specified investment
any of the following investments specified in Part III of the Regulated Activities Order (Specified Investments):
- (a) deposit (article 74);
- (aa) electronic money (article 74A);
- (b) contract of insurance (article 75); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:and then further sub-divided into classes of contract of insurance;
- (c) share (article 76);
- (d) debenture (article 77);
- (e) government and public security (article 78);
- (f) warrant (article 79);
- (g) certificate representing certain securities (article 80);
- (h) unit (article 81);
- (i) stakeholder pension scheme (article 82);
- (j) option (article 83); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
- (i) option (excluding a commodity option and an option on a commodity future);
- (ii) commodity option and an option on a commodity future;
- (k) future (article 84); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
- (i) future (excluding a commodity future and a rolling spot forex contract);
- (ii) commodity future;
- (iii) rolling spot forex contract;
- (l) contract for differences (article 85); for the purposes of the permission regime, this is sub-divided into:
- (i) contract for differences (excluding a spread bet and a rolling spot forex contract);
- (ii) spread bet;
- (iii) rolling spot forex contract;
- (m) underwriting capacity of a Lloyd's syndicate (article 86(1));
- (n) membership of a Lloyd's syndicate (article 86(2));
- (o) funeral plan contract (article 87);
- (oa) regulated mortgage contract (article 61(3);1518
- (p) rights to or interests in investments (article 89).547