Fund Subscription Services Agreement

202203 - V1.0

 

Fund Subscription Services Agreement

 

This Fund Subscription Services Agreement (“this Appendix”) governs Eddid Securities and Futures Limited’s (“the Company”) provision of Fund Subscription Services. It supplements, and should be read together with, the Terms and Conditions any other terms and conditions governing the services provided by the Company, as they may be amended from time to time.

 

1. Definitions and Interpretations

 

1.1 In this Appendix:-

 

“Dealing Procedures” means any procedures agreed between the Company and the Fund or the fund manager of the relevant Fund from time to time to govern the subscription, switching and redemption of Units therein and other incidental matters.

 

“Fund Subscription Services” means services provided by the Company in connection with the purchase, subscription, switching, transfer, redemption or sale of any Unit in any Fund, and the dealing with any relating proceeds or moneys in accordance with the Client’s instructions.

 

“Portfolio” means a portfolio of Funds selected by the Company and made available through the Company to the Client from time to time.

 

“Units” means any shares or units in a Fund (including where such Fund is distributed or made available on a standalone basis or as part of a Portfolio).

 

2. Scope of Fund Subscription Services

 

2.1 The Company may (but is not obliged to) provide to the Client the Fund Subscription Services. Additional functions and services in connection with the Fund Subscription Services may be provided by the Company to the Client from time to time, in which case additional terms and conditions may apply which the Client should read and agree to before using those functions or services, please refer to the Company’s official website. The Fund Subscription Services and any additional services in connection with the Fund Subscription Services shall be provided through the Fund Account and/or the Securities Account.

 

2.2  Where the Client enters into a Transaction:

 

(a) the Company may have solicited the sale of or recommended to the Client the relevant Fund or Portfolio, in which case:

A. If the Company solicits the sale of or recommends any Investment Products to the Client, such Investment Products must be reasonably suitable for the Client having regard to the financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives of the Client, and such other factors (which the Company in its sole discretion considers to be relevant). No other provision in the Agreement or any other document that the Company may ask the Client to sign and no statement that the Company may ask the Client to make derogates from this Clause 2.2(a).

 

B. Without derogating from Clause 2.2(a), before entering into a transaction in Investment Products solicited or recommended by the Company, the Client accepts and agrees to the following, and the Company shall be entitled to rely on the Client’s acceptance of and agreement to the following:

 

i. any information that the Client provides to the Company, including for the purpose of assessing whether it would be suitable for the Client to deal in such Investment Products in accordance with Clause 2.2(a), is valid, true, complete, accurate and up-to-date;

ii. if the circumstances relating to the Client or the Investment Products change, such Investment Products which the Company initially solicited the sale of or recommended to the Client may no longer remain suitable to the Client;

iii. the Company bears no ongoing responsibility to ensure that such Investment Products which it has solicited or recommended remains suitable to the Client;

iv. in order to make an informed investment decision, the Client would need to understand the nature, terms and risks of such Investment Products; and consider its own circumstances, including but not limited to the financial situation, ability to assume the risks of such investment products and bear the potential losses from trading in such investment products, investment experience and investment objectives of the Client; and

v. where necessary, the Client shall seek independent professional advice about the Investment Products that the Client intends to deal in; and/or

 

(b) the Client may have entered into such Transaction with the Company, without or in circumstances where it is inconsistent with any solicitation, recommendation or advice from the Company, in which case:.

A. For any transaction that the Client enters into with the Company (excluding transactions in Complex Products) without any solicitation or recommendation or which is inconsistent with any advice from the Company, before entering into such transaction, the Client accepts and agrees to the following, and the Company shall be entitled to rely on the Client’s acceptance of the following:

 

i. such transaction is entered into by the Client solely at its own risk and request of the Client and is based on its own judgment;

ii. the Client is fully aware of and understands the nature, terms and risks of such transaction;

iii. the Company is not required to assess or advise on the suitability of such transaction for the Client;

iv. the Client has considered its own circumstances, including but not limited to its financial situation, ability to assume the risks of such transaction and bear the potential losses from trading in such Investment Products, investment experience and investment objectives;

v. where necessary, the Client shall seek independent professional advice concerning such transaction;

vi. the Company does not provide advisory services to the Client and therefore does not assume any advisory duty of care or obligation in relation to such transaction; and

vii. unless caused by the Company's wilful misconduct or negligence, the Company is not liable for any loss (including indirect or consequential loss), cost or damage of any kind incurred or suffered by the Client or any other person with respect to any such transaction.

