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Wealth Management Agreement Spain (Acuerdo de Gestión de Patrimonio)

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Wealth Management Agreement (Acuerdo de Gestión de Patrimonio)
Wealth Management Agreement Spain (Acuerdo de Gestión de Patrimonio)

WEALTH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

ACUERDO DE GESTIÓN DISCRECIONAL DE PATRIMONIO (WEALTH MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT)

Regulado por el Real Decreto Legislativo 4/2015, de 23 de octubre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley del Mercado de Valores (LMV), artículo 140, y por la Directiva 2014/65/UE (MiFID II), transpuesta al ordenamiento español.

Parties

1. PARTES

CLIENTE: [Client Name], DNI/NIE/NIF [Client DNI], con domicilio en: [Client Address], residencia fiscal: [Tax Residency], clasificación MiFID II: [MiFID Classification].

ENTIDAD DE INVERSIÓN: [Firm Name], NIF [Firm NIF], autorización CNMV: [CNMV Auth Number], fondo de garantía de inversiones: [FOGAIN Coverage].

Discretionary Management Mandate

2. MANDATO DE GESTIÓN DISCRECIONAL

El Cliente otorga por el presente a la Entidad de Inversión un mandato de gestión discrecional de carteras conforme al artículo 140 de la LMV, autorizando a la Entidad a comprar y vender instrumentos financieros dentro de la política de inversión definida en la cláusula 3, sin necesidad de autorización previa del Cliente para cada operación individual.

Patrimonio mínimo gestionado: [Minimum Portfolio Value] EUR. Fecha del acuerdo: [Agreement Date].

Investment Policy Statement

3. DECLARACIÓN DE POLÍTICA DE INVERSIÓN

Perfil de riesgo (determinado mediante la evaluación de idoneidad conforme al artículo 213 de la LMV): [Risk Profile].

Horizonte de inversión: [Investment Horizon].

Asignación de activos objetivo: [Target Allocation].

Índice de referencia (benchmark): [Benchmark].

Restricciones de inversión específicas del cliente: [Investment Restrictions].

Fees and Costs

4. INFORMACIÓN SOBRE HONORARIOS Y COSTES (ARTS. 220–222 LMV / ART. 24(9) MiFID II)

Comisión de gestión anual: [Management Fee Rate]% del patrimonio gestionado al año, devengada y facturada con periodicidad [Reporting Frequency].

Comisión de custodia anual: [Custody Fee Rate]% del patrimonio gestionado al año.

Comisión de éxito: [Performance Fee].

Todos los honorarios están sujetos al IVA al tipo del 21% conforme a la Ley 37/1992. La Entidad facilitará periódicamente una información ex post de costes que muestre los honorarios efectivamente incurridos y su efecto acumulado sobre la rentabilidad de la cartera, conforme a los requisitos de MiFID II.

Reporting

5. OBLIGACIONES DE INFORMACIÓN

La Entidad remitirá, con periodicidad [Reporting Frequency], extractos de cartera que muestren las posiciones, valoraciones, operaciones y rentabilidad en relación con el índice de referencia [Benchmark]. La Entidad notificará al Cliente de inmediato cualquier caída del valor de la cartera igual o superior al 10% respecto del último valor comunicado en el caso de carteras apalancadas, conforme al artículo 217 de la LMV. Se realizará una revisión anual de idoneidad conforme a la Circular 3/2013 de la CNMV.

Tax Treatment

6. TRATAMIENTO FISCAL

Las ganancias y pérdidas patrimoniales derivadas de las operaciones de la cartera tributan como rentas del ahorro en el IRPF conforme a la Ley 35/2006, a tipos progresivos del 19% al 27% para clientes personas físicas residentes fiscales en España. Los dividendos e intereses están sujetos a una retención del 19% a cuenta del IRPF. La Entidad facilitará un certificado fiscal anual para la declaración del IRPF del Cliente (Modelo 100).

Termination

7. TERMINACIÓN

Cualquiera de las partes podrá poner fin a este Acuerdo mediante notificación escrita con [Termination Notice] días naturales de antelación. Al finalizar, la Entidad devolverá o transferirá los valores y el efectivo de la cartera al Cliente o a la entidad receptora que este designe dentro del plazo de preaviso acordado, previa liquidación final de los honorarios.

Signatures

8. FIRMAS

Firmado el [Agreement Date].

Entidad de Inversión

[Firm Name]

Cliente

[Client Name]

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What Is a Wealth Management Agreement Spain (Acuerdo de Gestión de Patrimonio)?

