| (1) | For the purposes of this Chapter— |
"investment company"
means a company that is engaged primarily in the business of investment in the securities of companies for the purpose of revenue and profit and not for the purpose of exercising control;
"securities"
means—
(a)
| (i) | shares, preference shares, whether redeemable, convertible or perpetual and exchange depository receipts in public companies, whether listed or not; |
| (ii) | listed participatory interests in a collective investment scheme in property; |
| (iii) | participatory interests in a collective investment scheme in securities, whether listed or not, |
| (iv) | bonds, debentures, debenture stock and debenture bonds, |
| (v) | notes, whether secured or not, and whether or not they have inherent option rights or are convertible; |
| (vi) | Islamic bonds (Sukuks); and |
| (vii) | Islamic compliant instruments. |
| (b) | the following listed financial instruments, subject to the conditions set out in Chapter V of this Notice— |
| (iv) | an index tracking certificate; |
| (v) | an instrument based on any underlying asset or basket of underlying assets as defined in Chapter V of this Notice, other than an Islamic Bond (Sukuk) or an Islamic Compliant Instrument; |
| (c) | the following unlisted financial instruments, subject to the conditions set out in Chapter V of this Notice: |
| (i) | forward currency swap; |
| (ii) | forward currency option issued by a bank; |
| (iii) | interest rate swap; |
| (iv) | exchange rate swap; and |
| (d) | any asset referred to in the definition of "assets in liquid form" in paragraph 1 of this Notice; or |
| (e) | any "money market instrument" as determined in paragraph 5 of this Notice. |
| (2) | This Chapter applies to a portfolio that consists of securities referred to in the definition of "securities" in sub-paragraph 2(1) but does not apply to any portfolio specifically dealt with in Chapters ll, lll, and lV of this Notice. |
