This note sets out at a high level the potential impact of the United Kingdom’s (“UK”) exit (“Brexit”) from the European Union (“EU”) without a negotiated agreement on UK and European Economic Area (“EEA”) (a) alternative...more
10/22/2019
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AIFMD Passport ,
AIFs ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Central Bank of Ireland ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Contract Terms ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
CSSF ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
EU Passport ,
EU-27 ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Fund Managers ,
Income Taxes ,
Investors ,
ISDA ,
Luxembourg ,
Marketing ,
MiFID ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Private Equity ,
Rome Regulation ,
SFTR ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Traders ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
With six months to go until the UK’s departure from the EU, Dechert’s ‘Brexit Manoeuvres’ guide sets out at a high level, from a UK perspective, the practical implications of a “hard Brexit” as it relates to:
- Alternative...more
9/21/2018
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AIFs ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Choice-of-Law ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Investors ,
Marketing ,
MiFID ,
SFTR ,
Trading Plans ,
UCITS ,
UK Brexit
For the past two years, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”), Europe’s main securities regulator, has had UCITS share classes in their sights. It has issued two discussion papers on the topic and has now...more
The voters have spoken. Britain will (absent any new deals) leave the EU.
Under the EU Treaty, the exit process should take at least two years. During this two-year period, UK-based asset management entities, including...more
6/27/2016
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AIFs ,
Asset Management ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Member State ,
MiFID II ,
Referendum Votes ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published its opinion on 11 April 2016 on the necessary elements for a harmonised European framework for loan origination by funds (the “Opinion”). The Opinion is issued...more
The European Union (EU) is made up of 28 member states committed, through a series of treaties, to ever closer economic and political union. As such it exercises considerable power, both internally and internationally. It is...more
3/24/2016
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AIFM ,
Asset Management ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
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MiFID ,
Referendums ,
Treaty of Lisbon ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In This Issue:
- Introduction
- Overview: Four key ways that US investment advisers are affected by AIFMD
- Marketing funds in the EEA
- Managing EEA domiciled funds
- Sub-adviser to an EEA manager...more
In cases where a US investment adviser appoints an EEA sub-adviser, the parties concerned will need to analyse which entity will be the AIFM. Whether such arrangements relate to group entities or third parties, the parties...more
There has been some uncertainty as to the terms on which non-EEA managers (including US investment advisers) will be able to continue to directly manage the portfolios of EEA domiciled AIFs (e.g. Irish or Luxembourg domiciled...more
From 22 July 2013, subject to certain transitional arrangements, new rules will apply in relation to the “marketing” of AIFs to investors domiciled in or with a registered office in the EEA....more