At present, private equity investment fund is the main way for individuals to raise funds legally.

According to the requirements and relevant provisions of the Notice of the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission on Standardizing the Development and Filing Management of Equity Investment Enterprises in Pilot Areas (No.2011] 253), the legal and compliant raising operation of private equity investment funds is now described as follows:

(1) Private equity investment funds can only be raised by private placement (non-public) to specific objects with risk identification and tolerance. The investors are institutional investors and qualified natural person investors.

(2) The funds raised are only for specific targets, and shall not be directly or indirectly publicized to unspecified targets through media (including corporate websites), posting notices in communities, distributing leaflets to the society, sending short messages on mobile phones or holding lectures, lectures and other disguised publicity methods (including placing recruitment brochures at the counters of commercial banks, securities companies, trust and investment companies and other institutions).

(3) The fund raiser shall fully disclose the investment risks to investors and shall not promise a fixed return.

(4) The investment amount of a single investor must exceed RMB 6,543,800+0,000; Investors of equity investment funds shall contribute their capital in the currency of their own capital, and shall not accept the entrustment of multiple investors to subscribe for the capital of equity investment funds.

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Illegal absorption or disguised absorption of public deposits can only constitute a crime if it reaches a certain amount or circumstances. 20 10 on may 7th, the Ministry of public security of the Supreme People's Procuratorate formulated and issued the provisions of the Ministry of public security of the Supreme People's Procuratorate on the standards for filing and prosecuting criminal cases under the jurisdiction of public security organs (II).

Article 28 [Case of Illegal Absorption of Public Deposits (Article 176 of the Criminal Law)] Anyone who illegally absorbs public deposits or absorbs public deposits in disguised form and disrupts the financial order shall be put on file for prosecution under any of the following circumstances:

(1) Individuals illegally absorb or conceal public deposits of more than 200,000 yuan, and units illegally absorb or conceal public deposits of more than1000,000 yuan.

(2) Individuals illegally or in disguised form absorb more than 30 public deposits, and units illegally or in disguised form absorb more than 150 public deposits.

(3) Where an individual illegally absorbs or disguises public deposits, resulting in a direct economic loss of more than 100,000 yuan for depositors, or a unit illegally absorbs or disguises public deposits, resulting in a direct economic loss of more than 500,000 yuan for depositors.

(4) Causing adverse social impact.

(5) Other circumstances that seriously disrupt the financial order. "

20 10 the Supreme People's Court adopted the interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on several issues concerning the specific application of laws in the trial of criminal cases of illegal fund-raising [20 10]No. 18, which is also stipulated in Article 3.

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