Related provisions for MCOB 7.6.10
Table of modified cross-references to other rules:
This table belongs to MCOB 9.6.1R.
Subject |
Rule or guidance |
Reference in rule or guidance |
To be read as a reference to: |
Application |
MCOB 7.1.4R |
MCOB 7.6.7R - MCOB 7.6.33G as modified by MCOB 9.8.5R - 9.8.9R |
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Application |
MCOB 7.1.5R |
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Information in more than one document |
MCOB 7.3.3R |
MCOB 7 |
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Frequency of statements |
MCOB 7.5.6G |
MCOB 7.5.3R(2) |
MCOB 9.8.1R(2) |
Annual statement - additional content |
MCOB 7.5.9G |
MCOB 7.5.3R(2)(b) |
MCOB 9.8.1R |
Further advances |
MCOB 7.6.7R |
MCOB 5 |
MCOB 9.4 |
Further advances |
MCOB 7.6.10G |
MCOB 7.6.9R(10 |
MCOB 9.8.5R(1) |
Further advances |
MCOB 7.6.10G |
MCOB 5.6.34 |
MCOB 9.4.114R |
Further advances |
MCOB 7.6.11G |
MCOB 7.6.9R(3) and (4) |
MCOB 9.8.5R(3) |
Further advances |
MCOB 7.6.11G(2) |
MCOB 5.6.40R |
MCOB 9.4.37R |
Further advances |
MCOB 7.6.12G |
MCOB 7.6.9R(3) |
MCOB 9.8.5R(3) |
Further advances |
MCOB 7.6.13R |
MCOB 5.6.25R(2)(a) |
MCOB 9.4.24R(4)(a) |
Further advances |
MCOB 7.6.13R |
MCOB 7.6.9R(3)(b) |
MCOB 9.8.5R(3)(b) |
Further advances |
MCOB 7.6.14R |
MCOB 5 |
MCOB 9 |
Rate switches |
MCOB 7.6.20R |
MCOB 5 |
MCOB 9 |
Rate switches |
MCOB 7.6.20R |
MCOB 5 |
MCOB 9 |
Addition or removal of party to contract |
MCOB 7.6.22R |
MCOB 5 |
MCOB 9 |
Addition or removal of party to contract |
MCOB 7.6.25R |
MCOB 5 |
MCOB 9 |
Changes to payments |
MCOB 7.6.29R |
MCOB 7.6.28R |
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Changes to payments |
MCOB 7.6.30R |
MCOB 7.6.28R |
MCOB 9.8.9R or MCOB 9.8.10R |
Use of illustrations |
MCOB 7.6.31R |
MCOB 7.6.28R |
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Use of illustrations |
MCOB 7.6.31R |
MCOB 5 |
MCOB 9 |
Use of illustrations |
MCOB 7.6.32R |
MCOB 7.6.28R |
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Use of illustrations |
MCOB 7.6.32R |
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Simultaneous requests |
MCOB 7.6.33G |
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Simultaneous requests |
MCOB 7.6.33G |
MCOB 5 |
MCOB 9 |
- (1)
Before a pure protection contract is concluded, a firm must communicate, at least,1 the information in the table below to the customer.1
1 - (2)
The information must be provided in a clear and accurate manner, in writing, and in an official language of the State of the commitment or in another language if the policyholder so requests and the law of the State of the commitment so permits or the policyholder is free to choose the applicable law.1
1
Information to be communicated before conclusion |
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(1) |
The name of the insurance undertaking and its legal form. |
(2) |
The name of the EEA State in which the head office and, where appropriate, the agency or branch1 concluding the contract is situated. 1 |
(3) |
The address of the head office and, where appropriate, of the agency or branch concluding the contract. |
1(3a) |
A concrete reference to the firm'sSFCR allowing the policyholder easy access to this information. |
(4)* |
Definition of each benefit and each option. |
(5)* |
Term of the contract. |
(6)* |
Means of terminating the contract. |
(7)* |
Means of payment of premiums and duration of payments. |
(8)* |
Information on the premiums for each benefit, both main benefits and supplementary benefits, where appropriate. |
(9)*1 |
Arrangements for application of the cancellation period. |
(10) |
General information on the tax arrangements applicable to the type of policy. |
(11) |
The arrangements for handling complaints concerning contracts by policyholders, lives assured or beneficiaries1 under contracts including, where appropriate, the existence of a complaints body (usually the Financial Ombudsman Service), without prejudice to the right to take legal proceedings. 1 |
(12) |
The law applicable to the contract where the parties do not have a free choice or, where the parties are free to choose the law applicable, the law the firm1 proposes to choose. 1 |
Note: The rule on mid-term changes applies to items marked with an asterisk (see ICOBS 6.3.3 R). |
[Note: article 185 of the Solvency II Directive1]
1This table belongs to COLL 3.2.4 R (Matters which must be included in the instrument constituting the fund14)
14Name of scheme |
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1 |
A statement of: |
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(1) |
the name of the authorised fund; and |
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(2) |
whether the authorised fund is a UCITS scheme or a non-UCITS retail scheme. |
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Investment powers in eligible markets |
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2 |
A statement that, subject to any restriction in the rules in this sourcebook or the instrument constituting the fund14, the scheme has the power to invest in any eligible securities market or deal on any eligible derivatives market to the extent that power to do so is conferred by COLL 5 (Investment and borrowing powers). 14 |
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Unitholder's liability to pay |
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3 |
A provision that a unitholder in an AUT, ICVC or co-ownership scheme12 is not liable to make any further payment after he has paid the price of his units and that no further liability can be imposed on him in respect of the units which he holds. |
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3A |
A provision that a unitholder in a limited partnership scheme is not liable for the debts or obligations of the limited partnership scheme beyond the amount of the scheme property which is available to the authorised contractual scheme manager to meet such debts or obligations, provided that the unitholder does not take part in the management of the partnership business.12 |
