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

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

For the past 20 years or more the growth of the UCITS brand has been an unrivalled success: total assets are now an eye popping EUR7.1tn. Alongside this growth Europe has seen the emergence of management companies to handle the

DMS Offshore Investment Services identified the need to create an AIFMD solution for its clients three years ago when it opened its Dublin office. It was one of the first firms to establish an authorised Alternative Investment Fund Management Company

“Our AIFMD solution will be an infrastructure platform with distribution support but it absolutely won’t be an active distribution model; that’s a key differentiator for us,” Gavin Byrnes (pictured), Head of Business Development UK, UBS Fund Services, states emphatically. UBS

Regardless of whether a hedge fund manager has an AIF, a UCITS fund, or one of each, the end objective is the same: to improve their capital raising opportunities in Europe. This is all well and good, but for non-EU