Definition of “investment manager”
7. For the purposes of regulations 8 to 10, an “investment manager” is—
(a)someone who has permission under Part 4 of the 2000 Act (permission to carry on regulated activities) to manage investments and may lawfully manage the assets of occupational pension schemes;
(b)an EEA firm of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to that Act() (EEA passport rights), which has permission under paragraph 15 of that Schedule (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12 of that Schedule) to manage investments and lawfully manage the assets of occupational pension schemes; or
(c)a person—
(i)who does not carry on regulated activities (within the meaning of the 2000 Act) from a permanent place of business maintained by that person in the United Kingdom;
(ii)whose head office is situated in an EEA State (within the meaning of the 2000 Act) other than the United Kingdom;
(iii)who is recognised by the law of that EEA State as a national of that or another EEA State;
(iv)who is authorised under that law to carry on one or more regulated activities (within the meaning of the 2000 Act); and
(v)who is not prevented by that law from managing the assets of occupational pension schemes or assets belonging to another person.