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ESMA approves AIFMD co-operation agreements with 34 jurisdictions

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union
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  • June 10 2013

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the AIFMD) came into force on 21 July 2011 and must be transposed into national law of EU Member

Investment funds: recent legal and regulatory developments

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union
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  • April 24 2013

ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) have recently published a Questions and Answers to accompany their Guidelines on ETFs and other

Ireland a ready made AIFMD solution for non-EU managers

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • March 26 2012

With the 22 June 2013 deadline for the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (Directive 201161EC) (the Directive) fast approaching, fund managers based outside the EU need to consider how prepared they are for its introduction

Investment firms and the alternative investment Alternative Investment Fund Mangers Directive (AIFMD

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • September 15 2011

Member States of the European Union (EU) are required to transpose the provisions of the Alternative Investment Fund Mangers Directive (AIFMD) into national law by 22 July 2013: fund managers of alternative investment funds (AIF) who fall within its scope should be investigating how to adapt their businesses in preparation for its introduction

New tender review process

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • June 19 2011

Public sector contracts invariably involve high value contracts

Non-EU fund managers - time to prepare for change!

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union, Ireland
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  • March 25 2011

On the basis that the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the Directive) is, as expected, adopted in the first quarter of 2011, EU Member States will be required to transpose the Directive into national legislation within two years of that date

Survival of the fittest

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union
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  • March 9 2011

The winds of change are blowing through the alternative investment fund industry and fund managers will need to reorganise their business if they are to survive in this new environment

Privileged position

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union
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  • December 31 2010

Companies might think that advice from with their in-house lawyer is covered by lawyerclient privilege - but not according to a recent ruling from the European Court of Justice

UCITS synthetic risk and reward indicators

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union
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  • July 1 2010

On July 1, 2010 the European Commission introduced a new programme of legislative changes with respect to the investment funds known as UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities

Safe harbour

  • LK Shields
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  • European Union
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  • June 22 2010

The European Commission takes a dim view of cartels, price-fixing and anti-competitive practices, but it does make exceptions for certain types of agreements made between undertakings operating at different levels of the supply chain