Glossary History
Past version: Effective from 01 Oct 2015 to 30 Jun 2016
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| April 2011 |
• Amended definition of executive director and managing director.
• New definitions include: branch(es), host regulator/supervisor.
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| 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.
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| January 2012 |
• Amended definition of Collective investment undertaking(s) (CIU(s)) and independent director.
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| October 2012 |
• Added definition for underwrite/underwriting.
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| January 2013 |
• Added definition for financial services.
• Amended definition for public offering.
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| July 2013 |
• Added definition for Bahrain domiciled CIU.
• Amended the definition of subsidiary undertaking.
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| October 2013 |
• Removed the term 'appointed representative(s)'
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| October 2014 |
• Amended cross reference for relevant authorities.
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| October 2015 |
• Added definition for ultimate parent undertaking.
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