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  Chapter V


SECURITIES COMPANIES, SECURITIES COMPANY
REPRESENTATIVES AND INVESTMENT ADVISORS

Section One

Licensing of Securities Companies
 
Article 30
(1) Only a Company licensed by BAPEPAM may carry on business as a Securities Company.
(2) A Securities Company licensed under item (1) may carry on business as an Underwriter, Broker-Dealer and/or Investment Manager and any other business permitted by BAPEPAM rules.
(3) A Securities Company license is not required when a Person acts as an Underwriter, Broker-Dealer and/or Investment Manager only with respect to credit Securities that have a maturity of less than one year, or certificates of deposit, insurance policies, Securities issued or guaranteed by the Indonesian Government or other Securities determined by BAPEPAM,
(4) Further licensing requirements and procedures with respect to Securities Companies shall be stipulated in Government Regulations.

Article 31
A Securities Company is accountable for all Securities-related activities of its directors, employees and other Persons that work for the Company.
 
Section Two
Licensing of Securities Company Representatives
 
Article 32
(1) Only individuals licensed by BAPEPAM may act as Underwriter Representatives, Broker-Dealer Representatives or Investment Manager Representatives.
(2) Further licensing requirements and procedures for Securities Company Representatives shall be stipulated in Government Regulations.


Article 33

(1) An individual licensed as an Underwriter Representative may also act as a Broker-Dealer Representative.
(2) An individual licensed as an Underwriter Representative, Broker-Dealer Representative or Investment Manager Representative may only be employed by one Securities Company.
 
Section Three
Licensing of Investment Advisors
Article 34
(1) Only Persons licensed by BAPEPAM may engage in the business of Investment Advisor.
(2) Further requirements and licensing procedures for Investment Advisors shall be stipulated in Government Regulations.
 
Section Four
Code of Conduct
 
Article 35
Securities Companies and Investment Advisors are prohibited from:
a. influencing or pressuring clients to act in ways contrary to their interests;
b. disclosing a client’s name or business, unless authorized in writing by the client or otherwise required by current law and regulations;
c. concealing material information from clients or making misrepresentations regarding their business capabilities or financial condition;
d. recommending that clients buy or sell Securities, without revealing that the Securities Company or Investment Advisor has an interest in such Securities; or
e. buying or holding in its name or in the name of an Affiliated Person, Securities of an over-subscribed Public Offering, with respect to which the Securities Company is the Underwriter or selling agent, until orders of Unaffiliated Persons are filled.

Article 36

Securities Companies and Investment Advisors must:

a. know the background, financial situation, and investment objectives of their clients; and
b. prepare and maintain proper records of their financial condition, orders, and Transactions

Article 37
Securities Companies must follow procedures stipulated by BAPEPAM when receiving clients’ Securities and must:
a. register clients’ Securities in accounts that are separate from accounts of the Securities Company; and
b. maintain secure facilities for safekeeping clients’ assets, with separate records for each client.

Article 38
A Broker-Dealer may not execute transactions on a Securities Exchange for his own account or for the account of Affiliated Persons, until all buy and sell orders with respect to the same Securities for Unaffiliated clients have been executed.

Article 39
An Underwriter must fulfill all terms of the underwriting agreement disclosed in the Registration Statement.

Article 40
An Underwriter must disclose in the Prospectusany Affiliation or other material relationship with the Issuer .

Article 41
A Broker-Dealer that is the Investment Manager of an Investment Fund, or a Broker-Dealer that is Affiliated with a Fund’s Investment Manager, may not charge commissions to the Fund that are higher than would be charged by an Unaffiliated Broker-Dealer.

Article 42
An Investment Manager or an Affiliated Person may not receive any form of direct or indirect compensation that might influence that Investment Manager to buy or sell Securities for the Investment Fund


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