The Guidance sets out the Regulator's expectations on the minimum criteria for an applicant seeking a Financial Services Permission to carry on the regulated activities of Managing Assets or Managing a Collective Investment Fund (collectively referred to as "Investment Management Activities"). The Guidance is not an exhaustive source of the Regulator's policy on the exercise of its statutory powers and discretions. In the discharge of its regulatory mandate, the Regulator may impose other requirements to address any specific risks posed to the objectives of the Regulator by the proposed activities of the applicant. The Regulator is not bound by the requirements set out in this Guidance and may waive or modify these requirements at its discretion where appropriate.