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3B |
A provision that the exercise of rights conferred on limited partners by FCArules does not constitute taking part in the management of the partnership business.12 |
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Base currency |
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4 |
A statement of the base currency of the scheme. |
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Valuation and pricing |
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5 |
A statement setting out the basis for the valuation and pricing of the scheme. |
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Duration of the scheme |
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6 |
If the scheme is to be wound up after a particular period expires, a statement to that effect. |
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Object of the scheme |
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7 |
A statement: |
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(1) |
as to the object of the scheme, in particular the types of investments and assets in which it and each sub-fund (where applicable) may invest; and |
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(2) |
that the object of the scheme is to invest in property of that kind with the aim of spreading investment risk and giving unitholders the benefits of the results of the management of that property. |
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27A |
Where the authorised fund is a qualifying money market fund, a statement to that effect and a statement that the authorised fund's investment objectives and policies will meet the conditions specified in the definition of qualifying money market fund. |
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[deleted]13 13 |
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Government and public securities: investment in one issuer |
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8 |
Where relevant, for a UCITS scheme, a statement in accordance with COLL 5.2.12 R (Spread: government and public securities) as to the individual states or bodies in which over 35% of the value of the scheme may be invested in government and public securities. |
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Classes of unit |
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9 |
A statement: |
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(1) |
specifying the classes of unit that may be issued, and for a scheme which is an umbrella, the classes that may be issued in respect of each sub-fund; and |
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(2) |
if the rights of any class of unit differ, a statement describing those differences in relation to the differing classes. |
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Authorised fund manager's charges and expenses |
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10 |
A statement setting out the basis on which the authorised fund manager may make a charge and recover expenses out of the scheme property. |
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Issue or cancellation directly through the ICVC or depositary of an AUT or ACS12 |
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11 |
Where relevant, a statement authorising the issue or cancellation of units to take place through the ICVC or depositary of an AUT or ACS directly.12 12 |
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In specie issue and cancellation |
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12 |
Where relevant, a statement authorising payment for the issue or cancellation of units to be made by the transfer of assets other than cash. |
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Restrictions on sale and redemption |
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13 |
Where relevant, the restrictions which will apply in relation to the sale and redemption of units under COLL 6.2.16 R (Sale and redemption). |
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Voting at meetings |
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14 |
The manner in which votes may be given at a meeting of unitholders under COLL 4.4.8 R (Voting rights). |
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Certificates |
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15 |
A statement: |
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(1) |
for ICVCs and AUTs,12 authorising the issue of bearer certificates if any, and how such holders are to identify themselves; and |
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(2) |
authorising the person responsible for the register to charge for issuing any document recording, or for amending, an entry on the register, other than on the issue or sale of units. |
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Income |
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16 |
A statement setting out the basis for the distribution or re-investment of income. |
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Income equalisation |
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17 |
Where relevant, a provision for income equalisation. |
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Redemption or cancellation of units on breach of law or rules |
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18 |
A statement that where any holding of units by a unitholder is (or is reasonably considered by the authorised fund manager to be) an infringement of any law, governmental regulation or rule, those units must be redeemed or cancelled. |
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ICVCs: larger and smaller denomination shares |
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19 |
