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BMYG Australia IPO
Opportunities Fund – Tranche 1
Information Memorandum 28 November 2016 Any offer contained in this Information Memorandum is only available for acceptance by Wholesale Clients within the meaning of the Corporations Act), and is NOT available to Retail Clients.
Open Date: 28/11/2016
Closing Date: 09/12/2016
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Important Information
This Information Memorandum is issued by Vasco Investment Managers Limited ACN 138 715 009
AFSL 344486 (‘Vasco’ or ‘Trustee’), the trustee of the BMYG Australia IPO Opportunities Fund
(‘Fund’). BMY Group Pty Ltd ACN 133 561 887 (‘BMY’ or ‘Manager’) is the investment manager
for the Fund. This IM is provided to potential investors on a personal and private basis. It is
indicative only and may be subject to change by the directors of the Trustee.
The Fund, at the date of this Information Memorandum, is not required to be, and is not, registered
as a managed investment scheme pursuant to section 601ED of the Corporations Act. This
Information Memorandum is not a product disclosure statement for the purposes of Part 7.9 of the
Corporations Act. Interests in the Fund will primarily be issued as units in the Fund (‘Units’). The
Fund’s trust deed (‘Trust Deed’) provides for different Unit tranches. Under the Trust Deed, the
different Unit tranches may have different rights and obligations. The performance of different
tranches of Units may also differ depending on the investments of that tranche. Holders of different
tranches of Units will be treated fairly.
Interests in the Fund will be issued only on receipt of a validly completed Application Form issued
together with this Information Memorandum, and the receipt of cleared funds. The offer or invitation
to subscribe for interests in the Fund is subject to the terms and conditions described in this
Information Memorandum.
Any offer contained in this Information Memorandum is only available for acceptance by Wholesale
Clients, and is not available to Retail Clients, all within the meaning of the Corporations Act.
The distribution of this Information Memorandum and the offering of interests in the Fund may be
restricted in certain jurisdictions. No recipient of this Information Memorandum in any jurisdiction
may treat it as constituting an invitation or offer to them to apply for interests in the Fund unless, in
the relevant jurisdiction, such an invitation or offer could lawfully be made to that recipient in
compliance with applicable law.
Prospective applicants should inform themselves as to the legal requirements and consequences
of applying for, holding, transferring and disposing of Units and any applicable exchange control
regulations and taxes in the countries of their respective citizenship, residence, domicile or place of
business. It is the responsibility of a prospective investor outside Australia to obtain any necessary
approvals in respect of applying for, or being issued with, Units.
Unless otherwise agreed with the Trustee, any person applying for Units will by virtue of the
person’s application be deemed to represent that they are not in a jurisdiction which does not
permit the making of an offer or invitation as detailed in this Information Memorandum, and are not
acting for the account or benefit of a person within such jurisdiction.
The Fund, the Trustee and the Manager do not bear any liability or responsibility to determine
whether a person is able to apply for Units pursuant to this Information Memorandum.
This Information Memorandum does not purport to contain all the information that a prospective
investor may require in evaluating a possible investment in the Fund.
The Trustee reserves the right to evaluate any applications and to reject any or all applications
submitted, without giving reasons for rejection. The Fund, the Trustee and the Manager are not
liable to compensate the recipient of this Information Memorandum for any costs or expenses
incurred in reviewing, investigating or analysing any information in relation to the Fund, in
submitting an application or otherwise.
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No cooling off applies to the issue of Units.
This Information Memorandum must be read in conjunction with the Trust Deed. Prospective
investors should review the Trust Deed for further information regarding the rights and obligations
of investors of the Fund. To the extent there are any inconsistencies between the Trust Deed and
this Information Memorandum, the Trust Deed will prevail.
In providing this Information Memorandum, the Trustee has not taken into account the recipient’s
objectives, financial situation or needs and accordingly the information contained in this Information
Memorandum does not constitute personal advice for the purposes of section 766B(3) (“personal
advice”) of the Corporations Act. None of the Trustee, the Manager, or their related parties,
officers, employees, consultants, advisers or agents warrant that an investment in the Fund is a
suitable investment for the recipient.
None of the Trustee, the Manager, or their related parties, officers, employees, consultants,
advisers or agents have carried out an independent audit or independently verified any of the
information contained in this Information Memorandum, nor do they give any warranty as to the
accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of the information or assumptions contained in this
Information Memorandum, nor do any of them, to the maximum extent permitted by law, accept
any liability whatsoever however caused to any person relating in any way to reliance on
information contained in this Information Memorandum or any other communication or the issue of
Units.
The Trustee strongly recommends that potential investors read this Information Memorandum in its
entirety and seek independent professional advice as to the financial, taxation and other
implications of investing in the Fund and the information contained in this Information
Memorandum.
None of the Trustee, the Manager, or their related parties, officers, employees, consultants,
advisers or agents, guarantee the repayment of capital invested in the Fund, the payment of
income from the Fund or the performance of the Fund or an investment in the Fund generally. As
with any investment there are inherent risks in investing in the Fund, including the risk that an
investment in the Fund is speculative, that the investment may result in a reduction in, or total loss
of, the capital value of the investment, loss of income and returns that are less than expected or
delays in repayment of capital.
See Section 8 (Risks of Investing) for further information about the risks involved in making an
investment in the Fund.
The contents of this Information Memorandum are:
not intended to be disclosed to any person other than the person to whom this Information
Memorandum has been provided to by the Trustee;
strictly confidential; and
not to be reproduced, either in whole or in any part or parts, without the Trustee’s prior written
consent and, if such written consent is given, only in accordance with that consent.
It is important that potential investors read the entire Information Memorandum Information
Memorandum before making any decision to invest in the Fund. In particular, it is important that
potential investors consider the risks outlined in Section 8 (Risks of Investing) that could affect the
performance of an investment.
The Trustee has not authorised any person to give any information or make any representations in
connection with the Fund which are not in this Information Memorandum and if given or made such
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information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the Trustee.
Any other parties distributing this product to investors are not the Trustee’s agent or representative
and are doing so on their own behalf. The Fund, the Trustee and the Manager are not responsible
for any advice or information given, or not given, to potential investors by any party distributing this
product and, to the maximum extent permitted by law, accept no liability whatsoever for any loss or
damage arising from potential investors relying on any information that is not in this Information
Memorandum when investing.
The primary language of this document is English. This document may be translated into different
languages. Any translations provided are for reference purposes only. If there is any inconsistency
or conflict between the English version of this Information Memorandum and versions of this
Information Memorandum in any other language, the English version prevails.
All references to $ amounts are references to Australian Dollars.
A glossary of terms used in this Information Memorandum is included in Section 12 (Glossary).
The information in this Information Memorandum is general information only and does not take into
account your financial situation, objectives or needs. The information can change, and may be
updated or replaced from time to time. Unless the changed information is materially adverse, the
Trustee may not always update or replace this Information Memorandum to reflect the changed
information. Updated information can be obtained by contacting the Trustee or your adviser. You
should check if there is any updating information before you invest.
