Require a certificate from an accountant to become a...

Require a certificate from an accountant to become a sophisticated investor
Gross income or net asset level

The Corporations Regulations prescribe the asset and income criteria which must be met before you can issue a certificate. A person is only eligible to be the subject of a certificate if they have:

• a gross income of $250,000 or more per annum in each of the previous two years or
• net assets of at least $2.5 million (reg 6D.2.03 and reg 7.1.28).

The rationale is that people meeting one of these criteria are more likely to be able to evaluate offers of securities and some financial products (such as interests in managed investment schemes) without needing the protections of a regulated disclosure document.