A statement of the proportion of a larger denomination share represented by a smaller denomination share for any relevant unit class. |
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ICVCs: resolution to remove a director |
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20 |
A statement that the ICVC may (without prejudice to the requirements of regulation 21 of the OEIC Regulations (The Authority's approval for certain changes in respect of a company), by a resolution passed by a simple majority of the votes validly cast for and against the resolution at a general meeting of unitholders, remove a director before his period of office expires, despite anything else in the ICVC's instrument of incorporation or in any agreement between the ICVC and that director. |
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ICVCs: unit transfers |
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21 |
A statement that the person designated for the purposes of paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the OEIC Regulations (Share transfers) is the person who, for the time being, is the ACD of the ICVC.1 7 |
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ICVCs and ACSs: Charges and expenses12 |
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22 |
A statement that charges or expenses of the ICVCor ACS12 may be taken out of the scheme property.10 |
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10ICVCs: Umbrella schemes - principle of limited recourse |
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1022A |
For an ICVC which is an umbrella, a statement that the assets of a sub-fund belong exclusively to that sub-fund and shall not be used to discharge directly or indirectly the liabilities of, or claims against, any other person or body, including the umbrella, or any other sub-fund, and shall not be available for any such purpose. |
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Co-ownership schemes: umbrella schemes - principle of limited recourse |
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22B |
For a co-ownership scheme which is an umbrella, a statement that the property subject to a sub-fund is beneficially owned by the participants in that sub-fund as tenants in common (or, in Scotland, is the common property of the participants in that sub-fund) and must not be used to discharge any liabilities of, or meet any claims against, any person other than the participants in that sub-fund.12 |
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AUTs: governing law for a trust deed |
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23 |
A statement that the trust deed is made under and governed by the law of England and Wales, Wales or Scotland or Northern Ireland. |
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AUTs: trust deed to be binding and authoritative |
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24 |
A statement that the trust deed: |
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(1) |
is binding on each unitholder as if it had been a party to it and that it is bound by its provisions; and |
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(2) |
authorises and requires the trustee and the manager to do the things required or permitted of them by its terms. |
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AUTs: declaration of trust |
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25 |
A declaration that, subject to the provisions of the trust deed and all rules made under section 247 of the Act (Trust scheme rules) and for the time being in force: |
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(1) |
the scheme property (other than sums standing to the credit of the distribution account) is held by the trustee on trust for the unitholders according to the number of units held by each unitholder or, where relevant, according to the number of undivided shares in the scheme property represented by the units held by each unitholder; and |
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(2) |
the sums standing to the credit of the distribution account are held by the trustee on trust to distribute or apply them in accordance with COLL 6.8 (Income: accounting, allocation and distribution). |
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AUTs: trustee's remuneration |
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26 |
Where relevant, a statement authorising payments to the trustee by way of remuneration for its services to be paid (in whole or in part) out of the scheme property. |
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AUTs: responsibility for the register |
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27 |
A statement identifying the person responsible under the rules for the maintenance of the register. |
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ACSs: governing law for a contractual scheme deed |
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1227A |
A statement that the contractual scheme deed is made under and governed by the law of England and Wales, or Scotland or Northern Ireland. |
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ACSs: contractual scheme deed to be binding and authoritative |
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1227B |
A statement that the contractual scheme deed: |
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(1) |
is binding on each unitholder as if it had been a party to it and that it is bound by its provisions; and |
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(2) |
authorises and requires the depositary and the authorised contractual manager to do the things required or permitted of them by its terms. |
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ACSs: ownership of scheme property |
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1227C |
A statement that, subject to the provisions of the contractual scheme deed and all rules made under section 261I of the Act (Contractual scheme rules) and for the time being in force: |
