Restricted schemes are principally offered to accredited investors because such investors are:
Accredited/qualified investors are assumed to have greater financial knowledge, experience or resources to bear risk, which justifies the lighter requirements of restricted schemes and the fewer protections they carry.
Attributing the lighter treatment to a guarantee, an institutional-only rule, or a domicile requirement.
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