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Contents
1 Fund Summary and Key Features 7
2 Key Parties 10 2.1 Trustee & Administration Manager 10 2.2 Manager 10
3 How the Fund Works 13 3.1 Investment objective 13 3.2 Investment parameters 13 3.3 Change of investment objective or parameters 14 3.4 Capital not guaranteed 14 3.5 How the Fund is structured 14 3.6 Investment process 15
4 Benefits of Investing in the Fund 16
5 How to Invest in the Fund 17 5.1 Opening and Closing Dates for Tranche 1: 17 5.2 General 17 5.3 Additional investments 17 5.4 Payment 18 5.5 Issue price 18 5.6 Authorised representative 18
6 Withdrawing from the Fund 19 6.1 Withdrawals from the Fund 19 6.2 Electronic instructions 19
7 Distributions 21
8 Risks of Investing 22 8.1 General 22 8.2 Market risk 22 8.3 Company specific risks 22 8.4 Liquidity risk 22 8.5 Diversification risk 23 8.6 Interest rate risk 23 8.7 Regulatory risk 23 8.8 Fund risk 23
9 How Managed Investment Schemes are Taxed 24
10 Fees and Costs 25 10.1 Investor fees and costs 25 10.2 Incidental fees and costs 26 10.3 GST 26 10.4 Fee changes 26
11 Other Information 27 11.1 Privacy policy 27 11.2 Trust Deed 27 11.3 Termination of Fund 27 11.4 Trustee’s role, obligations and rights 27
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11.5 Trustee’s indemnity and limitation of liability 28
12 Glossary 29
13 Directory 31
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1 Fund Summary and Key Features
The table below is a summary of the key features of an investment in the Fund. Potential
investors should read the whole of this Information Memorandum to obtain more detailed
information.
Item Detail
Investment objective
(refer to Section 3)
The Fund offers investors an opportunity to invest in pre-IPO, IPO securities and private placements of listed securities which are selected and managed by BMY.
It is intended that the Fund will deliver capital growth. The investments of the Fund may also earn income in the form of dividends or distributions from the relevant securities in which the Fund invests .
What types of investor is the Fund suitable for?
Wholesale and sophisticated investors seeking:
capital growth
a short to medium term investment
with a reasonable risk tolerance
Target return 20% This return is only a target and is not guaranteed)
Minimum initial investment
A$ 100,0001
Minimum additional investment
A $10,000
Tranche 1
Opening Date
Closing Date
Date of Unit Issue
28/11/2016
09/12/2016
12/12/2016
1 This amount may be varied by BMY at its absolute discretion subject to the investor meeting the requirements of a
wholesale client under the Corporations Act.
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Item Detail
Fees
(refer to Section 10)
Application fee – 1% of total investment amount, or as otherwise agreed.
Transfer fee - Up to 0.5% of the value of units to be transferred where units are transferred.
2
Ongoing fees:
Management Fee – 1.2% per annum of the Net Asset Value of the relevant tranche, paid monthly in arrears. This fee covers all day to day expenses of operating the Fund, including the administration costs, etc. Where this fee is insufficient to pay the fees due to the Trustee and Fund Administration Manager the Investment Manager will pay these fees themselves.
Performance Fee - This fee will be earned if the Fund exceeds the performance hurdle. The performance hurdle is the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate + 3 % p.a annualised (‘Performance Hurdle’).
Once the performance hurdle is exceeded, the following performance fees are charged.
Range of Outperformance Performance Fee
Above the Performance Hurdle but below 30% (annualised)
20% of the out performance
Over 30% (annualised) 30% of the out performance
The performance fee is payable on a half yearly basis.
Expense Recoveries – In addition to the management fee and performance fee, the Trustee may also seek to recover extraordinary expenses incurred in operating the Fund (e.g. litigation expenses, costs of holding a meeting of unit holders and costs relating to replacing and changing the trustee) directly from the assets of the Fund.
A Termination Fee or Trustee Replacement Fee is also payable to Vasco when the Fund is wound up or if it is replaced by another trustee.
Distribution frequency
(Refer to Section 7)
It is generally expected that distributions will be paid every half a year.
Investors may reinvest distributions, subject to the Trustee’s consent.
Investment term
Each tranche has a investment term of 24 months. At the end of the 24 months period, the tranche will be terminated and its assets will be sold to return capital to investors. It may take up to a further 12 month period for the assets of the Tranche to be sold and funds paid back to investors. The Manager may return part or all of the investor capital before the end of the 24 month period if it is able to realise assets at
2 The Trustee may waive this fee in its absolute discretion.
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Item Detail
what it believes to be a reasonable price.
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2 Key Parties
2.1 Trustee & Administration Manager
(a) Vasco Investment Managers Limited (‘Trustee’) and Vasco Funds Management
Pty Ltd (‘Administration Manager’) are part of an investment management group
that provides responsible entity, trustee, fund administration and distribution
services to Australian and international investment managers.
The Vasco team have significant experience in the Asia Pacific region in the
management of equity funds, fixed income funds, REITs, private equity real estate
funds, real estate securities funds, and mortgage and real estate debt funds.
Some of the funds Vasco's executives have developed include the $1 billion
Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust ARSN 092 755 318 and the $1 billion
AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT listed on the Singapore Securities Exchange.
The directors of Vasco were responsible for establishing the Australian Unity
Funds Management Limited and Macarthur Cook Limited real estate funds
management businesses as well as establishing the Asian platform for industrial
real estate manager, Goodman Group.
Clients of Vasco have included Golden Age Development Group, Lauders
Development Group, China Asset Management (HK), Cyan SIV Emerging
Companies Fund, Infrastructure Partners Investment Fund, Vital Healthcare
Property Fund, Residential Property Fund, EMR Capital Pty Ltd, Phillip Asset
Management Limited and Morgan Stanley Real Estate.
As trustee, Vasco Investment Managers Pty Ltd, will manage the Fund in
accordance with the Constitution and its duties and obligations under Australian
law and, importantly, will have regard to the best interests of Investors in all
decisions that it makes with respect to the Fund.
The Trustee holds Australian financial services licence (‘AFSL’) number 344486 .
As Administration Manager, Vasco Funds Management Pty Ltd will provide
administration services to the Fund including application processing, fund
accounting and unit pricing.
(b) Governance and compliance
As the trustee of the Fund, Vasco is in charge of the overall operation and
management of the Fund. Vasco will be guided by the investment objective and
parameters of the Fund specified in section 3 of this Information Memorandum, by
the Fund’s governing Trust Deed, and by Trustee’s duties under general law.
2.2 Manager
(a) About BMY Group Pty Ltd
Founded in 2009, BMY Group is dedicated to providing first-class financial and
investment news, information and analysis to local and overseas Chinese investors
for Australian markets. BMY Group now offers business and finance news and
analysis across multiple platforms with multimedia content, wealth management
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and corporate advisory services to High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs),
institutional investors and enterprises through its subsidiaries: BMYG Media and
BMYG Capital.
Currently BMY has a team of roughly 20, providing financial services under
authorization of AFSL Holder Asipac Capital. The main business now covers three
main areas:
wealth management and investment advisor to High Net Worth Individuals,
for example, we serviced more than 20 SIV clients in the last two years;
corporate advisories in Capital raising and M&A deals for small size
businesses typically with the value below 100 million AUD; and
full platform of Chinese Financial Media with two websites, social media,
video contents, Chinese Financial Magazine.
The BMY Group now has:
more than 200,000 unique visitors of its website in the last year;
more than 100 High Net Worth clients; and
funds under advice close to 100 million AUD.
The two main principals of BMY are Julius Wei and Eric Gao.
Eric Gao is the founder of the BMY Group. He is a financial market professional
specialised in developing Asian market for wealth management, investment and
managed funds products and services. He is a target oriented leader with proven
track record in building and managing team to develop new markets and deliver
luxuriant sales result. He has developed a strong network and business
development skills, extensive connections with business and investor associations,
migration club, financial market professionals and referrals in China and Australia.
He is passionate about matching Chinese investors with Australia-based
investment opportunities.
Julius Wei is the Managing Director of BMY Group. He has extensive experience in
financial analysis, business and project valuation – combining deep knowledge in
global financial markets and economic trends with years of experience in
investment analysis and advisory practice, and proven by past high-profile projects.
He also has an excellent tracking record in investment deals and has held leading
roles in investment into companies and projects in different business stages across
a diverse range of industry sectors in both Australasia region.
