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Article 87<br />

b) Equity positi<strong>on</strong><br />

If the fund management accepts or holds assets of its clients and is<br />

therefore a debtor of its clients in performing activities according to article<br />

24, paragraph 3 of the Act, then it shall comply with the provisi<strong>on</strong>s of the<br />

Banking Act and the Banking <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ordinance</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cerning equity capital, liquidity,<br />

legal reserves, deposit guarantees, and investor protecti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

IV. Relati<strong>on</strong>ship to the EEA and third States<br />

Article 88<br />

Representatives and paying agent of foreign investment undertakings<br />

1) Only pers<strong>on</strong>s who are entitled to market units may be appointed<br />

as representatives of foreign investment companies that market units in<br />

Liechtenstein. The representati<strong>on</strong> authority shall in particular encompass<br />

the following rights and duties:<br />

a) representing the investment undertaking vis-à-vis the investors and<br />

the supervisory authority;<br />

b) undertaking the legally required publicati<strong>on</strong>s and assuming resp<strong>on</strong>sibility<br />

for solicitati<strong>on</strong>;<br />

c) submitting the documents required by the FMA instructi<strong>on</strong>s and updating<br />

them as necessary;<br />

d) assuming resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for the manner in which units are marketed;<br />

e) assuming resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for ensuring that the market presence of the<br />

investment undertaking corresp<strong>on</strong>ds to the practices of the Liechtenstein<br />

financial center;<br />

f) initiating measures to restore a lawful state of affairs if the provisi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

to be complied with in Liechtenstein are not fulfilled.<br />

2) Only banks according to article 30 of the Act may be appointed as a<br />

paying agent for foreign investment undertakings that market units in<br />

Liechtenstein. In particular, the paying agent shall carry out the issue and<br />

redempti<strong>on</strong> of units and, if applicable, their authenticati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

3) The functi<strong>on</strong> of the representative and of the paying agent may also<br />

be executed by the same pers<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

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