AIFMD Compliance And Its Tax Implications For US Managers by Conor MacGuinness, Director of DMS Off shore Investment Services, Dublin office
Introduction
It has been a long time coming, but as of July 22, 2014, US alternative investment fund managers wishing to market their funds in Europe have to contend with a new set of regulations affecting everything from the fund set-up to marketing to reporting, under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
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DMS in Wall Street and Tech
Hedge Funds Face Compliance Hurdles of AIFMD Alternative funds selling to European investors must meet ESMA’s strict guidelines for trader reporting, risk controls, and valuations — similar to SEC’s Form PF. Read more here.
DMS in Fundweb
Fund groups ‘not proactive enough’ as AIFMD deadline looms Many alternative investment managers have left their AIFMD applications to the last minute with less than 100 fully accredited for the alternatives rules that take effect next week. Read more here.
DMS in Law360
US Fund Managers: Are You Cleared To Access EU Investors? The clock is ticking on the one-year transitional period for the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, meaning U.S. fund managers targeting European investors have just days left to brace for this new web of regulation, or risk leaving themselves open to serious liabilities, […]
DMS in Opalesque
DMS advises U.S. fund managers to get European substance In July of this year, it will be illegal for fund managers to market in Europe unless they are compliant with the AIFMD. What makes this regulation so weighty is that 25% of U.S. capital comes from Europe and most U.S. managers are unaware that their […]