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BMY is an authorised representative (AFS Representative Number 000406793) of
ASIPAC Capital Pty Ltd ACN 007 268 386 AFSL 30076 (“ASIPAC”), which enables
it to fulfil its responsibilities as manager of the Fund.
ASIPAC is licensed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
(“ASIC”) under the Corporations Act to provide relevant financial services to its
clients. As a boutique Wealth Management Corporation, ASIPAC provides efficient
customized investment and business solutions to clients.
ASIPAC and its directly associated entities (i.e. The ASIPAC Group of Companies)
are diversified based organizations with a broad spectrum of business enterprises
which include: real estate division; resources division; project/funds management,
Merger and Acquisitions and IPOs. Through its highly experienced management
team, ASIPAC Group has achieved success in the business arena and is highly
regarded amongst the business community. Much of this success is a result of the
extensive global business network surrounding the organization and in particular
from the careful and intensive management of financial analysis, operational
analysis and expertise across its entire wide spread business activities.
(b) Role as manager
BMY has entered into an Investment Management Agreement with the Trustee,
under which BMY has been appointed the investment manager of the Fund and as
such is responsible for managing the investments of the Fund.
(c) Replacement of trustee
BMYG Capital Pty Ltd, an affiliate entity of the Manager, is currently in the process
of applying for its own Australian Financial Services Licence to act as the trustee of
the wholesale managed investment schemes. Once BMYG Capital Pty Ltd obtains
its own Australian Financial Services Licence, the Manager may choose to replace
Vasco as the trustee of the Fund if the Manager determines that it is in the best
interests of investors to do so. The Manager will provide 30 days prior notice in
relation to the replacement of the trustee to investors.
Vasco is entitled to be paid a Trustee Replacement Fee out of the Fund’s assets
when this occurs.
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3 How the Fund Works
3.1 Investment objective
The Fund offers investors an opportunity to invest in pre-IPO, IPO securities and private
placements of listed securities which have been professionally selected and are
professionally managed by BMY.
It is intended that the Fund will deliver capital growth. The investments of the Fund may
also earn income by way of dividends or distributions from the relevant securities in which
the Fund invests .
The Fund will target a return of 20%.3
3.2 Investment parameters
The monies an investor contributes to the Fund will be invested in securities of private
companies which are expected to offer their shares to the public via an initial public offering
within 12 months of investment or securities of public companies which have on offer their
first public offering shares.
BMY will carefully undertake due diligence in selecting such securities, including
undertaking quantitative and qualitative analysis of potential companies.
The Fund intends for each tranche to raise no more than 100 million. For Tranche 1, the
Fund is seeking to raise 10 to 20 million in Tranche 1. Whilst the Fund will not have a target
number of companies it will invest in per tranche, the Fund expects that most investments
will be capable of being liquidated within 12 months, with an estimated annual turnover
ratio of 2 companies every year.
The Fund aims to invest a maximum of 50% of each tranche’s assets to Pre-IPO stage
companies and each tranche to have a maximum investment in each company to 30% of
the company’s capital. However, BMY has absolute discretion in making decisions about
investments of the Fund and may amend these asset allocations at its discretion, for
example to take advantage of investment opportunities. Each tranche is likely to have a
different investment portfolio to other tranches.
BMY will actively seek investment opportunities from its existing network with major
stockbrokers, investment banks, and other financial institutions in Australia market, and
directly from companies seeking fund in the stage of Pre-IPO, IPO, and Placement.
Once a potential investment is identified, BMY will participate in roadshows and arrange
direct meetings with the potential investment target company’s advisors and management
team to gain more information as part of the due diligence process. The following due
diligence will be undertaken with regards to a potential investment:
a. Macro and industry analysis to assess the company’s growth potential and
competitive environment it operates in.
3 This target return is not guaranteed.
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b. Company specific analysis on business model, technical due diligence when
relevant, key management team tracking record, legal due diligence to assess
any potential legal issues, and other relevant aspects of the company.
c. Key financial due diligence, mainly focus on whether the valuation of the
company is fair, undervalued, or overvalued and to assess the future growth
potential. Comparison of similar companies are also key for valuation
assessment.
d. Exit strategy assessment: liquidity of the company after the investment,
tracking record of its underwriter/broker/advisor, and other relevant information
is used to ensure a practical optimal exit strategy.
BMY will undertake negotiations with the underwriter/broker/advisor or/and directly with the
management team of the company to make the final decision of whether to invest, and how
much funds to be allocated to the investment.
Once the investment is made, BMY will continuously monitor the performance of each
invested company to seek the optimal exit timing and price. This will involves ongoing
research and analysis of the company and possibly active advice on the company’s
strategic plans where applicable.
3.3 Change of investment objective or parameters
Depending on market conditions and investment opportunities which are available, the
Trustee reserves the right to change the investment objectives and investment parameters
of the Fund. Changes in the Fund’s investment objectives or investment parameters may
be made to tailor investments to the amount of capital raised by a particular tranche, to
take advantage of investment opportunities or to minimise risk to a tranche or the Fund. If
the Trustee decides to make a change, notice will be provided to investors.
3.4 Capital not guaranteed
The return of capital invested in the Fund and income earned is not guaranteed.
3.5 How the Fund is structured
(a) The Fund is a managed investment scheme and established as a unit trust
pursuant to the Trust Deed. The Fund’s assets and liabilities are divided into
different tranches of units (‘tranche’).
(b) A separate tranche of units will be issued for each round of capital raising by the
Fund.
(c) Each tranche is established as a segregated sub-trust. This means that an
investor’s entitlement to income or capital is based entirely on the number of Units
the investor holds in a specific tranche. An investor’s Units in one tranche do not
entitle the investor to the income or capital of other tranches of the Fund (i.e.
securities held by other tranches of the Fund). In addition, if a loss occurs in a
particular tranche (e.g. as a result of a fall in value of securities held by one
tranche), that loss is quarantined to that tranche and will not generally effect
investors who hold Units in other tranches.
(d) Therefore, the rate of return of an investor’s investment will depend on the tranche
of units held and the performance of investments held by that tranche of units.
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3.6 Investment process
(a) The Fund will have various closing dates. On each closing date, applications will
be processed and units will be issued to successful applicants on the declared date
of Unit issue or within 10 Business Days of the closing date. Units issued in respect
of applications received by a particular closing date will form a new tranche of units.
(b) The Manager will use the capital raised from a particular tranche of Units to invest
in certain pre-IPO, IPO securities and private placements of listed securities. Those
securities will constitute the assets of that tranche of units and will be segregated
from assets of other tranches of units in the Fund.
(c) Each unit in a particular tranche gives the investor an entitlement to a share of the
capital and income of the assets of the relevant tranche of the Fund. An investor’s
risk in and returns will be referable only to the assets held by that tranche of Units.
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4 Benefits of Investing in the Fund
Capital growth - potential for significant capital growth in the short to medium term.
Cash Return Income – potential for significant cash return to be distributed every half
year due to the relatively high turnover and liquidity of the investment.
Skills and experience – Access to BMY’s investment management expertise.
Reporting – Half yearly investment updates and an annual tax statement to keep
investors up-to-date on their investments.
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5 How to Invest in the Fund
5.1 Opening and Closing Dates for Tranche 1:
Opening Date for Tranche 14 28/11/2016
Closing Date for Tranche 15 09/12/2016
Units issued by 12/12/2016
5.2 General
(a) Investors will need to complete the Application Form attached to this Information
Memorandum and provide the required customer identification material listed in
that form.
(b) The original executed copy of the completed Application Form must be sent to the
Trustee. A copy may also be emailed to the Trustee at [email protected], with the
original and supporting material to follow to the Trustee.
(c) In addition to the client identification material and documents required to be sent
with an investor’s Application Form, the Trustee may require further information or
documentation from an investor at any time in order to satisfy obligations under
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing legislation.
