Article 100 Loss of a financial instrument held in custody
1. A loss of a financial instrument held in custody within the meaning of regulations 30(1) to (3) and 31(1) of the AIFM Regulations 2013 shall be deemed to have taken place when, in relation to a financial instrument held in custody by the depositary or by a third party to whom the custody of financial instruments held in custody has been delegated, any of the following conditions is met:
(a) a stated right of ownership of the AIF is demonstrated not to be valid because it either ceased to exist or never existed;
(b) the AIF has been definitively deprived of its right of ownership over the financial instrument;
(c) the AIF is definitively unable to directly or indirectly dispose of the financial instrument.
2. The ascertainment by the AIFM of the loss of a financial instrument shall follow a documented process readily available to the FCA. Once a loss is ascertained, it shall be notified immediately to investors in a durable medium.