DislikedThis is a very interesting debate, thank you for all the contributions. I am also looking into the legal implications. To be a fund manager in my country I need to register as a financial services provider, have 3 years experience, relevant qualification, do examinations etc... So as MKFX mentions can I open an MAM account in AU for instance then I can accept clients from anywhere but AU or is this still not a good idea? Does one need to be regulated to be a PAMM manager? According to my local regulations one needs to be regulated even to offer...Ignored
I'm ASIC regulated and it's not only a pain in the ass, it's very expensive to maintain. I pay $3k per month, a 0.2 pip rebate and $50 per client in addition to external audit fees (thousands of dollars per year).
So unless you NEED it, I'd stick to the unregulated side.
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