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Updated: July 2025, 10

I want to start a fund business, but where should I start?

<Frequently Asked Questions>

• I want to start a fund business!
• Registration as a financial instruments business operator is a high hurdle, so by filing a notification of special business operations for qualified institutional investors, etc.,
  I want to start a fund business quickly!

→To start a fund business more quickly and reliably,Prior consideration and business planning are important!

Points to consider

• What kind of business scheme is
• What kind of business do you do (investor base, investment products)?
• Which entity (corporation, association, etc.) will carry out the work?

→These points will help you decide not only what to write in the notification form and how to write it, but also
　Where to submit the notification,In the first place, are they subject to notification of specially permitted business activities for qualified institutional investors, etc.?etc. will change.

Warnings

• If you are a foreign corporation or foreign association, you must appoint a "domestic representative" to act as a contact point within Japan.
  The required documents will also vary.
• It is important to have a clear idea of ​​how you will conduct your business when you actually start your fund.
  (In particular, many businesses have difficulty with fund accounting and segregation management.)

When filing, you submit your business scheme to the authorities.
If changes occur to the scheme during the notification process, the review process will not proceed smoothly.
Beforehand, identify what is necessary to carry out the fund business you want to undertake, including what kind of personnel and contractors you will need to operate the fund!

Support Administrative Scriveners Corporation can also provide consultations during the preparatory stage!

We utilize our extensive experience and know-how in filing notifications to provide consultations at the preparatory stage so that we can carry out procedures that are suited to your company.
In preparation for filing, we will discuss with you what your company is lacking and what kind of business scheme you should have.

The first consultation is free of charge. Please feel free to contact us.

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All necessary procedures can be handled

We can handle all procedures required for notification of special business operations for qualified institutional investors, etc.
Please refer to the following for a summary of the necessary procedures.

notification

We will handle all the necessary procedures, from providing information on the necessary documents to preparing the notification documents and submitting the notification to the authorities.

Business Report

Qualified Institutional Investor Special Business Notifiers are required to prepare a business report describing their performance, etc. for each business year and submit it to the competent local finance bureau or finance office within three months after the end of each business year.

In addition, it is necessary to prepare an "explanatory document" that lists the matters stated in the business report that are deemed necessary for investor protection by Cabinet Office Ordinance (it is acceptable to use the business report as is).

In addition to creating and submitting business reports, we also share the data from the business reports so that they can be used as explanatory documents.

Notification of changes, etc.

If there are any changes to the details of the notification (e.g., changes to officers, addition of funds, etc.) or if any other matters requiring notification arise, you must submit a notification of changes without delay after the reason for notification arises.
We also handle the preparation and submission of change notifications.

Regarding "making available for public inspection, etc."

A notifier of Specially Permitted Business Activities for Qualified Institutional Investors, etc. must make the specified items that it submits in its initial notification, amendment notification, business report, etc. available for public inspection by keeping them available at all its business offices, etc., or by publishing them on its own website, etc.
"Making the documents available for public inspection" means creating an environment in which requests for inspection by customers, etc. can be responded to immediately, such as by making them available at the counter of a sales office that conducts special business operations for qualified institutional investors, etc.

Not only will we prepare the notification form and handle the notification, but once the notification is complete, we will return the complete set of notification documents in a format that allows for immediate public inspection.
All you have to do is leave it at the counter of your sales office and the process will be complete.

Reference: "Qualified Institutional Investor Notification" Procedure

We also file notifications regarding "Qualified Institutional Investors," which is a requirement for special business operations for qualified institutional investors, etc.
After this notification is submitted, it will be published in the official gazette at the end of the following month, and from the month after next, it will become a qualified institutional investor.
Preparations should start two months in advance.

ServiceBenefits of entrusting your request to Port Administrative Scrivener Corporation

1. Professional staff responds quickly

In order to submit a notification of specially permitted business activities for qualified institutional investors, etc., it is important to understand and follow the contents of laws and regulations such as the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, as well as sample statements and other materials published by the Financial Services Agency and other organizations.
As legal experts, we respond quickly to reduce your burden.

Two．Consultation is free

We offer free consultation before placing an order.

3. Procedures after new notification / Registration and consultation for financial instruments business also available

As mentioned above, we can also handle procedures after new notifications. If you request us to submit a new notification, you can rest assured that the subsequent procedures will be smooth and easy.
Additionally, many people say, "In the future, I would like to obtain a license for the Financial Instruments Business (investment management business, type II financial instruments business, etc.), which is more difficult and offers greater business freedom."
Our company also handles registration for financial instruments business, so we can also provide consultation regarding such "future registration for financial instruments business."

Process until acceptance of notification/fee

We will support you through the entire process from start to finish.
The rewards for each type of procedure are as follows:

Scheme of Special Businesses for Qualified Institutional Investors, etc. / Restrictions on investor base

Special business operations for qualified institutional investors, etc. can be conducted through a "notification" procedure, which is lighter than the "registration" required for financial instruments business, but there are restrictions on the scheme/investor base.
Please refer to the following page for details of the restrictions!

Introduction of our achievements

Notification of LPS (Limited Partnership) registered in Delaware, USA

In the case of an LPS (similar to an investment limited partnership in Japan), the notification is submitted after determining who will be the GP (General Partner) and who will actually recruit investors and manage the business.
We provided guidance and prepared the necessary documents, taking into consideration points specific to LPS and being overseas, such as "What happens if there are multiple GPs?" and "What happens if some GPs are in Japan and some are overseas?"

We quickly exchanged preliminary drafts with the authorities and responded to revisions, and the notification was completed in two months, including the preparation and notarization of the affidavit.

Please leave it to us! ~Message from the staff in charge~

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