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Fiduciary Services Licence Categories

This page only applies to businesses licensed PRE-1.8.08 to provide services to collective investment schemes.

BUSINESSES WHICH BECOME A LICENCEHOLDER OR COMMENCE A REGULATED ACTIVITY AFTER 1ST AUGUST 2008 SHOULD REFER TO THE POST-1.8.08 HANDBOOK

Class and Category of licenceRegulated Activities (Carried on in or from the Isle of Man, by way of business)
Fiduciary – CSP Category 1
  • formation, sale transfer or disposal of companies;
  • provision of premises for a registered office or accommodation address of a company;
  • acting as or arranging for others to act as a director, alternate director or secretary of a company;
  • acting as or arranging for others to act as a nominee shareholder of a company;
  • holding units on behalf of another in a unit trust scheme;
  • provision of services or premises for, accepting service or arranging for others to accept service on behalf of a partnership, arranging for others to act as partners in a partnership;
  • provision of company administration services; and
  • provision of company administration services; and
  • acting as a registered agent of a 2006 Act company.
Fiduciary – CSP Category 2
  • acting as a company director (individuals only)
Fiduciary – Trust Corporation
  • acting as a trustee or protector of an express trust;
  • acting as a Trust Corporation (see Trustee Act 1961, s.65A(b));
  • acting as an enforcer of a purpose trust (see Purpose Trust Act 1996, s.1(1)(d)); and
  • provision of trust administration services.
Fiduciary – TSP Category 1
  • Same as a Trust Corporation with the exception of acting as a Trust Corporation
Fiduciary – TSP Category 2
  • Acting as a co-trustee or protector of an express trust (individuals only)

Note

The above table is intended to serve as a quick reference guide to the various class and categories of investment business licensees. Please refer to the General Licensing Policy for further details.