Ende 2019 legte das BMF den Entwurf für eine Änderung des Anwendungsschreibens zum Investmentsteuergesetz vor, der das bestehende Anwendungsschreiben insbesondere um Aspekte von Spezial-Investmentfonds (sog....more
BaFin, the German financial regulator, has recently begun to review performance fee calculation clauses in fund documents filed by non-German UCITS for marketing in Germany in a more systematic manner. In a number of...more
The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), and the Luxembourg government recently have taken measures to prepare for Brexit. In other developments, the Law of the...more
Proposals to make French funds more attractive for international marketing - A working group set up by Euroclear France, Ailancy, professional associations and different actors of the asset management industry, presented...more
Europe is the largest market for fund products after the United States. However, despite the advances of the European single market, there remains a confusing combination of pan-European and country specific rules governing...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
The Luxembourg government recently launched the “reserved alternative investment fund” – a new form of Luxembourg AIF that does not require prior approval from the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the CSSF. In other...more
The German Ministry of Finance (Bundesfinanzministerium) circulated a discussion draft bill on the reform of fund taxation (‘Draft Bill’) on 22 July 2015. The Draft Bill contains significant changes to the German tax...more
The Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) issued an update to its Q&A documents on 15 July 2015 for both UCITS and AIFMD FAQ (“Q&A”) which clarifies how Irish funds can invest in Chinese shares via the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock...more
Background to the Regional Passporting Proposals - The “ASEAN Framework for Cross-Border Offering of CIS (Collective Investment Scheme)” (ASEAN CIS Framework, or Framework) finally went “live” on 25 August 2014, amid...more