The Standard Formula Podcast | Solvency II Back to Basics: Third Country Branches and Cross-Border Provision of Services
AIFMD 2.0 enters into force today –15 April 2024. Member States have 24 months to transpose the provisions into national law, meaning that AIFMD 2.0 will take effect from 16 April 2026....more
Recent regulatory change has made the marketing of hedge funds in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) more involved, particularly for managers based outside the EEA. This appears to have led some US investment advisors to...more
In This Issue: - Introduction - Overview: Four key ways that US investment advisers are affected by AIFMD - Marketing funds in the EEA - Managing EEA domiciled funds - Sub-adviser to an EEA manager ...more
What if co-operation arrangements are not in place in time? We expect that most will be. However, without a co-operation arrangement in place between all relevant regulatory authorities, the manager will need to: ...more
In cases where a US investment adviser appoints an EEA sub-adviser, the parties concerned will need to analyse which entity will be the AIFM. Whether such arrangements relate to group entities or third parties, the parties...more
AIFMD will affect the operations of US investment advisers which undertake investment management functions and certain other so-called collective management functions in respect of the portfolios of EEA or non-EEA AIF under...more
There has been some uncertainty as to the terms on which non-EEA managers (including US investment advisers) will be able to continue to directly manage the portfolios of EEA domiciled AIFs (e.g. Irish or Luxembourg domiciled...more
From 22 July 2013, subject to certain transitional arrangements, new rules will apply in relation to the “marketing” of AIFs to investors domiciled in or with a registered office in the EEA....more
AIFMD starts to take effect from 22 July 2013, subject to certain transitional arrangements. In broad terms, it will affect US investment advisers engaged in the following activities....more