Registering managed investment schemes

Who can register a scheme

To register a managed investment scheme you must:

• have a RealMe® login
• be a registered user of your organisation's online services account
• have authority to act on behalf of the scheme manager.

Before you begin your application

Make sure you have all the information and documents you will need to complete your online application.

Check your scheme name

The scheme name can't include any words that contravene other legislation, and the name can't be the same as any other scheme registered under the FMC Act. A registered scheme also can't have a misleading or offensive name.

You should check your scheme name in the Disclose Register well ahead of registration to ensure the name can be used.

To check your scheme name, log in to your organisation's online account and follow these steps.

1. In the main menu, select ‘Disclose’.
2. From the drop-down menu select ’Register a managed fund investment scheme’ or ‘Register an other managed investment scheme’.
3. On the 'Before you begin' page, select Continue.
4. In the 'Scheme Details' page, enter a scheme name and select the [Tab] key. 

If the Disclose Register detects a problem with the scheme name, it will display an error message.

Participant details

All scheme participants must first exist on another Companies Office register or directory.

Some participants to a scheme will need to be registered as a Financial Service Provider (FSP). FSPs who provide certain financial services also need to be licensed.

Legislative reference guides

The reference guides contain legislation relating to sections of your online application for registration.

Register a managed investment scheme

To register a scheme, log in to your organisation's online account and follow these steps.

1. In the main menu, select ‘Disclose’.
2. From the drop-down menu select ’Register a managed fund investment scheme’ or ‘Register another managed investment scheme’.
3. Complete the online form by entering your scheme and participant details.
4. Upload your documents for the scheme.
5. Review the details you have entered, then tick the declaration and select 'Submit'. You can edit any details that have not been entered correctly or download an extract of your application for your personal records.
6. Pay the registration fee, if applicable.

Once you have completed your payment, you will receive onscreen confirmation that your application has been sent to us for acceptance. Your application will appear in your dashboard under the ‘Things in progress’ tab.

Closed schemes

You may need to provide fund updates for managed investment schemes (or scheme sections) that are closed to new members. To do this, you will have to register a skeleton offer, but will not have to provide a Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) or its associated register data entry.

You can register your offer when you provide your first fund update.

Asia Region Funds Passport

If you want to become an approved Passport Fund under the Asia Region Funds Passport regulations, you must first seek approval from the Financial Markets Authority.

Once you have been approved by the FMA you will need to update your scheme registration with specific information and upload the required documents.

You will then need to upload a notice of intention to make an offer, to the offer(s) that are covered by the Passport Fund.

More 'Managed investment scheme registration process' guides:

• Participant details — Managed investment schemes Check participants exist on a Companies Office register or directory or add them to the Disclose Other Participants directory.
• The acceptance process What happens after you submit your application to register a scheme.

Other guides in

Managed investment scheme registration process

• Participant details — Managed investment schemes
• The acceptance process — Managed investment schemes

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