Australian Securities and Investments Commission Corporations (Client money Cash common funds) Instrument 2016/671 (Cth)

ASIC Corporations (Client money - Cash common funds) Instrument 2016/671

I, Stephen Yen PSM, delegate of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, make the following legislative instrument.

Date 14 July 2016

Stephen Yen

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1    Name of legislative instrument

2    Commencement

3    Authority

4    Definitions

Part 2 Declaration

5    Section 981B modification - common funds that are registered schemes

Part 1—Preliminary

1        Name of legislative instrument

This is the ASIC Corporations (Client money - Cash common funds) Instrument 2016/671.

2        Commencement

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Note:    The register may be accessed at Authority

This instrument is made under subsection 992B(1) of the Corporations Act 2001.

4        Definitions

In this instrument:

Act means the Corporations Act 2001.

common fund has the meaning given by subsection 601SCA(2) of the Act.

Part 2 Declaration

5        Section 981B modification - common funds that are registered schemes

(1) Part 7.8 of the Act applies in relation to an Australian financial services licensee as if section 981B were modified or varied by, after subparagraph 981B(1)(a)(i) inserting:

“(ia)  with a licensed trustee company and relates to a common fund that is a registered scheme and which only invests in one or more of the following and only to the extent authorised by the constitution of the scheme:

(A)fixed interest securities;

(B)negotiable instruments; or”.