(d) The minimum initial investment is A$ 100,000. The Trustee may reject an
application or accept only part of an application.
(e) The Fund will have multiple tranches of units. To be issued units in a particular
tranche, investors must provide the Trustee with the completed Application Form,
supporting material and application money in cleared funds before 5 pm AEST on
the relevant closing date.
(f) Any interest earned on application money from the time the Trustee receives it until
the application money is applied for the issue of units will be retained by the
Trustee.
5.3 Additional investments
Investors may make further investments in other tranches in the Fund at any time. If
applications for additional investments are accepted, investors will be issued with Units in a
new tranche which relates to applications received and accepted by a particular closing
date. There is a minimum additional investment amount of $10,000, and the application fee
will not apply.
4 BMY may change the opening and closing dates of Tranche 1 in its absolute discretion.
5 BMY may change the opening and closing dates of Tranche 1 in its absolute discretion.
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5.4 Payment
(a) For initial and additional investments, the Trustee can accept electronic funds
transfers from a bank, building society or credit union account in the name of the
investor. Bank cheques may also be accepted. Please address your bank cheque
to Vasco Investment Managers Limited ATF BMYGIPOF. Cash and personal
cheques will not be accepted.
(b) The bank account details are as follows:
BSB: 182 512
Account Number: 964351787
Bank: Macquarie Bank
Account Name: Vasco Investment Managers ATF BMYGIOPF
5.5 Issue price
The issue price of Units in each tranche will be A$ 1.00 per Unit unless otherwise
determined by the Trustee.
5.6 Authorised representative
(a) The Trustee will accept instructions from an investor’s authorised representative if
the investor provides the authorised representative’s details on the Application
Form. An investor can cancel the appointment of its representative at any time by
providing the Trustee with 14 days’ written notice.
(b) An investor’s authorised representative can do everything that the investor can do
in relation to its investment in the Fund, including appointing another authorised
representative.
(c) If an investor instructs the Trustee to accept instructions from its authorised
representative, the investor releases the Trustee and its related parties, officers,
employees, consultants, advisers and agents from any claims and indemnifies
those parties against all costs, expenses, losses, liabilities or claims arising from
any payment or action those parties make based on instructions (even if not
genuine) that any of those parties receive from the investor’s authorised
representative and which they reasonably believe are genuine, including as a
result of gross negligence or wilful default by any of those parties.
(d) Each investor also agrees that neither the investor, nor anyone claiming through
the investor, has any claim against the Trustee and its related parties, officers,
employees, consultants, advisers and agents in relation to acting on instructions
received (authorised by the investor or otherwise).
(e) The Trustee may vary the conditions of service of any communications at any time
by providing notice, either in writing, by email or other electronic communication.
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6 Withdrawing from the Fund
6.1 Withdrawals from the Fund
(a) Each tranche has an investment term of 24 months. At the end of the 24 months
period, the tranche will be terminated and wound up and its assets will be sold to
return capital to investors.
(b) It may take up to 12 months or more following the end of the investment term of 24
months for the Fund to realise all assets within a tranche and return capital to
investors. Withdrawal proceeds may be paid to investors progressively following
the end of the investment term.
(c) The amount of capital and income investors will receive on termination of the
Tranche will be based on the value at which assets in the Tranche are sold or
realised by the Fund (after deducting liabilities and expenses referrable to that
tranche) and the number of Units they hold in the relevant Tranche. The Manager
may, at its discretion, also make an in specie distribution of assets in each Tranche
to investors directly on winding up so that investors could, subject to payment of
taxes (where relevant), hold those assets directly.
(d) The Manager may return part or all of the investor capital before the end of the 24
month period if it believes that doing so would be in the best interests of investors
(i.e. because the Manager has received a reasonable price for the assets).
(e) Other than as set out as above, investors have no right to request a withdrawal
from the Fund.
6.2 Electronic instructions
(a) Investors can provide instructions on their account and investment to the Trustee
by electronic communications, via email or fax.
(b) In respect of electronic instructions, the Trustee will not accept an instruction
unless it is accompanied by the scanned or faxed signature(s) and/or company
seal of the investor(s).
(c) The Trustee (and its related parties, officers, employees, consultants, advisers and
agents) will not be responsible for any loss or delay that results from a
transmission not being received by the Trustee and will only process electronic
instructions received in full and signed by authorised signatories of the investor.
The Trustee will also accept a receipt confirmation from the sender’s facsimile
machine or computer as evidence of receipt of the instructions.
(d) Only instructions received from an investor or a person authorised by the investor
will be accepted by the Trustee. Investors must comply with any security or
verification procedures required by the Trustee from time to time.
(e) The Trustee and its related parties, officers, employees, consultants, advisers and
agents will assume that any instruction received by fax in respect of an investor’s
investment has been authorised by the investor, and the Trustee and its related
parties, officers, employees, consultants, advisers and agents will not investigate
or confirm that authority (unless the Trustee is actually aware that the instruction
was not authorised).
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(f) The Trustee may refuse to act on any instruction until the validity of the instructions
have been confirmed, and the Trustee (and its related parties, officers, employees,
consultants, advisers and agents) will not have any liability to the investor or any
other person for any consequences resulting from not acting on the instruction.
(g) If an investor choses to provide electronic instructions, the investor releases the
Trustee and its related parties, officers, employees, consultants, advisers and
agents from any claims and indemnifies those parties against all costs, expenses,
losses, liabilities or claims arising from any payment or action those parties make
based on instructions (even if not genuine) that any of those parties receive and
which they reasonably believe are genuine, including as a result of gross
negligence or wilful default by any of those parties.
(h) Each investor also agrees that neither the investor, nor anyone claiming through
the investor, has any claim against the Trustee and its related parties, officers,
employees, consultants, advisers and agents in relation to acting on instructions
received (authorised by the investor or otherwise).
(i) Please be careful. There is a risk that fraudulent requests can be made by
someone who has access to an investor’s account information.
(j) The Trustee may vary the conditions of service of any communications at any time
by providing notice, either in writing, by email or other electronic communication.
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7 Distributions
(a) The Fund intends to distribute all net income received by the Fund to investors
received in a particular financial year on a half yearly basis. Distributions to
investors in a particular tranche are generally based on the net income of the
assets referrable to a tranche of units. An investor’s distribution entitlement is then
calculated based on the number of units held by the investor in that tranche divided
by the total number of units in that tranche.
(b) It is generally expected that distributions will be calculated on the last business day
of each half year but investors should allow 10 Business Days for distributions to
be paid into their account. The Trust Deed allows the Trustee to take up to 60
Business Days after the date which distributions are calculated to pay distributions
to investors.
(c) Distribution payments will be made by direct credit to an investor’s nominated
account with a financial institution.
(d) No distribution payments will be made to third parties or by cheque.
(e) Investors may reinvest distributions, subject to the Trustee’s consent, which may
depend on factors such as any tranche is open for investment.
(f) None of the Trustee, the Manager, or their related parties, officers, employees,
consultants, advisers or agents guarantees the declaration and amount of any
distribution.
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8 Risks of Investing
8.1 General
(a) All investments carry risk. The likely investment return and the risk of losing money
may be different for each tranche, as each tranche may be in different investment
assets, and the assets and liabilities of each tranche are segregated from other
tranches.
(b) Risk can be managed but it cannot be completely eliminated. It is important to
understand that:
investment returns will vary and future returns may be different from past
returns;
returns are not guaranteed and there is always the chance that an investor
may lose some or all of the money invested; and
laws affecting investment in a managed investment scheme may change over
time.
(c) The appropriate level of risk for an investor will depend on the investor’s age,
investment time frame, where and how other parts of the investor’s wealth are
invested, and how comfortable the investor is with the possibility of losing some of
the investor’s money.
