# What does "interest" mean in the context of an SSM Interest Scheme?

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**“Interest” is defined under section 2(1) of the Interest Schemes Act 2016 as:**

“Any interest or right to participate, whether enforceable or not and whether actual, prospective or contingent whether in Malaysia or elsewhere:

1\. in any investment scheme;

2\. in any time-sharing scheme; or

3\. in any recreational membership scheme.”
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## Interest excludes:

1\. any shares in or debenture of corporation;

2\. any capital market product under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007;

3\. any interest in a partnership agreement save for the types of agreement specified under s.2(1)(iii)(A) and(B) of the Interest Schemes Act 2016; and

4\. any participatory interest in any product regulated under the Financial Services Act 2013, Islamic Financial Services Act 2013 and Development Financial Institutions Act 2002.


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