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German Investment Tax Act for alternative investment funds

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • April 3 2013

The German Ministry of Finance published on 4 December 2012 a draft bill amending the German Investment Tax Act, which is the special German tax

Implementation of the AIFM Directive: the German approach

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • October 2 2012

On 20 July 2012, the German Ministry of Finance (BMF) published the draft of a bill ( Draft AIFM Act) to implement the Directive 201161EU on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD) into German law

The German implementing act for the AIFM Directive: a critical survey of the draft bill

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • August 16 2012

The German Ministry of Finance (BMF) on 20 July 2012 published the draft of a bill (Draft AIFM-Act) to implement the Directive 201161EU on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD) into German law

Financial services quarterly report

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Asia-Pacific, European Union, Germany, Luxembourg, Russia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • June 22 2012

Until recently, the Kingdom of Bahrain was the only choice for domiciling a collective investment vehicle within the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”

Extended disclosure rules on net short positions

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • April 4 2012

On 26 March 2012, new German rules on disclosure obligations for net short positions came into effect

The German “Part II Fund”: maximum flexibility for mutual funds and a new opportunity for German market entry

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • March 22 2012

The relatively recent so-called ‘Other Fund’ (also known as the German Part II Fund) was incorporated into the German Investment Act (“InvG”) at the end of 2007

New disclosure requirements for dealings in financial instruments in Germany

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • March 22 2012

On 5 April 2011, the German Parliament passed a law designed to “strengthen investor protection and improve the functionality of the capital market”

BaFin report provides guidance on application of new regulation on PIBs

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • December 19 2011

On December 5, 2011, the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) issued a report on the results of its analysis of 120130 product information sheets

Transparent investments in hedge funds via a managed account platform

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • December 19 2011

During the financial crisis of 2008, many hedge fund managers (“HF Managers”) exercised their rights to restrict fund liquidity, using their frequently underestimated legal powers to put in place gates, suspend redemptions and even segregate illiquid fund assets for years in closed-end vehicles (so-called “side pockets”

New BaFin guidance notice related to UCITS notifications under UCITS IV

  • Dechert LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • July 8 2011

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungaufsicht - BaFin) published an updated guidance notice on 5 July 2011 with regard to the public distribution of foreign UCITS in Germany, reflecting changes to Directive 200965EC (“UCITS Directive”) introduced by the enactment of the UCITS IV Directive