(d) Some of the significant risks associated with the Fund are set out below.
8.2 Market risk
(a) There is a risk that the market value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate. This may
occur as a result of factors such as economic conditions, government regulations,
market sentiment, local and international political events, environmental and
technological issues.
(b) The Manager will monitor general economic conditions by receiving regular reports
on broad aspects of the Australian economy and the effect of market and other
events on various categories of industries and properties.
8.3 Company specific risks
The progress of individual companies may be affected by changes in factors such as the
competitive environment in which they operate, regulation, technology, personnel and
consumer preferences.
8.4 Liquidity risk
(a) This is the risk stemming from the lack of marketability of an investment that
cannot be bought or sold quickly enough to prevent or minimise a loss or make a
profit.
(b) The Fund will be invested in pre-IPO securities. There is a risk that such
companies do not proceed with a public offering and remain private companies.
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Where companies remain private, there is limited market for their securities and as
a result liquidity will be restricted.
(c) The Fund will also be invested in IPO securities. The liquidity of such IPO
securities may be limited depending on how successful the IPO was for a particular
company was.
(d) An investor cannot withdraw from the Fund during the 24 month Investment Period.
There are no rights for an investor to require the Trustee to repurchase an
investor’s investment. However, investors may be able to transfer their investment
to another person, although there is no guarantee that any third party can be found
to acquire the investor’s investments or to acquire such investments at a fair price.
8.5 Diversification risk
(a) As the assets and liabilities of each tranche will be segregated from other tranches,
the diversification benefits of investing in one tranche of units is zero or minimal.
(b) In the event of a loss in value of a particular tranche, the loss is not spread across
any other tranches; rather, the loss will be borne by investors in that tranche only.
8.6 Interest rate risk
Fluctuations in market interest rates may impact on an investor’s investment. For example,
rising market interest rates may increase the interest costs of a company, in turn decrease
the value of the company’s stock.
8.7 Regulatory risk
The Fund's operations may be negatively affected by changes to government policies,
regulations and taxation laws. Although unable to predict future policy changes, the
Manager intends to manage this risk by monitoring and reacting to any potential regulatory
and policy changes.
8.8 Fund risk
These are risks specific to managed funds. These risks include that the Fund could
terminate, the fees and expenses of the Fund could change, the Trustee may be replaced
as trustee, and the Manager may be replaced as manager, of the Fund.
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9 How Managed Investment Schemes are Taxed
Investors should seek their own taxation advice in relation to the taxation of income and
capital returns from the Fund.
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10 Fees and Costs
10.1 Investor fees and costs
The table below sets out the fees and costs that investors may be charged and earned by
the Trustee. The Trustee will pay all application fees, transfer fee, management fee and
performance fee it earns from the Fund onto the Manager.
Type of fee or cost Amount (exclusive of GST) When paid
Application Fee
The fee to set up an investor’s account in the Fund.
1.00% of total investment amount, or as otherwise agreed.
Up front.
Transfer Fee
The fee charged for each transfer
Up to 0.50% of the value of the amount transferred.6 Settlement date.
Termination Fee or Trustee Replacement Fee
The fee is charged for termination of the Fund or where the Trustee is replaced
Termination
$7,500
Replacement of Trustee
$7,500 plus where the Trustee has been appointed for a term of less than 3 years, an amount calculated as the higher of the following:
0.10% p.a. of the Net Assets of the Fund;
$25,000 p.a.,
for the period commencing on the replacement of the Trustee and ending on the date 36 months after the commencement of the Fund.
When the Trustee retires in favour of a replacement trustee and when the Fund is wound up.
Ongoing Fees
These are the total of all on-going administration, investment management, expense recovery and other fees
Management Fee
1.20% per annum of Net Asset Value of the relevant tranche
This fee covers all ordinary expenses of operating the Fund, including the administration costs, audit fees, etc but not the extraordinary expenses of operating the Fund such as litigation costs, the cost of replacing the trustee or holding an unitholders meeting.
Payable monthly in arrears.
6 The Trustee can waive this fee at its absolute discretion.
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charged by the Fund. Performance Fee
This fee will be earned if the Fund exceeds the Performance Hurdle. The Performance Hurdle is the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate + 3 % p.a (annualised).
Once the Performance Hurdle is exceeded, the following performance fees are charged.
Range of outperformance (annualised)
Performance Fee
Above the Performance Hurdle but below 30% (annualised)
20% of the outperformance
Over 30% (annualised) 30% of the outperformance
Calculated and Payable half yearly in arrears.
Expense Recoveries – The Trustee has the right to recover all expenses incurred in the proper performance of its duties in respect of the Fund. The Trustee has chosen to recover all ordinary expenses from the management fee. However, the Trustee may also seek to recover extraordinary expenses incurred in operating the Fund (e.g. litigation expenses, costs of holding a meeting of unit holders and costs relating to replacing and changing the trustee) directly from the assets of the Fund.
The Trustee and the Manager reserves the right to negotiate fee arrangements with
individual investors. Discounts, rebates or fees for special services may be applied to
individual investors outside of the arrangements stated above based on the nature and
amount of an investor’s investment.
10.2 Incidental fees and costs
In addition to those charges outlined in the table above, standard Government fees and
duties, and bank charges, may also apply to investments and withdrawals, including
dishonour fees and conversion costs.
10.3 GST
Unless otherwise stated, all fees quoted in this Information Memorandum are quoted
exclusive of GST.
10.4 Fee changes
The Trust Deed governing the Fund allows for higher fees to be charged than those
detailed in this Information Memorandum. The Trust Deed also provides that the Trustee
can recover all expenses incurred in the proper performance of its duties in respect of the
Fund. Although the Trustee has chosen to recover all ordinary expenses from the
management fee, however, the Trustee reserves the right to recover extraordinary
expenses from the Fund (e.g. litigation expenses). The Trustee will provide investors with
at least 30 days’ written notice of any such fee imposition or increase.
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11 Other Information
11.1 Privacy policy
In applying to invest, you are providing the Trustee and the Investment Manager with
certain personal details (your name, address etc). The Trustee uses this information to
establish and manage that investment for you.
Under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), you can access personal information about you held by
the Trustee, except in limited circumstances. Please let the Trustee know if you think the
information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. You can also tell the Trustee at any
time not to pass on your personal information by advising it in writing.
If you do not provide the Trustee with your contact details and other information, then it
may not be able to process your application to invest.
Under various laws and regulatory requirements, the Trustee may have to pass-on certain
information to other organisations, such as the Australian Tax Office or the Australian
Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC).
By applying to invest, you give the Trustee permission to pass information it holds about
you to other companies which are involved in helping it administer the Fund, or where they
require it for the purposes of compliance with AML/CTF law or in connection with the
holding of Application Money. The Trustee may also use your information to provide you
with details of future investment offers made by it or the Investment Manager.
The Manager is also obliged, under the Investment Management Agreement, to adhere to
the Trustee’s Privacy Policy.
The trustees Privacy Policy is available on its website at www.vascofm.com.
11.2 Trust Deed
The Fund’s Trust Deed sets out the terms and conditions under which it operates, as well
as many of the rights, liabilities, duties and obligations of investors, the Trustee and the
Manager. It also sets out the manner in which investor meetings will be convened and
conducted. The Trustee may amend or change the Trust Deed in accordance with the
Trust Deed.
11.3 Termination of Fund
The Fund will terminate 80 years after its start date, but may be terminated earlier by the
Trustee notifying investors of the date of termination.
11.4 Trustee’s role, obligations and rights
(a) The Trustee’s duties and obligations to investors are imposed, and functions and
powers conferred, by the Fund’s Trust Deed, the Corporations Act and general law.
