Tag: AIFMD UCITS

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EUROPE: ESMA ADVOCATES MORE SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON THE COSTS FUND MANAGERS MAY PASS ON TO INVESTORS
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Europe: Central Bank’s Dear CEO Letter Highlights Actions to be Addressed by FMCs and AIFMs Without Delay
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Europe: Proposed German Legislation Will Support Investments in Renewable Energy Facilities
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EUROPE: ELTIF 2.0 has been published
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EUROPE: Is ELTIF 2.0 a more viable structure for long-term investment in the EU?

EUROPE: ESMA ADVOCATES MORE SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON THE COSTS FUND MANAGERS MAY PASS ON TO INVESTORS

By Áine Ní Riain and Gayle Bowen

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has suggested that the European Commission should clarify the costs that UCITS management companies and AIFMs may pass on to investors under existing rules that prohibit “undue costs”.  Costs for this purpose include fees payable to the manager and other fund service providers and all other one-off, recurring or transaction-related costs.  The purpose of the proposed clarification would be to provide for better convergence between the approaches of different EU member states, and a better basis for national regulators to take supervisory and enforcement actions in this area.

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Europe: Central Bank’s Dear CEO Letter Highlights Actions to be Addressed by FMCs and AIFMs Without Delay

By Gayle Bowen and Áine Ní Riain

On 24 March, the Central Bank of Ireland issued a “Dear Chair” letter following its review in 2021 of the costs and fees charged to UCITS as part of the ESMA Common Supervisory Action (the CSA).

The letter, which is addressed to Irish UCITS fund management companies (FMCs), sets out the Central Bank’s main findings from the 2021 review and its expectations on actions to be taken by FMCs to address deficiencies identified. Despite the focus being on UCITS FMCs, the Central Bank specifically emphasises that it will expect its findings and actions to be considered also by Irish AIFMs with reference to AIFs under management.

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Europe: Proposed German Legislation Will Support Investments in Renewable Energy Facilities

By Hilger von Livonius

On 12 April 2023, the German Ministry of Justice (Bundesministerium der Justiz) published a legislative proposal which would broaden the eligible assets for German open-ended real estate funds to include certain renewable energy assets. The proposal mentions both facilities for the generation, transport and storage of electricity, gas or heat from renewable energy sources, and charging stations for electric vehicles and bikes. The proposed rules would, for the first time, allow investment in facilities which are on open land  and not directly connected with a building held by the fund. The new rules may also have an impact on non-German real estate funds available to certain German investors.  For example, German pension schemes may require that non-German real estate funds share certain features with similar German funds.

EUROPE: ELTIF 2.0 has been published

By Philipp Riedl

On 15 March 2023, amendments to the EU Regulation on the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.  They will apply from 10 January 2024.

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EUROPE: Is ELTIF 2.0 a more viable structure for long-term investment in the EU?

By Philipp Riedl

Version 1 of the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) has not been a huge success story with only a few relatively small funds launched to date.  However the development of a well-supported fund structure for retail investors to invest in illiquid long-term assets remains a key priority for EU legislators.

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