 

B. For any transaction that the Client will enter into with the Company in a Complex Product, without any solicitation or recommendation from the Company or which is inconsistent with any advice from the Company, before entering into such transaction, the Client accepts and agrees to the following, and the Company shall be entitled to rely on the Client’s acceptance of the following:

 

i. such transaction is entered into by the Client at its own risk and request and is based on its own judgment;

ii. any information that the Client provides to the Company, including for the purpose of assessing whether any transaction in a Non-Exchange Traded Derivative Product would be suitable for the Client in accordance with the Code or any other regulatory requirement, is valid, true, complete, accurate and up-to-date;

iii. the Client has considered its own circumstances, including but not limited to its financial situation, ability to assume the risks of such transaction and bear the potential losses from trading in such Complex Product, investment experience and investment objectives;

iv. the Client is fully aware of and understands the nature, terms and risks of such transaction;

v. where necessary, the Client will seek independent professional advice concerning such transactions;

vi. if circumstances relating to the Client or the Complex Product change, such Complex Product may no longer remain suitable for the Client, and the Company has no ongoing responsibility to ensure that any Complex Product that the Client has transacted in remains suitable for it; and

vii. the Company owes and assumes no obligation whatsoever to ensure that any such transaction in an Exchange-Traded Derivative Product is suitable to the Client. Such limitation of the Company's obligation or duty is subject to compliance with the Code and other Applicable Regulations.

 

2.3 The Company shall make available to the Client via electronic means (including via the Electronic Services), the offering documents, notices, communications or any other documents in connection with the relevant Funds or Portfolios. The Client consents to the use of such electronic means (including the Electronic Services) as a mode of delivery of the abovementioned documents.

 

3. Subscription and Redemption Applications and Payment

 

3.1 Any Instruction to subscribe for or purchase, redeem, sell or switch any Unit or Portfolio (whether in whole or in part) must be made electronically through the Company’s mobile application or any manner as prescribed by the Company, accompanied by any required documentation as may be required by the Company from time to time.

 

3.2 All Instructions and the resulting transactions and payment in relation to the subscription, switching or redemption of Units shall be subject to the Dealing Procedures and/or any other requirements as prescribed by the Company from time to time. The Company is entitled, without reference to the Client and without giving any reason, either ignore any Instruction that fails to comply with the Dealing Procedures or such other requirements of the Company, or to execute such Instruction with such modifications to it as may be necessary to comply with the Dealing Procedures or such other requirements of the Company from time to time. For instance, should the Client place an Instruction to redeem any Units and, as a result of such Instruction, there will remain a balance of 0.0001 Unit or less (or any other fractional Unit as determined by the Company from time to time) following the execution of such Instruction (“Remaining Fractional Units”), the Client hereby authorises the Company to redeem any Remaining Fractional Units on behalf of the Client, which transaction shall be deemed to be a part of the original Instruction. The Company will not be responsible to the Client for any losses, damages, costs or expenses that the Client may suffer or incur arising from or in connection with any delay or failure in transmitting or effecting any Instruction to subscribe, purchase, switch, transfer, redeem, sell or otherwise deal with any Units or Portfolios in connection with exercising such discretion.

 

3.3 The Company is authorised to act on any Instruction given or purportedly given by or on behalf of the Client. The Company does not have any obligation to authenticate, verify the completeness and accuracy of any such Instruction or verify the identity of any person giving such Instruction.

