ELIGIBLE MANAGED FUND INVESTMENTS
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This instrument defines what counts as “eligible managed fund investments” for high‑net‑worth visa applicants (notably the Significant Investor Visa). It identifies the broad asset types funds may hold — e.g., Australian infrastructure, cash and bank products, government bonds, listed securities, real property, agribusiness, annuities, mortgage‑backed loans and other managed funds — and limits derivatives to portfolio‑management use (max 20%). It matters because it directs where visa capital can be placed and restricts speculative exposure.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Migration Regulations 1994 - Specification of Eligible Managed Fund Investments - IMMI 13/092.
I, TONY BURKE, Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 5.19B(2)(c) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 12/117 signed on 22 November 2012 specifying eligible managed fund investments for the purpose of regulation 5.19B; AND
SPECIFY the following investments in managed fund investments for the purposes of paragraph 5.19B(2)(c) of the Regulations:
(a) infrastructure projects in Australia;
(b) cash held by Australian deposit taking institutions (including negotiable certificates of deposit, bank bills and other cash-like instruments);
(c) bonds issued by the Commonwealth Government or a State or Territory government;
(d) bonds, equity, hybrids or other corporate debt in companies and trusts listed or expected to be listed within 12 months on an Australian Stock Exchange;
(e) bonds or term deposits issued by Australian financial institutions;
(f) real property in Australia;
(g) Australian Agribusiness;
(h) annuities issued by an Australian registered life company in accordance with section 9 or 12A of the Life Insurance Act 1995;
(i) derivatives used for portfolio management and non-speculative purposes which constitute no more than 20 per cent of the total value of the managed fund;
(j) loans secured by mortgages over the investments listed in subparagraphs 2(a) to 2(h) of this instrument; and
(k) other managed funds that invest in the investments listed in subparagraphs 2(a) to 2(j) of this instrument.
This instrument, IMMI 13/092, commences on 23 November 2013.
Dated 25 . 7 2013
TONY BURKE
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
Minister for the Arts
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I, TONY BURKE, Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, acting under paragraph 5.19B(2)(c) of the Migration Regulations 1994 (‘the Regulations’):
REVOKE Instrument number IMMI 12/117 signed on 22 November 2012 specifying eligible managed fund investments for the purpose of regulation 5.19B; AND
SPECIFY the following investments in managed fund investments for the purposes of paragraph 5.19B(2)(c) of the Regulations:
(a) infrastructure projects in Australia;
(b) cash held by Australian deposit taking institutions (including negotiable certificates of deposit, bank bills and other cash-like instruments);
(c) bonds issued by the Commonwealth Government or a State or Territory government;
(d) bonds, equity, hybrids or other corporate debt in companies and trusts listed or expected to be listed within 12 months on an Australian Stock Exchange;
(e) bonds or term deposits issued by Australian financial institutions;
(f) real property in Australia;
(g) Australian Agribusiness;
(h) annuities issued by an Australian registered life company in accordance with section 9 or 12A of the Life Insurance Act 1995;
(i) derivatives used for portfolio management and non-speculative purposes which constitute no more than 20 per cent of the total value of the managed fund;
(j) loans secured by mortgages over the investments listed in subparagraphs 2(a) to 2(h) of this instrument; and
(k) other managed funds that invest in the investments listed in subparagraphs 2(a) to 2(j) of this instrument.
This instrument, IMMI 13/092, commences on 23 November 2013.
Dated 25 . 7 2013
TONY BURKE
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
Minister for the Arts