A Wealth Management Agreement Spain (Acuerdo de Gestión de Patrimonio) is a formal written contract between a private client (cliente) and an investment firm (empresa de servicios de inversión — ESI) or credit institution (entidad de crédito) authorised by the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) to provide discretionary portfolio management (gestión discrecional de carteras) services. The agreement is governed primarily by Real Decreto Legislativo 4/2015, de 23 de octubre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley del Mercado de Valores (LMV), Article 140, which defines gestión discrecional de carteras as an investment service under which the firm makes investment decisions on behalf of the client within the parameters agreed in the contract, without requiring prior authorisation from the client for each individual transaction.

The LMV transposes Directiva 2014/65/UE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 15 de mayo de 2014, relativa a los mercados de instrumentos financieros (MiFID II) into Spanish law, supplemented by Reglamento (UE) 600/2014 (MiFIR) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565. Under MiFID II's client classification framework — transposed into Spanish law through Articles 205 to 209 of the LMV — clients are classified as retail clients (clientes minoristas), professional clients (clientes profesionales), or eligible counterparties (contrapartes elegibles), with retail clients receiving the highest level of regulatory protection.

Article 140 of the LMV requires investment firms providing gestión discrecional to: conduct a suitability assessment (evaluación de idoneidad) of each client under Article 213 of the LMV and CNMV Circular 3/2013, assessing the client's knowledge and experience, financial situation, investment objectives, and risk tolerance; deliver a suitability report (informe de idoneidad) to the client before executing the wealth management agreement; maintain a detailed investment policy statement (declaración de política de inversión — DPI) within the agreement defining the investment universe, risk parameters, benchmark, and restrictions; report to clients periodically on the performance and composition of the managed portfolio; and disclose all costs, commissions, and inducements (incentivos) received from third parties in full transparency under Articles 220 and 221 of the LMV.

Wealth management firms in Spain may be: agencias de valores (securities agencies — no proprietary trading); sociedades de valores (securities dealers — full trading capacity); gestoras de carteras (portfolio managers — discretionary and advisory management only); or credit institutions (bancos and cajas with CNMV-registered investment services). All must be registered in the CNMV's register of investment service providers (registro de empresas de servicios de inversión) and are subject to capital adequacy requirements under Reglamento (UE) 575/2013 (CRR) and Ley 10/2014 de ordenación, supervisión y solvencia de entidades de crédito.

The fiscal dimension of the wealth management agreement is significant for Spanish resident clients. Capital gains and losses from securities managed in the portfolio are subject to IRPF savings tax (rentas del ahorro) under Articles 44 to 49 of Ley 35/2006 at progressive rates of 19% to 27%. Dividends received by the managed portfolio are subject to 19% withholding (retención) under Article 101 IRPF. The investment firm acts as withholding agent (obligado a retener) for IRPF purposes on Spanish-source income, filing monthly or quarterly Modelo 123 and annual Modelo 193 declarations with the AEAT.

When Do You Need a Wealth Management Agreement Spain (Acuerdo de Gestión de Patrimonio)?

A Wealth Management Agreement Spain is required whenever a high-net-worth individual (HNWI), family office, institutional investor, or legal entity wishes to delegate investment decision-making over a securities portfolio to a CNMV-authorised investment firm or private bank, under the regulatory framework of the LMV and MiFID II.

The agreement is needed when a private client has accumulated a significant investment portfolio — typically above €250,000 to €500,000, though minimums vary by firm — and wishes to delegate active management to a professional portfolio manager (gestor de carteras) rather than managing investments personally or receiving only non-binding investment advice (asesoramiento no vinculante).

A Wealth Management Agreement is required when a Spanish family office (oficina familiar) structures an investment vehicle — whether through a SICAV, a holding company (sociedad holding), or a direct portfolio of securities — and engages an external ESI for day-to-day management, while the family retains strategic oversight through the investment policy statement (DPI) embedded in the agreement.

The agreement is needed when an individual approaches retirement or succession planning and wishes to transfer management of a diversified portfolio — including equities (renta variable), fixed income (renta fija), real estate investment trusts (SOCIMIs), and alternative investments — to a professional manager, with a mandate focused on capital preservation, income generation, or growth, as specified in the DPI.

A Wealth Management Agreement is required when a non-resident investor (inversor no residente) invests in Spanish securities through a CNMV-regulated firm — the agreement documents the firm's authority to act, the applicable law (Spanish law and MiFID II), the tax treatment of income and gains under the applicable double tax treaty (convenio de doble imposición), and the IRNR withholding obligations under Real Decreto Legislativo 5/2004.

