The Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Contractual Scheme) Regulations 2013

These Regulations provide for the formation of undertakings for collective investment constituted in accordance with contract law. Such undertakings are called contractual schemes and are a new class of collective investment scheme (as defined by section 235 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c.8) (“FSMA”). A contractual scheme may be either a co-ownership scheme, which has no legal personality distinct from the persons who take part as investors, or a partnership scheme, which is a limited partnership under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907 (c.24).