2016-07-19
The Securities Commission introduced an Enhanced Unit Trust Framework on 19 July 2016 to establish a more efficient regulatory regime for unit trusts. This order exempts issuers from specific Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 requirements regarding prospectus content, replacement procedures, and supplementary disclosures. The exemption provisions officially come into effect on 15 August 2016.
1 ORDER TO EXEMPT COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISIONS RELATING TO ISSUANCE OF PROSPECTUS FOR UNIT TRUST SCHEME On 19 July 2016, the SC introduced the Enhanced Unit Trust Framework for the purpose of providing a more efficient and proportionate regulatory framework for unit trust, including allowing the issuance of a prospectus with no expiry period for unit trust scheme. In order to facilitate the implementation of this framework, issuers of prospectus for unit trust scheme will be exempted from compliance with certain requirements under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA) as follows:
2 in respect of any other schemes that are not affected by the change introduced by the supplementary or replacement prospectus. 4. This order shall come into effect on 15 August 2016