialized account or bank account linked with such trading account in the name of a person, where the account is effectively controlled by another person, whether or not the consideration for transactions in the account are paid by such other person.

The Reserve Bank of India said the move is designed to prevent an unstable build up of assets in the country’s financial system. But, lawyers and analysts say alternative investment fund managers could see costs ramp up and the rules will make it harder to raise cash in the future.

RBI has been concerned about round-tripping of potentially bad loans, rise of unsecured lending and heavier linkages between AIFs and regulated entities, all of which can “potentially build up stress in the financial sector,” said Abizer Diwanji, financial services leader at Ernst & Young India.

India Business News: India's central bank has imposed new rules barring lenders from investing in alternative investment funds (AIFs) that hold stakes in their borrowers.