Glossary History

Past version: Effective from 01 Oct 2011 to 31 Dec 2011
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Version Date Description of Changes
April 2006 Initial Launch
July 2006 Page 19 ("R"): deletion of 'acting as a financial trust service provider' from the definition of 'regulated investment services'.
July 2007
•   Changes to definitions of: administrator(s); authorised person(s); collective investment undertaking(s); family; property.
•   New definitions included: closed-ended fund(s); custodian(s); Investment Business Code of Practice; Islamic investment firm; overseas Category 1 investment firm.
July 2008 Added definition for accredited investor, dematerialised safe custody financial instruments and expert investor.
October 2009
•    Changes to definitions of: accredited investor; expert investor and subsidiary undertaking.
•    New definitions included: investigator; qualified by exception; managing director and retail client.
•    Deleted definitions of: appointed expert, market counterparty and professional client.
July 2010 New definitions included: appointed expert, listed company, reporting accountant and trilateral meeting.
January 2011
•   Amended definition of: Chief Executive Officer.
•   New definition included: Dated subordinated debt, Executive director, Independent director, licensed exchange(s), market, minimum capital requirements, Non-executive director, original term, remuneration, senior manager/management.
April 2011
•   Amended definition of executive director and managing director.
•   New definitions include: branch(es), host regulator/supervisor.
October 2011
•   Added definition of: Conflict of interest.
•   Amended definition of appointed expert(s), family, qualified by exception and trilateral meeting.
•   Clarified definition of independent director.