 

3.4 The Company shall be entitled to rely and act on any such Instruction which the Company in good faith believes to be genuine, and shall not be responsible for any loss which the Client may incur as a result. However, the Company has absolute discretion to refuse to act upon any such Instruction without reason, and the Company will not be responsible to the Client for any losses, damages, costs or expenses that the Client may suffer or incur arising from or in connection with any delay or failure in transmitting or effecting any Instructions to subscribe, purchase, switch, transfer, redeem, sell or otherwise deal with any Units or Portfolios.

 

3.5 The Client’s right to give Instructions via a particular channel shall at all times be subject to the discretion of the Company. The Company may at any time revoke the Client’s right to give Instructions through a particular channel without prior notice. The Company shall execute any Instructions placed by the Client or any Authorised Person by placing it with the relevant fund manager, Fund or product issuer upon receipt of the Instruction and payment of the purchase price, subscription moneys or expenses payable by the Client to the Company.

 

3.6 The Company will effect any Instruction as soon as practicable, however, the execution of such Instruction may not coincide with the timeframe stipulated in the relevant offering documents of the Fund. The Client acknowledges that orders placed by the Client with the Company may be aggregated and consolidated either daily or from time to time by the Company together with orders placed by the Company’s other clients for the purpose of placement of such orders by the Company with the relevant fund manager, Fund or product issuer for execution.

 

3.7 Subject to the continuing operation of an Account, an Instruction will generally be processed on the day of receipt by the Company of such Instruction if a valid and complete Instruction (together with all monies, required information and documents) is received by the Company before the dealing cut off times for the relevant Fund as specified by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion from time to time. If an Instruction (and monies) is received after this dealing cut off time or on a day when a typhoon Signal No. 8 (or above) or black rainstorm warning has been issued in Hong Kong, execution will be done usually on the next dealing date of the Fund in accordance with the terms of the offering documents of the Fund (or as otherwise determined by the relevant fund manager, Fund or product issuer). The Client must specify the choice of the Fund or Portfolio (where appropriate) in order for the Instruction to be processed. The Company reserves the right to delay or refuse to process or accept any Instruction, if in its reasonable opinion, there are grounds for doing so.

 

3.8 The actual bid price (the “Actual Bid Price”) and offer price of a Fund shall be determined at the time when the transaction is effected and settled and any figures which may be quoted or provided to the Client by the Company or its representatives at the time of Instruction (the “Quoted Price”) are for reference only and are not binding on the Company.

 

3.9 The Company has no authority to accept Instructions (or applications) for subscription, switching or redemption of any Unit for and on behalf of any fund manager, Fund or product issuer. Receipt of such Instructions and the requisite payment and any other documentation by the Company shall not amount to acceptance of the Instruction by the relevant fund manager, Fund or product issuer.

 

3.10 The Client acknowledges that any fund manager, Fund or product issuer who receives an Instruction from the Company is not obliged to accept such order in part or whole. The Company shall have no responsibility nor liability for ensuring that the relevant Fund manager, Fund or product issuer allots the Units or for any losses (including any loss of investment opportunity) which the Client may suffer or incur as a result of any refusal to accept or delay in accepting such Instruction by the fund manager, Fund or product issuer.

 

3.11 The Client acknowledges that (a) the purchase price, subscription moneys or expenses payable by the Client to the Company (or another person as specified by the Company) in relation to each order to buy or subscribe for Units or Portfolios shall be debited from an Account designated by the Client (or otherwise directed by the Company from time to time); and (b) any redemption proceeds received by the Company in relation to each order to sell, redeem or otherwise dispose of the Units (whether such Units are part of a Portfolio or not) shall, in any event, be paid or credited to an Account designated by the Client and agreed by the Company in accordance with the settlement periods stipulated in the offering documents of the relevant Funds (or otherwise determined by the Fund manager, Fund or product issuer from time to time) ; and (c) the fees charged by the Company such as platform usage fees shall be debited from an Account designated by the Client (or otherwise directed by the Company from time to time).

