Making Assets Investible; for Investors

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Here you’ll see the link ‘forgot your password?’. Click the link and follow the prompts.

For further details, see our HelpCentre article.

This is the default category that all investors fall under.

A retail investor is a non-professional investor trading for their own personal accounts.

Any offers on our website are open to retail investors, unless labeled ‘wholesale’.

For more info check out our Help Centre article.

Wholesale investor is a term used in the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, to describe a person (or business) with a good understanding of different investment vehicles and how they work. There are four ways to qualify as a “wholesale investor”: an eligible investor, large investor, investment business, or investment activity.

See our Help Centre article for more detail, including how you can qualify as a wholesale investor.

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To invest in wholesale opportunities with Syndex, an investor is required to hold a current wholesale certificate.

To apply for a certificate an investor needs to first register with Syndex: Select 'Register here' in the menu.

Once you are registered, navigate to your profile and 'certifications'. Click the box to create a wholesale certificate.

Gaining a certificate is achieved through following the prompts and, in the case of eligible investor certification, selecting the appropriate financial products (equity, debt, derivatives and/or MIS) the investor is certifying for. In a fully automated process, the certificate application is sent to the verifying lawyer/advisor and duly updated on return. Certificates supersede outdated versions, but with easy access to recorded certificate history.

This online wholesale certification process is fully aligned with the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 and works for wholesale investors, in particular, eligible investors in achieving certified status in-line with clause 7 of part 1 of the act.

For further detail and a step by step guide see our HelpCentre article.

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Proportional ownership is the concept of people pooling their financial resources and expertise to make an investment or acquire an asset for mutual benefit. Proportional ownership schemes have been formed to invest in anything and everything ranging from real estate and aircrafts, to horses, boats, forestry, patents and, of course, start-ups or early stage companies.

Crowdfunding is another form of proportional ownership that is growing rapidly around the world and operates by many people (the crowd) contributing relatively small amounts of money to support a business or project. Equity crowdfunding is one of the three main categories of crowdfunding, and is designed to raise growth funds for businesses. Once they’ve invested, investors typically hold a share of the company. The other categories are Rewards and Debt crowdfunding.

Here at Syndex we refer to all the different types of proportional ownership schemes simply as “Issues” as this term fully encompasses the wide variety of investment structures across the Primary, Secondary and Investment Opportunities Markets.

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Syndex is a marketplace where organisations and individuals investing in or offering proportionally-owned assets can access the infrastructure and tools that enable them to easily communicate, manage and trade their assets.

The benefits for investors include:

Liquidity for easy entry and exit: Access to a wider choice of investment opportunities, with a secondary market that ensures you can easily cash up at a time that suits you.

More informed decisions: Trade with confidence using price discovery and access to the Issue’s latest news, as well as rich reports on portfolio and asset performance. Our market alerts ensure you are always up-to-date with relevant market activity.

Convenience of completing identification process just once: Reduce time and effort by completing the ‘Know Your Client’ identification process online. You are then free to trade any assets without having to repeat the process.

Secure and trusted: Peace of mind knowing that counter-parties comply with ‘Know your Client’ (Anti-Money Laundering) processes.

Speed and reliability: Settlement processes ensure that trading and settlement is fast, fair, reliable and available 24x7 anywhere, on any device.

Communities of like-minded people: Collaborate, share information and trade assets with investors that share your interests, and take advantage of our full suite of social tools to connect with your peers and service providers in real time.

Syndex is designed to host a significant number of proportionately-owned and alternative investment opportunities that are not available via mainstream or more traditional investment managers.

Traditionally, these common-interest markets have been fragmented, difficult and time-consuming to access and participate in, and often come with a lack of transparency, liquidity and price discovery. New digital technologies, such as Syndex’s online markets, are dramatically changing this investment sector by enabling easy online access to alternative, private markets.

Syndex is continually sourcing new opportunities from a range of Issuers to provide you with a wide choice of investment options spanning commercial real estate, agriculture, forestry and private equity.

The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 – or “AML”, as it’s more commonly known is part of a worldwide initiative to crack down on illegal activities, including money laundering and terrorism. New Zealand is held in high regard internationally as one of the least corrupt countries, and also a great place to do business.

The new rules have been introduced to safeguard that reputation and to play our part in combating global crime. The Act requires us to verify the identity of all new investors. If you are a NZ citizen or resident this is a very simple process that involves the digital collection of one piece of ID.

All investors need to be registered with Syndex in order to apply, bid or transact on our listings.

Registration is required once, as opposed to every transaction, saving you time and paperwork.

Online registering is simple and easy. We’ll collect a few details from you and we ask that you upload a piece of ID (passport, driver’s license etc). We conduct a few background checks before emailing you your account confirmation, generally within 24 hours. If you are a non-resident of New Zealand there are some additional requirements.

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The above checks are required as prescribed by New Zealand's Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 .

An investment memorandum is a legal document that a company presents to potential investors to explain the objectives, risks, and investment terms surrounding a funding round.

An offer document covers all the relevant information to help an investor to make his/her investment decision.

There are no fees associated with selling or buying on the Secondary Market.

There are no other fees associated with using your Syndex Investor Portal.

Payment for successful Secondary Market trade is peer-to-peer and conducted directly between buyer and seller.

Syndex is hosted in the cloud and is accessible on any device, anywhere you have an internet or wireless connection. You simply login and make your offers or bids anytime, anywhere. You do not need to download or install any software or applications.

To see wholesale offers within your investor portal you must be wholesale certified. 

To find out how to become certified see the question "How do I become a wholesale investor?' above.

All offers, wholesale or otherwise, can be viewed on the website - see Markets

The Secondary Market is a peer-to-peer market where participants can buy and sell shares in investments listed on Syndex.

Investment managers engage with Syndex to utilise this market. To facilitate trading, they must provide disclosure information, which supports informed decision-making. This typically includes quarterly reports, product disclosure statements, and trading history.

You can view our secondary market guides in our HelpCentre:

• Placing a buy or sell order on the Secondary Market

Other guides are available in the Help Centre.

The Primary Market is for new issues that are being offered to the market by issuers, or for existing issues that have issued new units or shares. Issuers are required to provide disclosure information in the form of an Information Memorandum or Product Disclosure Statement, and any other documents that will support the decision making process in terms of acquiring units or shares in the Issue.

As a registered Account Holder, you are able to use a simple, digital process to apply for the units or shares on offer without needing to complete either the Anti-Money Laundering or investor certification processes.

You can view our applications guide here: Applying for New Offers on the Primary Market

View other guides in our Help Centre.

The Investment Opportunities Market is for Issuers who are offering you an opportunity to invest in a new offer, the units or shares of which are yet to be issued. These offers could range from a simple gauging of investor interest in an intended investment initiative, through to subscribing for an allocation of units or shares in a capital raising initiative. The underlying process for this market would be an expression of interest to participate or acquire a quantum of units or shares in the Issue.

The expression of interest process is typically coordinated via a professional intermediary working on behalf of, or in conjunction with, the offering Issuer.

Click 'Register Interest' on the issue and follow the prompts. You'll be asked to leave your contact details so you can be contacted by the offering Issuer.