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(1) |
the scheme property (other than sums standing to the credit of the distribution account) is held by, or to the order of, the depositary for and on behalf of the unitholders according to the number of units held by each unitholder or, where relevant, according to the number of undivided shares in the scheme property represented by the units held by each unitholder; |
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(2) |
the sums standing to the credit of the distribution account are held by the depositary to distribute or apply them in accordance with COLL 6.8 (Income: accounting, allocation and distribution); and |
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(3) |
the scheme property of a co-ownership scheme is beneficially owned by the participants as tenants in common (or, in Scotland, is the common property of the participants). |
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ACSs: responsibility for the register |
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1227D |
A statement identifying the person responsible under the rules for the maintenance of the register. |
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ACSs: UCITS and NURS eligible investors |
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1227E |
For an ACS which is a UCITS scheme or a non-UCITS retail scheme, a statement that units may not be issued to a person other than a: |
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(1) |
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(2) |
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(3) |
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1227F |
A statement that the authorised contractual scheme manager must redeemunits as soon as practicable after becoming aware that those units are vested in anyone (whether as a result of subscription or transfer of units) other than a person meeting the criteria in paragraph 27E. |
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ACSs: UCITS and NURS transfer of units |
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1227G |
(1) |
A statement whether the transfer of units in the ACSscheme is either: |
(a) prohibited; or |
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(b) allowed |
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(2) |
Where transfer of units is allowed in accordance with (1)(b), a statement that units may only be transferred in accordance with the conditions specified by FCArules, including that units may not be transferred to a person other than a: |
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(b) large ACS investor; or |
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(3) |
For a co-ownership scheme which is an umbrella, a statement in accordance with (1)(a) or (1)(b) and, where appropriate, a statement in accordance with (2), must also be made for the sub-funds. Where individual sub-funds have differing policies in relation to transfer of units, separate statements are required. |
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Co-ownership schemes: constitution |
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1227H |
For a co-ownership scheme, a statement that the arrangements constituting the scheme are intended to constitute a co-ownership scheme as defined in section 235A(2) of the Act. |
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Co-ownership schemes: operator's powers |
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1227I |
A statement that the operator of a co-ownership scheme is authorised to: |
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(1) |
acquire, manage and dispose of the scheme property; and |
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(2) |
enter into contracts which are binding on unitholders for the purposes of, or in connection with, the acquisition, management or disposal of scheme property. |
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Co-ownership schemes: winding-up |
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1227J |
A statement that the operator and depositary of a co-ownership scheme are required to wind up the scheme if directed to do so by the FCA in exercise of its power under section 261X (Directions) or section 261Z (Winding up or merger of master UCITS) of the Act. |
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Limited partnership schemes: participants |
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1227K |
A statement that the limited partners, other than the nominated partner, are to be the participants in the scheme. |
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Limited partnership schemes: resignation of limited partners |
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1227L |
A statement that the scheme is not dissolved on any person ceasing to be a limited partner or nominated partner provided that there remains at least one limited partner. |
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Limited partnership schemes: inability to operate as an umbrella |
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1227M |
A statement that the limited partnership scheme prohibits pooling as is mentioned in section 235(3)(a) of the Act in relation to separate parts of the scheme property, with the effect that the scheme cannot be an umbrella. |
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3Investment in overseas4 property through an intermediate holding vehicle |
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328 |
3If investment in an overseas4 immovable is to be made through an intermediate holding vehicle or a series of intermediate holding vehicles, a statement that the purpose of that intermediate holding vehicle or series of intermediate holding vehicles will be to enable the holding of overseas4 immovables by the scheme. |