 

3.12 If at any time there is insufficient balance in the Account that the Client has elected (or otherwise directed by the Company from time to time) to make the required payments under Clause 3.11(a) and (c) of this Appendix (for example, the Client has designated the Securities Account to make such payments), the Client irrevocably directs and authorises the Company to, without prior notice to the Client, set-off or transfer any sum standing to the credit of the Client’s other Account (for example, the Fund Account), towards the satisfaction of any payments to be made under Clause 3.11(a) and (c) of this Appendix.

 

3.13 The Client further agrees that for purchases or subscriptions of Units or Portfolios, the Company reserves the right to reject or delay the processing of any orders if there are insufficient funds in the Account designated for payment or if cleared funds (free of any deductions or withholdings) are not received by such time as prescribed by the Company.

 

3.14 The Company is authorised to take such steps as it may consider expedient to enable it to provide Fund Subscription Services to the Client including the right to withhold and/or make payment of any taxes or duties payable on or in respect of the Units without any liability thereof and to disclose information about the Client (including your authorised persons and beneficiaries), any Units or Portfolios held by the Client or any transactions in connection thereto in accordance with the Applicable Regulations or to any of the Company’s Affiliates, any third party service providers or agents of the Company, a fund manager, a Fund or product issuer (or its representatives) upon request.

 

3.15 The Client agrees to (and shall procure that any Authorised Person to) provide the Company with such information, materials and documents in such manner and take such steps and by such time as prescribed by the Company from time to time so as to enable the Company or any of its Affiliates to effect an Instruction, perform the Fund Subscription Services and/or to comply with any term of any document in respect of any Funds, Applicable Regulations and the applicable market practice.

 

4. Title and Registration of Investments

 

4.1 If the Client subscribes for Units in a Fund (including any Units in a Fund that forms a part of a Portfolio), the Units will be registered in the name of the Company or jointly in the name of the Company and in the Client’s name, or in the Client’s name only (as the case may be). The Company will not be the beneficiary of any of your investments in a Fund.

 

4.2 No Unit certificates will be issued to the Client. The Client will be sent a confirmation of its subscription/acquisition (or disposal) of any Unit.

 

5. Reports and Voting

 

5.1 Subject to the requirements of the Applicable Regulations, the Company and the custodian shall have no duty or obligation to exercise the voting rights or other elective rights of any Units subscribed or acquired, or received or held for the Client, except upon the prior written Instructions of the Client or any Authorised Person in such form and by such time as prescribed by the Company from time to time, and then only upon such terms, conditions, indemnities, fees and charges as agreed upon between the Company and the Client.

 

5.2 In the absence of such Instructions and agreements, the Company and the custodian shall be entitled to, but not obliged to, exercise the voting rights or other elective rights of any Fund (if any). Under such circumstance, the Client agrees that the Company and the custodian may be exempted from any duty and obligation in respect of notification and delivery of any proxy or other document issued to the Client, unless otherwise provided in the Applicable Regulations.

 

6. Termination

 

6.1 Upon termination of the Account with the Company or termination of the Fund Subscription Services, the Client or any Authorised Person will be deemed to have given the Company instructions to, at its discretion:

 

        (a) cause any Units then held by the custodian for the Client's account to be redeemed or otherwise dealt with on the effective date of termination of the Fund Account, or if that day is not a dealing day or is after the latest time for dealing as specified in the offering document of such Fund, on the next dealing day ("Effective Date") and for the redemption or dealing proceeds thereof (after settling any outstanding liabilities, costs and expenses owed to the Company or any of its Affiliates) to be remitted to the Client and/or settle any liability incurred by the Client, the Company or any custodian;

 

        (b) cause any Units then held by the custodian for the account of the Client to be transferred by the custodian on the Effective Date directly into the Client’s name (if applicable); and

 

        (c) cancel any unexecuted transactions.

 

7. Proceeds Retention

 

7.1 Pursuant to Clause 3.9(a) of this Appendix, the Client authorises the Company to retain any redemption proceeds in excess of the Advance as a handling fee for processing and arranging for the execution of an Instruction to redeem or transfer out any Unit in a money market fund.