About This Guide

Welcome to the CISNet user guide.

 

CISNet is an online notification system (“System”) that allows fund managers or their appointed agents to notify the MAS of their intention to offer collective investment schemes (otherwise known as "restricted schemes") to accredited investors and other investors under section 305 of the Securities and Futures Act and the 6th Schedule of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations.

 

CISNet also allows fund managers or their agents to update information on restricted schemes, make annual declarations and notify MAS of the termination of offers of such schemes.

 

This user guide covers the following areas:

 

 

Please familiarise yourself with the following aids used throughout this user guide.

 

System elements such as buttons and fields

All system elements are highlighted in Bold

 

Hyperlinks

The contents of the user guide are bookmarked using hyperlinks.

 

Callouts

There are two types of callouts: tips and warnings.

 

  

A Tip provides good-to-know information that helps users complete a task or procedure.                        

 

A Warning refers to information that may be critical to the system’s functionality and may affect the stability of the data or system.

 

Abbreviations

Please note the following abbreviations that may be used in this Guide:

 

DirRP refers to the director of the responsible person of the restricted scheme.

 

Agent refers to the agent appointed by the DirRP to submit notifications on his/her behalf.

 

POA refers to the person authorised by the DirRP to endorse notification on his/her behalf.