(b) Examples of the Trustee’s powers include acquiring and disposing of the Fund’s
assets, entering into agreements, and borrowing and raising money.
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11.5 Trustee’s indemnity and limitation of liability
(a) Vasco, as the trustee of the Fund, has the right to be indemnified out of the assets
of the Fund on a full indemnity basis in respect of any matter, unless it has acted
fraudulently, with gross negligence, wilful default or has materially breached the
Trust Deed.
(b) The Trustee is not entitled to be indemnified out of the assets of the Fund for its
overhead expenses.
11.6 Anti-money laundering law
The Trustee is required to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism
Financing Act 2006 (“AML/CTF Law”). This means that the Trustee will require potential
Investors to provide personal information and documentation in relation to their identity
when they invest in the Fund. The Trustee may need to obtain additional information and
documentation from Investors to process applications or subsequent transactions or at
other times during the period of the investment.
The Trustee may need to identify:
(a) an Investor prior to purchasing units in the Fund. The Trustee will not issue units
until all relevant information has been received and an Investor’s identity has been
satisfactorily verified; and
(b) anyone acting on behalf of an Investor, including a power of attorney.
In some circumstances, the Trustee may need to re-verify this information.
By applying to invest in the Fund, Investors also acknowledge that the Trustee may decide
to delay or refuse any request or transaction, including by suspending the issue or
withdrawal of units in the Fund, if it is concerned that the request or transaction may breach
any obligation of, or cause the Trustee to commit or participate in an offence under, any
AML/CTF Law, and the Trustee will incur no liability to Investors if it does so.
11.7 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
FATCA is United States (US) tax legislation that enables the US Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) to identify and collect tax from US residents that invest in assets through non-US
entities. If you are a US resident for tax purposes, you should note that the Fund is or is
expected to be a ‘Foreign Financial Institution’ under FATCA and it intends to comply with
its FATCA obligations, as determined by either the FATCA regulations or any inter-
governmental agreement (IGA) entered into by Australia and the US for the purposes of
implementing FATCA. Under these obligations, the Fund will have to obtain and disclose
information about certain Investors to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). In order for the
Fund to comply with its obligations, we will also request that you provide certain information
about yourself, including your US Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). We will only use
such information for this purpose from the date the Fund is required to do so.
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12 Glossary
In this Information Memorandum, unless the context otherwise requires
Administration Manager means the administration manager from time to time of
the Fund, being as at the date of this information
memorandum, Vasco Funds Management Pty Ltd.
AEST means Australian Eastern Standard Time.
AFSL means Australian financial services licence.
Application Form means an application form for interests in the Fund
issued together with this Information Memorandum.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission.
Business Day means any day excluding a Saturday, Sunday or a day
which is a public holiday in Victoria.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Information Memorandum means this information memorandum in respect of the
issue of interests in the Fund.
Investment Management
Agreement
means the investment management agreement between
the Trustee and the Manager.
Manager means the investment manager of the Fund from time to
time, being as at the date of this Information
Memorandum, BMY Group Pty Ltd (ACN 133 561 887)
of Level 7, 342-348 Flinders Street, Melbourne Victoria
3000, Australia.
Investment Period means the period of 24 months from the date the
investor is issued with the units.
Net Asset Value means assets less the liabilities of a tranche in the
Fund.
Performance Hurdle Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate + 3 % p.a.
Retail Client has the meaning given in section 761G (Meaning of
retail client and wholesale client) of the Corporations Act
Trust Deed means the trust deed governing the Fund dated 17
November 2016, as amended, varied or replaced from
time to time.
Trustee means the trustee from time to time of the Fund, being
as at the date of this information memorandum, Vasco
Investment Managers Limited.
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Unit means a unit of a particular tranche in the Fund, giving
its holder an entitlement to a share of the capital and
income of that tranche in the Fund.
Vasco Vasco Investment Managers Limited ACN 138 715 009
AFSL 344486
Wholesale Client has the meaning given in section 761G (Meaning of
retail client and wholesale client) of the Corporations
Act.
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13 Directory
Trustee Vasco Investment Managers Limited (ACN 138 715 009) Level 5, 488 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Telephone: +61 3 8352 7120 Facsimile: +61 413 775 338 Email: +61 3 8352 7199 Internet: www.vascofm.com
Administration Manager Vasco Funds Management Pty Ltd (ACN 610 512 331) Level 5, 488 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia Telephone: +61 3 8352 7120 Facsimile: +61 413 775 338 Email: +61 3 8352 7199 Internet: www.vascofm.com
Manager BMY Group Pty Ltd (ACN 133 561 887) Level 7, 342-348 Flinders Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Telephone: +61 (0) 3 9009 8818 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.bmyg.com.au
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Application Form
Use this application form if you wish to invest in:
BMYG Australia IPO Opportunities Fund - Tranche 1
The Fund's Information Memorandum (IM) includes information about purchasing units in the Fund. Any person who gives another person access to the application form must also give the person access to the IM and any incorporated information. You should read the IM and any incorporated information before completing this application form. The trustee of the Fund is Vasco Investment Managers Limited (Vasco) ABN 71 138 715 009, AFSL 344486. Vasco or a financial adviser who has provided an electronic copy of the IM and any incorporated information, will send you a paper copy of the IM and any incorporated information and application form free of charge if you so request.
Customer identificationIf you are a new investor, you are also required to complete the relevant Customer Identification Form (FSC/FPA forms) depending on what type of investor you are e.g. individual or super fund. The Customer Identification Forms are available on our website www.vascofm.com or by calling our Investor Services team on 03 8352 7120.
Australia's Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) legislation obliges us to collect identification information and documentation from prospective investors.
Investors are required to complete this Application Form together with the relevant Customer Identification Form and send these to us with the required identification documentation. We will not be able to process your Application without a correctly completed Customer Identification Form and the required identification documentation.
Important Information for Financial AdvisersWhen using this Customer Identification Form, please complete Sections 1 or 2 and 3.
If you are a financial adviser who has identified and verified the investor, by completing this Customer Identification Form together with the verification procedure and in the consideration of Vasco Investment Managers Limited (Vasco) accepting the investor's application:
• you agree to identify and verify all new investors, using this Customer Identification Form or the industry standard FSC/FPA Identification Form for identifying new investors
• you agree to retain a copy of the completed forms and all identification documents received from the investor in the investor's file for seven (7) years after the end of your relationship with the investor
• you agree to advise Vasco in writing when your relationship with the investor is terminated and agree to promptly provide Vasco all identification documents and/or the record of identification received from the investor at this time, or as otherwise requested from Vasco, from time to time.
Contact detailsMail your completed application form and identity verification documents to:
Vasco Investment Managers Limited Level 5, 488 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000
If you have any questions regarding this form or the required Customer Identification requirements, please contact our Investor Services team on 03 8352 7120.
ChecklistBefore sending us your application please ensure you have:
completed this form in full;
for new investments, completed the relevant ‘Identity Verification Form’ available on our website www.vascofm.com;
if paying via direct debit, completed section 10 ensuring ALL bank account signatories have signed;
if paying via cheque, ensure cheque is made payable to ‘Vasco Investment Managers Limited <ATF BMYGIPOT1>’ and attach it to this application form; and
read the declaration and provided all relevant signatures.
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Application Form
PLEASE USE BLOCK LETTERS AND BLACK INK TO COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
1. Investment details
Is this a new investment or an additional investment?
New investment Please proceed to section 2.
Additional investment Existing account name
Existing account number Please proceed to section 6. If you provide any information in any other section, this will override any previousinformation provided.
