New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- JioBlackRock Asset Management, a venture between India's Jio Financial Services and BlackRock, said earlier this week that it will offer regular plans for eligible mutual fund schemes, allowing investors to buy them through registered distributors.

The fund house has so far offered only direct plans. Regular plans are sold through mutual fund distributors, whose commissions add to investors' costs.

For investors, the introduction of regular plans essentially adds another route to access JioBlackRock's mutual funds-one that comes with distributor-led support.

In such a case, the distributor earns a commission from the fund house, which is included in the fund's expense ratio. That means, investors indirectly pay fo...