XE Capital Advisers, LLC - s. 80 of the CFA

Headnote

Section 80 of the Commodity Futures Act (Ontario) -- relief from the adviser registration requirements of subsection 22(1)(b) of the CFA granted to a non-resident adviser in respect of advising certain mutual funds, non-redeemable investment funds and similar investment vehicles established outside of Canada in respect of trades in commodity futures contracts and commodity futures options principally traded on commodity futures exchanges outside Canada and cleared through clearing corporations outside Canada, subject to certain terms and conditions.

Statutes Cited:

Commodity Futures Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.20, as am., ss. 22(1)(b) and 80.

Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as am. -- Rule 35-502 -- Non Resident Advisers, s. 7.10

IN THE MATTER OF

THE COMMODITY FUTURES ACT,

R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER C.20, AS AMENDED (the CFA)

AND

IN THE MATTER OF

XE CAPITAL ADVISERS, LLC

ORDER

(Section 80 of the CFA)

UPON the application (the Application) of XE Capital Advisers, LLC (the Applicant) to the Ontario Securities Commission (the Commission or OSC) for an order pursuant to section 80 of the CFA that the Applicant and its directors, officers, partners, members and employees acting on its behalf as advisers (collectively, the Representatives), be exempt, for a period of three years, from the registration requirements of section 22(1)(b) of the CFA in respect of advising certain mutual funds and non-redeemable investment funds and similar investment vehicles established outside of Canada in respect of trades in commodity futures contracts and commodity futures options principally traded on commodity futures exchanges outside of Canada and cleared through clearing corporations outside of Canada;

AND UPON considering the Application and the recommendation of staff of the Commission;

AND UPON the Applicant having represented to the Commission that:

1. The Applicant is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States. The Applicant may also include affiliates of, or entities organized by, the Applicant which may subsequently execute and submit to the Commission a verification certificate confirming the truth and accuracy of the information set out in this Application with respect to that particular Applicant.

2. The Applicant serves as investment advisor for the Arche Fund, Ltd. and may, in the future, provide advice to certain other mutual funds, non-redeemable investment funds and similar investment vehicles (the Funds) which are or may be established outside of Canada in respect of trades in commodity futures contracts and commodity futures options traded on commodity futures exchanges located primarily outside of Canada and cleared through clearing corporations located primarily outside of Canada.

3. The Applicant is not registered in any capacity under the CFA or the Securities Act (Ontario) (the OSA).

4. The Applicant is currently registered as an investment adviser under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is currently exempt from registration with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is not subject to the rules of the U.S. National Futures Association.

5. The Applicant is, or in the future may be, the investment advisor for the Funds. As the investment advisor for the Funds, the Applicant is or will be responsible for providing certain administrative services, investment advice and other investment management services to the Funds.

6. The Applicant and the Representatives, where required, are or will be registered or licensed or are or will be entitled to rely on appropriate exemptions from such registrations or licences to provide advice to the Funds pursuant to the applicable legislation of the Applicant's principal jurisdiction.

7. The Funds do not have any current intention of becoming reporting issuers in Ontario or in any other Canadian jurisdiction.

8. There is presently no rule under the CFA that provides an exemption from the adviser registration requirement in paragraph 22(1)(b) of the CFA for a person or company acting as an adviser in respect of commodity futures options and commodity futures contracts that is similar to the exemption from the adviser registration requirement in clause 25(1)(b) of the OSA for acting as an adviser (as defined in the OSA) in respect of securities that is provided under section 7.10 (Privately Placed Funds Offered Primarily Abroad) of Rule 35-502 -- Privately Placed Funds Offered Primarily Abroad (Rule 35-502).

9. As would be required under section 7.10 of Rule 35-502, the securities of the Funds are, or will be:

(i) primarily offered outside of Canada;

(ii) only distributed in Ontario through one or more registrants under the OSA; and

(iii) distributed in Ontario in reliance upon an exemption from the prospectus requirements of the OSA.

10. Securities of the Funds will be offered only to a small number of Ontario residents who qualify as an "accredited investor" under OSC Rule 45-501 - Exempt Distributions.

AND UPON being satisfied that it would not be prejudicial to the public interest for the Commission to grant the exemption requested on the basis of the terms and conditions proposed;

IT IS ORDERED pursuant to section 80 of the CFA that the Applicant and the Representatives are not subject to the requirements of section 22(1)(b) of the CFA in respect of their advisory activities in connection with the Funds, for a period of three years, provided that:

(a) the Applicant, where required, is or will be registered or licensed, or is or will be entitled to rely on appropriate exemptions from such registrations or licences to provide advice to the Funds pursuant to the applicable legislation of their principal jurisdiction;

(b) the Funds invest, or may in the future invest, in commodity futures contracts and commodity futures options principally traded on commodity futures exchanges outside of Canada and cleared through clearing corporations located outside of Canada;

(c) securities of the Funds are or will be offered primarily outside of Canada and securities of the Funds will only be distributed in Ontario through Ontario registered dealers, in reliance on an exemption from the prospectus requirements of the OSA and upon an exemption from the adviser registration requirement of the OSA under section 7.10 of Rule 35-502;

(d) prospective investors who are Ontario residents will receive disclosure that includes:

(i) a statement that there may be difficulty enforcing legal rights against the Funds or the Applicant advising the Funds because they are resident outside of Canada and all or substantially all of their assets are situated outside of Canada; and

(ii) a statement that the Applicant advising the Funds is not registered with or licensed by any securities regulatory authority in Canada and, accordingly, the protections available to clients of a registered adviser will not be available to purchasers of securities of the Funds.

(e) any Applicant whose name does not specifically appear in this Order and who proposes to rely on the exemption granted under this Order, shall, as a condition to relying on such exemption, have executed and filed with the Commission a verification certificate referencing this Order and confirming the truth and accuracy of the Application with respect to that particular Applicant.