Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Securities and Futures (Classes of Investors) Regulations 2018

Regulation 4

Persons prescribed for purposes of definition of “institutional investor”

Subregulation 1

The statutory boards set out in the Second Schedule are prescribed for the purposes of section 4A(1)(c)(ii) of the Act.

Subregulation 2

The multilateral agencies, international organisations and supranational agencies set out in the Third Schedule are prescribed for the purposes of section 4A(1)(c)(viii) of the Act.

Subregulation 3

The following persons are prescribed for the purposes of section 4A(1)(c)(xxvii) of the Act:

(a)

a designated market‑maker;

(b)

a headquarters company or Finance and Treasury Centre which carries on a class of business involving fund management, where such business has been approved as a qualifying service in relation to that headquarters company or Finance and Treasury Centre under section 43E(2)(a) or 43G(2)(a) of the Income Tax Act (Cap. 134);

(c)

a person who undertakes fund management activity (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) on behalf of not more than 30 qualified investors;

(d)

a Service Company which carries on business as an agent of a member of Lloyd’s;

(e)

a corporation the entire share capital of which is owned by an institutional investor or by persons all of whom are institutional investors; (f)a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership within the meaning of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A)) in which each partner is an institutional investor.

Subregulation 4

In paragraph (3) —

Definition

“agent”, in relation to a member of Lloyd’s, “Lloyd’s”, “member of Lloyd’s” and “Service Company” have the meanings given by regulation 2 of the Insurance (Lloyd’s Asia Scheme) Regulations (Cap. 142, Rg 9);

Definition

“designated market‑maker”, “Finance and Treasury Centre” and “headquarters company” have the meanings given by paragraph 1 of the Second Schedule to the Securities and Futures (Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations;

Definition

“qualified investor” has the meaning given by paragraph 5(3) of the Second Schedule to the Securities and Futures (Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations.