European Funds Masterclass

Key takeaways AIFMD addresses the distribution of AIFs predominantly to professional investors. This approach reflects the needs of the market for alternative investments when the directive was firstly introduced in…

Key takeaways While ELTIF II eliminated many of the perceived bottlenecks and legacy requirements from its previous iteration, confusion persisted regarding the requirement of appointing a facilities agent for ELTIF. …

Key takeaways By the end of March 2020, the first consultation launched by the UK FCA on the Consumer Composite Investments will come to an end. A new standard for…

Key takeaways The shallowness of the European capital markets has implications for European companies says Ursula von der Leyen in the recent Political Guidelines for the Next European Commission. Innovative…

EU Distribution for US Managers and Key Implications of Trump 2.0 The return of Donald Trump to the presidency of the USA comes with a set of far-reaching consequences for…

Debunking the Myths of the UK Overseas Fund Regime Key takeaways The pronunciation of equivalence made by the UK government was the missing piece in the architecture of the UK…

The Assessment of Value You Did Not Know You Needed  With the Asset Management Market Study dated 2017 and the ensuing package of measures introduced in 2018, the UK pioneered…

Implementing a European Liquidity Management Regime for Funds   Key takeaways AIFMD the most effective tool in achieving the goals of the Capital Markets Union. For there being little that needed…

The Subtle Effects of Brexit on European Cross-border Distribution  So far, we concentrated purely on the regulatory implications of Brexit. We discussed at length the changes to the status quo…

The Conundrum of the European Value for Money Rules  If you sit in the US and are planning the launch of your first fund in Europe, it shouldn’t be extremely…

Bitcoin ETF in Europe Already? Not So Fast.  Europe bet big on two major transitions recently. The green and the digital one. Whilst dust has now settled on the green…

Why Reverse Solicitation Is Becoming Obsolete  If you ever considered expanding your fund operations in Europe, at some point you had a conversation about reverse solicitation. That’s for sure. Likely,…