Investment funds, asset management, and benchmarks

Investment funds and asset management

Practice Notes

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   EU AIFMD—essentials—this Practice Note explores key elements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (Directive 2011/61/EU) (AIFMD), including the scope of the AIFMD, exemptions available under the AIFMD, the AIFMD regulatory framework, the AIFMD authorisation process and AIFMD for small alternative investment funds (AIFs), as well as related EU regimes

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   EU AIFMD—one minute guide—this one minute guide provides a condensed summary of the key requirements of the AIFMD, as amended

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   EU AIFMD—the marketing of AIFs, passporting and third country provisions—this Practice Note explores the measures in the AIFMD relating to the rights and regulatory requirements of an EU alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) to market and manage an AIF in the EU and considers the EU-wide passport for cross-border services and marketing to professional clients and national private placement regimes (NPPRs)

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   Key provisions of EU AIFMD—depositaries—this Practice Note considers the role of depositaries under the AIFMD regime. It examines the requirements for a depositary under the AIFMD, the functions of depositaries,