IEIM404010 - Miscellaneous: Related Entity: Investment Entities

Investment Entities which have received seed capital from a member of a group to which the Investment Entity belongs will not be considered a Related Entity for the purposes of the Agreement.

In general a seed capital investment is an initial capital contribution (that is intended as a temporary investment), made to an Investment Entity. This will generally be for the purposes of establishing a performance record before selling interests in the entity to unrelated investors, or for purposes otherwise deemed appropriate by the manager.

Specifically, an Investment Entity will not be considered a Related Entity as a result of a contribution of seed capital by a member of the group if:

  • the member of the group that provides the seed capital is in the business of providing seed capital to Investment Entities that it intends to sell to unrelated investors;
  • the Investment Entity is created in the course of its business;
  • any equity interest in excess of 50% of the total value of stock of the Investment Entity is intended to be held for no more than three years from the date of acquisition; and
  • in the case of an equity interest that has been held for over three years, its value is less than 50% of the total value of the stock of the Investment Entity.