Labuan Financial Services / Fund Management License
Fund Management License
A fund management company or fund manager is a person who, for valuable consideration provides management services alone or with investment advice or administrative services in respect of securities for the purposes of investment, including dealing in securities, or such other activity as may be specified by Labuan FSA.
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Key Advantages
- NO withholding tax on payments of dividend or interest made to non-Resident.
- NO stamp duty on all instruments relating to offshore business activities including share transfer
- NO import duty/ sales tax
- NO foreign exchange controls
- NO capital gain tax / inheritance tax
- Double Tax Agreements between Malaysia and over 70 countries
- 100% exemption for director’s fees received by non-citizen directors of Labuan companies
Permitted Activities
A Labuan fund manager does,
- Administrative services
- Dealings in securities
- Management services
- Investment advices
- Others approved by Labuan FSA
Minimum Entry Requirements
- A licensed fund management company from a recognized jurisdiction, or
- A Labuan company set-up by individual fund managers who are licensed by relevant home supervisory authority.
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FAQ
One share in any denomination in foreign currency except Malaysia Ringgit
Approximately 7-14 business days upon complete collection of the required documents
The director and the shareholder must be at least one person and can be the same person. It
can be fully owned by a foreigner.
A resident secretary is required.
• Trading company – please see attachment “LFSA – Code 20” for allowed activities under trading company.
• Non-trading company/investment holding – income mainly from dividend or interest.
*Kindly take note that the tax for general trading or import/export services is ranging from 15% – 24% under Malaysia Income Tax Act 1967.
• Trading company companies are taxed under Malaysia Income Tax Act 1967, which the tax ranging from 15%-24% of its profit except for Labuan licensed company. (Audit required)
• Tax for Labuan licensed company and business nature under “Code 20” is 3% of its audited net profit with fulfilled its substance requirements. (Audit required)
• Investment holding companies are not subjected to tax (0% tax) with the submission of yearly management account and fulfilled substance requirement.
No.
• CTC of Passport
• CTC of Proof of address (such as the most recent utility bill, internet bill, insurance statement, etc)
*CTC – Certified True Copies: Certification of documents must be made by competent persons such as a notary public, solicitor, chartered secretary, or certified public accountant,
and made in accordance with the law in Malaysia or in the country where the certification was made.