A qualified person is:
- A British Citizen
- A British Dependent Territories citizen
- A body corporate registered in the UK or in a UK dependent territory.
- A body corporate registered in the EU or the EEA.
- A body corporate incorporated in Bermuda.
- A body corporate incorporated in any of the following countries:
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Canada
- China PR
- Hong Kong
- India
- Japan
- Liberia
- Marshall Islands
- Monaco
- New Zealand
- Panama
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
- United States of America