Hedge Fund Managers looking for an efficient, flexible and cost effective structure, which are very easy to setup and secure regulatory approval may now consider using Performance Linked Notes as an effective alternative to an investment fund.
In order to secure regulatory approval to market the Performance Linked Notes throughout the EU27, the Notes are listed on the MTF Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange, with an Austrian AT-ISIN provided through which promoters and their Business Introducers may raise funds from investors.
The proceeds of the Performance Linked Notes are invested in any type of asset (ideal for hedge funds trading in derivatives) and investors share the benefit or loss of investment. Thus, when the performance of the underlying asset increases, the Net Asset Value increases and when there are losses, the NAV declines.
Listing is done without prospectus but through submission of Information Memorandum. All the terms and conditions are included in the Information Memorandum including the full or partial redemption rights.
Here are the simple steps to follow:
Ideal for hedge fund managers who wish to setup their own structure, operating in a regulatory environment and more importantly provide their Business Introducers the regulatory permission to market a listed financial product.
Eurivex offers flat fee complete packages starting from €20.000 first year and €12.000 annual maintenance fee.
Price includes:
…with access to the secondary market
P2P Lending Companies wishing to raise funds from investors by offering an attractive return and at the same time speed up the disbursement of loans to their clients, are now in a position to issue and list their corporate bonds on EU stock markets under simplified listing rules and create a secondary market in their debt instruments.
Issuers can choose from any one of the jurisdictions that we cover in the EU including Austria, Cyprus and Ireland.
MAIN ADVANTAGES FOR ISSUERS
SPECIFICS
• Minimum size at least €200,000 or more per bond listing
SPECIAL OFFER
Issuers who sign a binding agreement until 31 December 2015 will be eligible to take advantage of our Special Offer of GBP 12.000 Listing Agent fees compared to our usual price of GBP 35.000.
The price excludes stock exchange and custodian fees.
ABOUT EURIVEX
Eurivex Ltd, is an EU investment firm regulated by Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission (CySEC license number 114/10).
We have many years of experience in advising all categories of companies in connection with bond and share issues. Our clients include large and medium size corporations, institutional clients, investment managers and professional funds having successfully done 30 listings on recognized EU exchanges.
Secondary Market
As a fully licensed regulated EU investment firm, Eurivex is a position to offer our clients access to trading in the secondary market of Issuer bonds or shares that have listed their financial instruments on recognized EU stock exchanges of Ireland, Austria or Cyprus.
Client orders are either matched internally or sent for direct trading to counterparties.
Eurivex is licensed to offer safe-custody through which we act as Custodian for client assets.
As a European investment firm, Eurivex Ltd. operates in full compliance with the regulations of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Eurivex is also a member of the Investor Compensation Fund and by law client money and custody of financial instruments are segregated and maintained in top Tier 1 banks and with approved Depositories or Registrars.
Private corporations from most jurisdictions are eligible to issue and then list their bonds on the Third Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange or the Emerging Companies Market of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (ECM/CSE) under simplified rules and conditions.
Under the EUs MiFID regulations aimed at encouraging competition within capital markets, the EU allowed for the creation of Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTF) which have been described as a form of “lite exchange” because they provide similar or competing trading services, such as rulebooks and market surveillance departments, but operate through simplified procedures and at very competitive fees than what it would cost to list financial instruments (shares, bonds, funds) on the traditional stock market segments.
The MTF Market of Vienna Stock Exchange is operated by the regulated Vienna Stock Exchange and the ECM is operated by the Cyprus Stock Exchange, which is the MTF Market of Cyprus.
In Vienna they also refer to the MTF Market as the Third Market but trading in bonds goes through the same clearing and settlement structure.
MAIN ADVANTAGES
The biggest advantages for listing in MTF Markets are:
TYPES OF BONDS
The Vienna Stock Exchange allows for most types of bond listings including:
*Performance Linked Bonds are increasingly becoming attractive since they spread the risk of performance on the investors.
Such Performance Linked Bonds may also be used for trading in capital markets in derivative products such as trading in shares, bonds and forex. When the trading performance is positive, the NAV will increase, whereas if there are trading losses, the NAV will decline.
AT-ISIN
The Vienna Stock Exchange prefers for Issuers to conduct their private placement of bonds and then list on the Exchange. An Issuer can apply for a larger amount of listing, but list the bonds in tranches of minimum EUR 200.000 lots over several years.
Once the listing procedures have been approved, Eurivex will secure an Austrian AT-ISIN for the bonds.
In future, an Issuer may continue to privately place additional bonds and then following a simple process, add-on to the existing issue (same ISIN) subject to Vienna Stock Exchange approval.
SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES
One of the key advantages of listing on the MTF Market of Vienna Stock Exchange is that the Exchange accepts all documentation in English and by e-mail.
An issuer would need an EU-based regulated investment firm (Eurivex Ltd. – www.eurivex.com) to act as the Investment firm signing the application and also appoint a Payment Agent in addition to completing the other documentation.
Eurivex, a regulated by CySEC investment firm provides complete packages directly or through other professional firms.
Eurivex will prepare the Information Memorandum as well as Terms and Conditions of the bond issue and liaison with the Vienna Stock Exchange until the listing is secured.
CLEARING & SETTLEMENT, TRADING
The Issuer also needs to furnish evidence that it meets the requirements for including in trading pursuant to Exchange rules, but Issuer has free choice of clearing system while its Global certificates have to be deposited with Euroclear, Clearstream Luxembourg, the Austrian central custodian OeKB or other custodians having a clearing link with OeKB.
Bonds are traded on Xetra trading system, but Issuer is under no obligation to provide liquidity/to quote, since no actual trading is legally required.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Issuer will need to furnish full corporate documents including Certificate of Incorporation, Shareholder and Director Registry, Memorandum & Articles of Association as well as provide basic KYC documentation of Company directors/principal owners.
Issuer will also provide additional information in order for Eurivex to prepare the Information Memorandum and other documents required for the listing.
TIME FRAME
When all the documents in the correct form have been provided, it will take Eurivex 1-2 weeks to prepare and submit the first draft Information Memorandum to the Vienna Stock Exchange for review, secure the AT-ISIN, complete the bond dematerialization and electronic delivery to OeKB and secure the final listing approval after 1 week.
LISTING FEES
Eurivex offers competitive packages covering all the fees, including the Vienna Stock Exchange listing, securing of AT-ISIN, bond registry dematerialization and electronic delivery to OeKB, listing agent and payment agent fees per bond listing (ISIN).
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Disclaimer & Regulatory information
Eurivex Ltd is a Cyprus Investment Firm, authorized and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), License number 114/10. Company Reg. HE 255430. Headquartered and based in Cyprus, member of EU.
Risk warning: Investing in financial instruments and other derivatives involves a high degree of risk and may not be suitable to all investors. Trading in such financial instruments can result in both an increase and decrease in capital. If you invest through Eurivex Ltd, the value of investments may go down and your capital will be at risk. Eurivex Ltd operates a secondary market but there is no guarantee that all buy/sell orders will be completed at the desired prices and there is a risk that an order may not be completed in the Eurivex secondary market if there is no matching order. There is no guarantee that you will be able to exit early by selling your investment. Eurivex Ltd does not provide investment, tax or legal advice. If you are unsure about the suitability of an investment, you should speak to a financial adviser. Please refer to our Risk Warning available on our web site for further information.