Investment Funds Update - Europe: Key legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the primary European asset management centres and fund domiciles: Germany: New Law Decreases Dependence on Credit Agencies

According to a change of the German Investment Code (Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch – KAGB), which entered into force on 21 December 2014, a German Investment Management Company’s risk management process has to ensure that the valuation of a fund’s assets is not solely and automatically based on external credit ratings.

The new legislation is available here (in German).

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