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37. Managing assets belonging to another person, in circumstances involving the exercise of discretion, is a specified kind of activity if—
(a)the assets consist of or include any investment which is a security [F1, structured deposit] or a contractually based investment; or
(b)the arrangements for their management are such that the assets may consist of or include such investments, and either the assets have at any time since 29th April 1988 done so, or the arrangements have at any time (whether before or after that date) been held out as arrangements under which the assets would do so.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 37(a) inserted (1.4.2017 for specified purposes) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/488), arts. 1(2), 4(3)
38.—[F2(1)] A person does not carry on an activity of the kind specified by article 37 if—
(a)he is a person appointed to manage the assets in question under a power of attorney; and
(b)all routine or day-to-day decisions, so far as relating to investments of a kind mentioned in article 37(a), are taken on behalf of that person by—
(i)an authorised person with permission to carry on activities of the kind specified by article 37; F3...
(ii)a person who is an exempt person in relation to activities of that kind [F4; or
(iii)an overseas person.]
[F5(2) This article is subject to article 4(4).]
Textual Amendments
F2Art. 38(1): art. 38 renumbered as art. 38(1) (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 1.11.2007 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3384), arts. 1(2), 17(a)
F3Word in art. 38(b) omitted (1.12.2001) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3544), arts. 1(a), 6(a)
F4Art. 38(b)(iii) and word inserted (1.12.2001) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3544), arts. 1(a), 6(b)
F5Art. 38(2) inserted (1.4.2007 for specified purposes, 1.11.2007 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3384), arts. 1(2), 17(b)
39. Article 37 is also subject to the exclusions in articles 66 (trustees etc.), 68 (sale of goods and supply of services)[F6, 69 (groups and joint enterprises)][F7, 72A (information society services)[F8, 72AA (managers of UCITS and AIFs)[F9, 72C (provision of information about contracts of insurance on an incidental basis) and 72H (insolvency practitioners)]]].
Textual Amendments
F6Words in art. 39 substituted (21.8.2002) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1776), arts. 1, 3(7)
F7Words in art. 39 substituted (31.10.2004 for specified purposes, 14.1.2005 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1476), arts. 1(3), 6
F8Words in art. 39 substituted (22.7.2013) by The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1773), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 1(9)
F9Words in art. 39 substituted (14.2.2014 for specified purposes, 1.4.2014 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/366), art. 1(3)(4), 2(11)