2. Investor type
Individual investor or joint investors – also complete ‘Customer Identification Form – Individuals and Sole Traders’
Sole Trader – also complete ‘Customer Identification Form – Individuals and Sole Traders’
Super Fund – also complete ‘Customer Identification Form – Superannuation Funds and Trusts’
Trust – also complete ‘Customer Identification Form – Unregulated Trusts and Trustees’
Australian company – also complete ‘Customer Identification Form – Australian Companies’
Foreign company – also complete 'Customer Identification Form – Foreign Companies'
Other – contact our Investor Services team on 03 8352 7120 for other Customer Identification Forms.
3. Investor name
3A. Individual investor/joint investors/sole traderInvestor 1
Surname
Full given name(s)
Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Date of birth Business name of
sole trader (if applicable)
Investor 2
Surname
Full given name(s)
Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms) Date of birth
3B. Super fund/Trust/Australian company/foreign company/other
Name of entity
3C. Account designation (if applicable)
Provide the name of the person for whom the investment is being made (if applicable). Please note we do not acceptinvestments from people under 18 years of age; however, investments may be designated on their behalf.
Surname
Full given name(s)
Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms) We are only required to act on instructions from the investors listed in 3A and 3B. Vasco is not bound totake any notice of any interest of any person listed in 3C.
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4. Contact details
This is the address where all correspondence will be sent.
Contact person
Unit number Street number
Street name
Suburb
State Postcode
Country
Phone (after hours) Phone (business hours)
Mobile Facsimile
5. Tax information
It is not against the law if you choose not to give your TFN or exemption reason, but if you decide not to, tax may betaken out of your distributions at the highest marginal tax rate (plus Medicare levy).
5a. Individual investor or entity 5b. Investor 2 (joint investors)
TFN TFN
Tax exemption Tax exemption
ABN
5c. Non-residents
If you are an overseas investor, please indicate your country of residence for tax purposes.
6. Investment allocation and payment options
Please indicate how you will be making your new or additional investment and the amount you wish to invest.
I/we are making my/our investment via:
Direct Credit/EFT ➝ see below.
Bank Cheque ➝ make cheque payable to ‘Vasco Investment Managers Limited <ATF BMYGIPOF>’.
Fund name Initial investment
Total Investment Amount $ , , . 0
0
The minimum initial investment is $100,000.
Cheque Instructions: Bank Cheques or drafts must be made payable to Vasco Investment Managers Limited ATF BMYGIPOF. Only cheques or drafts in Australian currency and drawn on an Australian bank will be accepted. Your cheque(s) should be crossed NOT NEGOTIABLE. Mail or deliver your completed Application Form with your cheque(s) to:
Vasco Investment Managers Limited Level 5, 488 Bourke Street Melbourne, VIC, 3000 P +61 3 8352 7120 F +61 3 8352 7199 E [email protected]
Direct Credit / EFT Instructions
Alternatively you can direct credit your application funds to:
Vasco Investment Managers Limited ATF BMYGIPOF Macquarie Bank BSB 182 512 Account number 964351787
Please note the applicants name when transferring the funds.
Please ensure all funds transferred are net of all bank charges.
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7. Annual report
A copy of the annual report for the Fund will be provided on the Vasco website www.vascofm.com. Please cross (7) this box if you wish to receive a paper copy of the annual report(s) for the Fund. If you choose to have an annual report mailed to you, it will be mailed to the address provided in section 4 or your current address on file for existing investors. For additional investments, a nomination in this section overrides any previous nominations.
8. Income distributions
Please indicate how you would like your income distributions to be paid by crossing () one box only. If this is a new investment and no nomination is made, distributions will be reinvested. A nomination in this section overrides any previous nominations. There may be periods in which no distribution is payable, or we may make interim distributions. We do not guarantee any particular level of distribution.
Please reinvest my/our income distributions.
Please credit my/our nominated bank account provided in section 10 with my/our income distributions.
9. Eligible Investor Qualification
In order to participate in the Offer you must be an Eligible Investor. Please complete this section so that the Trustee can determine whether you are eligible to participate in the Offer.
Part 1 – Investor category
Each Applicant must mark the box (X) which best describes the category of investor they are.
(a) Sophisticated Investor
Applicant 1 Applicant 2
(if joint application)
I am applying for $500,000 or more worth of Units.
I have net assets of at least $2.5 million (please arrange for a Qualified Accountant to completePart 2 of Section 8 of this Application Form).
I have earned at least $250,000 per annum gross income for each of the last two financial years (please arrange for a Qualified Accountant to complete Part 2 of Section 8 of this Application Form).
I have sufficient experience in investing in securities and managed investment schemes (please arrange for an AFSLholder to complete Part 3 of Section 8 of this Application Form).
(b) Professional Investor
Applicant 1 Applicant 2
(if joint application)
I have or control gross assets of at least $10 million (please arrange for a Qualified Accountantto compete Part 2 of Section 8 of this Application Form).
I hold Australian Financial Services Licence No. (please provide AFSL no.)
Part 2 – To be completed by a Qualified Accountant
Insert full name and address of Qualified Accountant
Name
Address
Suburb
State Postcode
Country
Phone (after hours) Phone (business hours)
Mobile Facsimile
Email Professional classification
(eg. CPA) Membership No:
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9. Eligible Investor Qualification (continued)
Declaration by Qualified Accountant
I, the Qualified Accountant named above, certify that the following is true and correct:
(a) I am a Qualified Accountant;
(b) this certificate is given at the request of the Applicant described above in relation to the Units in the Fund to be issued by the Trustee; and
(c) please indicate which option below applies by marking the relevant box for each Applicant:
Option 1
Applicant 1 Applicant 2
(if joint application)
The Applicant is known to me and for the purposes of section 761G (7)(c) of the Corporations Act, the Applicant either personally or in conjunction with a company or trust controlled by the Applicant, has:
net assets of at least $2.5 million; or
a gross income for each of the last two financial years of at least $250,000 a year.
Option 2
Applicant 1 Applicant 2
(if joint application)
The Applicant is a company or trust controlled by a person known to me for the purposes of section 761G (7)(c) Corporations Act, who has:
net assets of at least $2.5 million; or
a gross income for each of the last two financial years of at least $250,000 a year.
Option 3
Applicant 1 Applicant 2
(if joint application)
For the purposes of section 761G(7)(d) of the Corporations Act, the Applicant controls gross assets of at least $10 million (including any amount held by an associate or under trust that the Applicant manages).
Signature of Qualified Accountant Date
Part 3 – To be completed by the Applicant and an Australian financial services licensee
Applicant to sign this acknowledgment
I/We, the Applicant(s) acknowledge that the financial services licensee named below has not given me/us:
(a) a product disclosure statement as referred to in Part 7.9 of the Corporations Act in relation to the Offer to acquire Units in the Fund; and
(b) any other document required to be given under Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act if the product were provided to the Applicant as a retail investor; and
(c) the licensee does not have any other obligation to the Applicant under Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act that the licensee would have if the product were provided to the Applicant as a retail investor.
Signature of Applicant 1 Date
Signature of Applicant 2 Date
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9. Eligible Investor Qualification (continued)
Financial services licensee to complete this section
I am the financial services licensee no. and certify that the following is true and correct:
(a) I am satisfied on reasonable grounds that the Applicant(s) have previous experience in investing in financial products that allows them to assess:
(i) the merits of the Units;
(ii) the value of the Units;
(iii) the risks associated with holding the Units;
(iv) their information needs;
(v) the adequacy of the information given by the Trustee and me; and
(b) I have given the Applicant(s) a written statement of my reasons for being satisfied on these matters, as required by section 761GA(e) of the Corporations Act.
Signature of financial services licensee Date
Print name of person signing
10. Nominated bank account (must be an Australian financial institution)
Unless requested otherwise, this will also be the bank account we credit any withdrawal proceeds and/or distributions if you requested these to be paid to you and not reinvested. By providing your nominated account details in this section you authorise Vasco to use these details for all future transaction requests that you make until notice is provided otherwise. For additional investments, a nomination in this section overrides any previous nominations.
