Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Ireland | 24 Apr 2012
Recent statistics from the international funds industry show a significant increase in the use of Irish fund structures by both US and London based investment managers.
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Ireland, Netherlands | 24 Apr 2012
The Court of Appeal of Den Bosch, the Netherlands, awarded a Finnish investment fund a full refund of Dutch dividend tax withheld from dividends it received from investments in Dutch resident entities, in a decision issued on 9 March 2012.
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | European Union, Ireland | 24 Apr 2012
The Irish Funds Industry Association has issued a response to the European Securities and Markets Authority discussion paper “Key concepts of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and types of AIFM" (ESMA/2012/117).
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Global, Ireland | 24 Apr 2012
The Technical Committee of the International Organisation of Securities Commission has published a list of data categories for the collection of hedge fund information.
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | European Union, Ireland | 24 Apr 2012
The Irish Funds Industry Association has issued a response to the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) consultation paper on “ESMA’s guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues”.
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Ireland | 17 Feb 2012
On 21 December 2011, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) issued a letter to the industry regarding director appointments via conduit firms.
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Ireland, USA | 17 Feb 2012
The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) has welcomed the news that European fund managers stand to save up to a reported $1 billion in costs associated with reporting obligations under FATCA.
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Ireland, Switzerland | 17 Feb 2012
On 26 January 2012, the Irish government signed a protocol amending its existing Double Taxation Agreement (“DTA”) with Switzerland.
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Ireland | 17 Feb 2012
Statistics released by the Central Bank as at the end of November 2011, show the net asset value of Irish domiciled funds reaching a record high and exceeding €1 trillion.
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Ireland | 17 Feb 2012
The recently published Lipper 17th Annual Fund Encyclopaedia reported a year-on-year increase of close to 30% in the assets serviced by the funds industry in Ireland.