Certification requirement: Portfolio manager principal officers and fund decision-makers must obtain Portfolio Managers certification within specified periods. Regulatory notification requires principal officers and employees with decision-making authority in fund management at Portfolio Managers to obtain the Portfolio Managers Certification Examination specified in the referenced communique . Portfolio Managers must ensure current associated persons obtain the certification within the transitional period and must ensure new hires obtain certification within the shorter period applicable to post-notification employment. The obligation is issued under the applicable certification and portfolio manager regulations and comes into force upon publication in the Official Gazette.