Financial institution
Branch
Account name
Branch number (BSB) Account number
11. Declaration and applicant(s) signature(s)
Please read the declarations below before signing this form. The signatures required are detailed at the bottom of this form.I/We declare that:
• all details in this application and all documents provided are true and correct and I/we indemnify the Trustee of the Fund against any liabilities whatsoever arising from acting on any of the details or any future details provided by me/us in connection with this application;
• I/we have received a copy of the current IM and all information incorporated into the IM to which this application applies and have read them and agree to the terms contained in them and to be bound by the provisions of the current IM (including the incorporated information) and current constitution (each as amended from time to time);
• I/we have legal power to invest in accordance with this application and have complied with all applicable laws in making this application;
• I/we have received and accepted this offer in Australia;
• the details of my/our investment can be provided to the adviser group or adviser named at the end of this form or nominated by them by the means and in the format that they direct;
• if this application is signed under Power of Attorney, the Attorney declares that he/she has not received notice of revocation of that power (a certified copy of the Power of Attorney should be submitted with this application unless we have already sighted it);
• sole signatories signing on behalf of a company confirm that they are signing as sole director and sole secretary of the company;
• I/we acknowledge that if Vasco reasonably believes an email or facsimile communication it receives is from me/us Vasco is entitled to rely on that email or facsimile communication and will not be liable for any loss it may suffer if it is later found the email or facsimile communication was fraudulent.
• unless alternative authority for signature is notified to and accepted by Vasco, the person/persons that signs/sign this form is/are able to operate the account on behalf of the company and bind the company for future transactions, including in respect of additional deposits and withdrawals, including withdrawals by telephone and fax;
• I/we acknowledge that I/we have read and understood the information under the heading ‘Privacy policy' in the relevant IM. I am/We are aware that until I/we inform Vasco otherwise, I/we will be taken to have consented to all the uses of my/our personal information (including marketing) contained under that heading and I/we have consented to my/our financial adviser providing such further personal information to Vasco as is required or reasonably deemed necessary by Vasco under applicable law;
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11. Declaration and applicant(s) signature(s) (continued)
• I/we understand that if I/we fail to provide any information requested in this application form or do not agree to any of the possible use or disclosure of my/our information as detailed on the IM, my/our application may not be accepted by Vasco and we agree to release and indemnify Vasco in respect of any loss or liability arising from its inability to accept an application due to inadequate or incorrect details having been provided;
• I/we acknowledge that none of Vasco, or any other member of Vasco or any custodian or investment manager, guarantees the performance of the Fund or the repayment of capital or any particular rate of return or any distribution;
• I/we are bound by the Constitution and that an application for Units is binding and irrevocable;
• I/we have not relied on statements or representations made by anybody, other than those made in the IM;
• I/we agree and acknowledge no cooling off period applies and I/we have had the opportunity to seek independent professional advice on subscribing for Units;
• I/we agree and acknowledge Vasco is required to comply with the anti-money laundering laws in force in a number of jurisdictions (including the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006) and I/we must provide Vasco with such additional information or documentation as Vasco may request of me/us, otherwise my/our Application for Units may be refused, Units I/we hold may be compulsorily redeemed, and any disposal request by me/us may be delayed or refused and Vasco will not be liable for any loss arising as a result thereof;
• I/we have provided a tax file number, and if not, I/we consent to Vasco withholding tax at the highest marginal tax rate;
• I/we acknowledge and agree to having read and understood the risks of investing in the fund as described in the Information Memorandum and understand that the risks associated with the Fund’s investments in IPOs may result in lower than expected returns or the loss of my/our investment.
I/We also warrant and acknowledge that:
• All information contained in my/our Application is true and correct;
• I/we are not a Politically Exposed Person (PEP) as defined by the AML/CTF legislation;
• I/we are a “wholesale client” for the purposes of section 761G of the Corporations Act and relevant information has been provided to confirm this and by investing in this Fund I/we will not cause any breach of the Corporations Act by or for Vasco;
• if the Applicant is a SMSF, it is compliant and investing in this Fund complies with the Superannuation Industry Supervision Act 1993 (Cth); and
• I/we hold the appropriate authorisations to become an Investor in the Fund and that offer cannot be revoked.
Refer to list of signatories on page 6 of this application form
Investor 1
Signature Date
Surname
Given name(s)
Capacity Sole Director Director
(company investments only)
Investor 2 (joint investors)
Signature Date
Surname
Given name(s)
Capacity Director Company Secretary
COMPANY SEAL
(if applicable)
(company investments only)
Signing AuthorityPlease tick to indicate signing requirements for future instructions (e.g. withdrawals, change of account details, etc.)
Only one required to sign.
All signatories must sign.
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12. Adviser use only
Office name
Surname
Given name(s)
Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms
Phone (business hours)
Adviser group
Adviser group AFSL
Adviser Signature
ADVISER STAMPDate
Important notes
This application must not be handed to any person unless the relevant IM and access to the information incorporated into the IM is also being provided. Vasco may in its absolute discretion refuse any application for Units. Persons external to Vasco or other entities who market Vasco products are not agents of Vasco but are independent investment advisers. Vasco will not be bound by representations or statements which are not contained in information disseminated by Vasco. Application monies paid by cheques from investment advisers will only be accepted if drawn from a trust account maintained in accordance with the Corporations Act.
SignatoriesThe table below provides guidance on completing the Declaration and applicant(s) signature’s section of the application form. Before signing the application form please ensure you have read the declaration.
Type of investor Names required Signature required TFN/ABN to be providedIndividual and/or joint investors
i. Full name of each investor (please do not use initials).
Individual investor’s; or each joint investor’s
Individual investor’s; or each joint investor’s
Sole trader i. Full name of sole trader; andii. Full business name (if any).
Sole trader’s Sole trader’s
Australian or foreign company
i. Full company name as registered with the relevant regulator; and
ii. Name of each director of the company; and
iii. Full name of each beneficial owner*
i. Sole director’s; or
ii. Two directors’; or
iii. One director’s and company secretary’s
Company’s
Trust/Superannuation fund
If you are investing on behalf of a superannuation fund, we will assume the superannuation fund to be a complying fund under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act.
i. Full trust/superannuation fund name (e.g. Michael Smith Pty Ltd ATF Michael Smith Pty Ltd Super Fund); and
ii. Full name of the trustee(s) in respect of the trust/super fund. Where the trustee is an individual, all information in the 'Individual and Sole Traders' section must be completed. If any of the trustees are an Australian company, all information in the ‘Australian company’ section must also be completed; and
iii. Names of beneficiaries (if identified in Trust Deed).
iv. Full name of the settlor**v. Full name of each beneficial owner
Individual trustee(s) ‘as trustee for’
If any of the trustees are an Australian company, the signatures set out in the ‘Australian company’ section are also required.
Superannuation fund’s or trust’s
Account designation Name of the responsible adult, as the investor.
Adult(s) investing on behalf of the person/minor
Adult(s)
If the investment is being made under Power of Attorney (POA)
Please ensure an original certified copy of the POA is attached to the application form. Each page of the POA must be certified.
i. Full name of each investor(s) (as listed in section 3); and
ii. Full name of person holding POA (underneath signature).
Person holding Power of Attorney
In the case that the POA document does not contain a sample of the POA’s (i.e. Attorney’s) signature, please provide a certified copy of either the POA’s driver’s licence or passport containing a sample of their signature.
Individual investor’s; or each joint investor’s
* Beneficial owner means an individual who ultimately owns or controls (directly or indirectly) the investors. Owns mean ownership (either directly or indirectly) of 25% or more of the investor.
**This is not required in some circumstances.