The agreement is also needed when an investor transitions from a retail (minorista) classification to professional (profesional) classification under Article 206 of the LMV — qualifying on at least two of three criteria: portfolio above €500,000; at least one year of relevant professional experience in financial services; or at least 10 significant transactions per quarter — to access a wider investment universe and reduced MiFID II documentation requirements, with the client's formal written request and firm's acceptance documented in the wealth management agreement.

Under the Ley Cambiaria y del Cheque (Ley 19/1985), promissory notes and bills of exchange are governed in Spain. The Banco de España supervises banking under Ley 10/2014. The Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) regulates securities markets. The AEAT administers IVA (Ley 37/1992) and IRPF (Ley 35/2006). The Ley 3/2004 governs late payment in commercial transactions with statutory interest.

What to Include in Your Wealth Management Agreement Spain (Acuerdo de Gestión de Patrimonio)

A valid Wealth Management Agreement Spain under Real Decreto Legislativo 4/2015 (LMV) and MiFID II must contain the following essential elements.

Identification of Parties and Authorisation: Full legal name, DNI/NIE/NIF, address, and tax residency of the client; full legal name, NIF, CNMV registration number, and authorised services of the investment firm or credit institution. For legal entity clients, beneficial ownership (titularidad real) disclosure under Ley 10/2010 AML obligations.

Client Classification: Formal confirmation of the client's MiFID II classification — retail (minorista), professional (profesional), or eligible counterparty (contraparte elegible) — under Articles 205 to 209 of the LMV, and the client's right to request reclassification and the implications for regulatory protections.

Suitability Assessment and Investment Policy Statement: A summary of the suitability assessment (evaluación de idoneidad) conducted under Article 213 LMV, including the client's risk profile (perfil de riesgo) on a scale from conservative (conservador) to aggressive (agresivo), investment horizon (horizonte de inversión), liquidity needs, and restrictions; and the investment policy statement (declaración de política de inversión) defining the investment universe, target asset allocation (distribución de activos objetivo), benchmark (índice de referencia), maximum drawdown tolerance, and any client-specific exclusions (e.g. ESG restrictions, sector exclusions, geographic restrictions).

Discretionary Authority: An express grant of discretionary management authority (mandato de gestión discrecional) authorising the firm to execute buy and sell orders for financial instruments within the defined investment policy without requiring prior client approval for each transaction. The agreement must specify whether the discretion extends to: derivatives (instrumentos derivados); alternative investments (inversiones alternativas); non-EU securities; and margin positions (posiciones apalancadas).

Fees and Costs: Full disclosure of all fees and costs under Articles 220 to 222 of the LMV and MiFID II transparency requirements — management fee (comisión de gestión) expressed as an annual percentage of assets under management (AUM); performance fee (comisión de éxito) where applicable; transaction costs (costes de transacción) per operation; custody fees (comisión de custodia); and any third-party inducements (retrocesiones o incentivos) received by the firm from product providers, which must be disclosed under Article 221 LMV.

Reporting Obligations: The firm's obligation under Article 217 LMV and MiFID II Article 25(6) to provide: monthly or quarterly portfolio statements (extractos de cartera) showing holdings, valuations, transactions, and performance; an annual suitability review (revisión anual de idoneidad); and immediate notification of portfolio value drops of 10% or more below the last reported value for margin or apalancado-position portfolios.

Conflicts of Interest: Disclosure and management of conflicts of interest (conflictos de interés) under Article 219 LMV and CNMV Circular 1/2014 on conflicts of interest policies — including order aggregation (agrupación de órdenes), best execution policy (política de mejor ejecución), and the firm's obligations to prioritise client interests.

Termination and Asset Transfer: Termination rights by either party with advance notice (typically 30 to 90 days), the procedure for returning the portfolio (devolución de valores y efectivo) to the client or transferring management to another firm, and the calculation of final fees upon termination.

Data Protection and AML: GDPR-compliant data processing clause under Reglamento (UE) 2016/679 and LOPDGDD; AML customer due diligence obligations under Ley 10/2010; and the firm's right to report suspicious transactions to the Servicio Ejecutivo de la Comisión de Prevención del Blanqueo de Capitales (SEPBLAC). Forms-legal.com provides this Wealth Management Agreement Spain template as a practical starting point — clients with complex cross-border portfolios should seek specialist advice from a CNMV-registered investment adviser.

Under the Ley Cambiaria y del Cheque (Ley 19/1985), promissory notes and bills of exchange are governed in Spain. The Banco de España supervises banking under Ley 10/2014. The Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) regulates securities markets. The AEAT administers IVA (Ley 37/1992) and IRPF (Ley 35/2006). The Ley 3/2004 governs late payment in commercial transactions with statutory interest.

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