Investment funds that are structured as collective investment schemes (CIS) must be authorised or recognised by us to be promoted to retail investors in the UK. We explain these terms.
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Recognised funds
A fund that is established outside the UK must be recognised by us to be promoted to retail investors in the UK under:
- section 272 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA)
- section 271A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) – the Overseas Funds Regime (OFR)
- the Temporary Marketing Permissions Regime (TMPR)
A recognised fund may also be called a 'recognised CIS' or 'overseas scheme'.
Scheme numbers
Stand-alone |
Umbrella |
Sub-funds |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| UK ACS | |||
| UCITS | 0 | 5 | 60 |
| NURS (non-UCITS retail scheme) | 0 | 10 | 129 |
| QIS (qualified investor scheme) | 1 | 11 | 111 |
| LTAF (long-term asset fund) | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| UK AUTs | |||
| UCITS | 448 | 20 | 136 |
| NURS (non-UCITS retail scheme) | 139 | 27 | 99 |
| QIS (qualified investor scheme) | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| UK ICVCs | |||
| UCITS | 69 | 339 | 1852 |
| NURS (non-UCITS retail scheme) | 116 | 143 | 695 |
| QIS (qualified investor scheme) | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| LTAF (long-term asset fund) | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Overseas funds | |||
| EEA UCITS (that are in the TMPR)* | 60 | 687 | 7952 |
| EEA UCITS (that are recognised under OFR) | 11 | 13 | 64 |
| Individually recognised (s272) | 2 | 17 | 63 |
*We do not expect all the funds that are currently marketing in the UK under the Temporary Marketing Permissions Regime (TMPR) to apply under the Overseas Funds Regime (OFR).