By Fiona Le Poidevin, Guernsey Finance – Guernsey has been on the front foot throughout the conception, development and implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). Guernsey has made early decisions wherever possible in terms of how its funds
Gibraltar has taken a clever approach to ensuring that the Alternative Investment Managers Directive (AIFMD) is as appealing as possible to managers looking to launch AIFMD-compliant funds across Europe. It is, in short, the most cost-efficient jurisdiction, whilst its Experienced
Institutional asset manager Unigestion has reported ‘encouraging’ results from a survey of hedge fund and private asset managers it invests in on their approaches to ESG. Whilst the survey revealed that 60 per cent of hedge fund managers were still
By Paul Govier (pictured) & Harjit Kaur – The European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) introduces a new regime governing the management and marketing of alternative investment funds (“Funds”) in the EU. The transitional period for the implementation of the
By Tim Clipstone (pictured) & Jill Shaw, Maples & Calder – It has been almost a year since the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) was due to be implemented by the member states of the European Union (the “Member States”)
By Gary Kaminsky, ConceptONE – It seems almost daily that regulators on both sides of the pond remind the industry of the importance of compliance and their high expectations of the individuals charged with managing the risks associated with operating
Last year there was considerable angst and uncertainty among hedge fund managers. Central to their concerns was the impact appointing an independent depositary under AIFMD would have on their existing prime brokerage relationships. Twelve months on, however, and much progress
The publication of the Global Fund Media Guide to AIFMD 2014 is timed to coincide with the 22 July 2014 date by which AIFMs are required to submit their applications for authorisation to their relevant competent authorities in compliance with
Total assets in hedge funds surpassed USD3 trillion for the first time on record in May 2014, according to a report from eVestment. The report reveals that after reaching a new all-time high in April, surpassing the Q2 2008 peak,
Total hedge fund assets increased 0.35 per cent in March of 2015 bringing the industry’s total assets under management to USD3.101 trillion, according to eVestment’s latest Hedge Fund Industry Asset Flows Summary Report. Investors added an estimated USD15.6 billion of
