All AIFMD articles
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NewsUK rule change could see return of external valuers to real estate funds
Government to remove unlimited liability for third-party valuers as part of AIFM reform
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Opinion PiecesGuest view: Solving real estate’s fund valuer problem
AIFMD regulations have created a liability problem for valuers, with repercussions for investors, writes Melville Rodrigues
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MagazineUK real estate fund managers face post-Brexit choices
With the end of the transition period approaching, how can UK property fund managers continue to operate in the EEA and access European investors? Melville Rodrigues reports
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Magazine
UK to crack down on LPs
The government plans to reform one of the real estate industry’s most popular vehicles, UK limited partnerships, over money-laundering concerns. Melville Rodrigues explains
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NewsAIFMD update to clarify what constitutes ‘pre-marketing’ of funds
But proposal could end UK practice of providing draft fund terms
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Magazine
AIFMD: The passport queue lengthens
Regulators are getting closer to extending passporting rights to non-EU countries. But a number of issues could slow the process, writes Glynn Barwick
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ESMA raises concerns over extending AIFMD passport to US
InvestEurope says Brexit makes easing of cross-border capital flows even more important
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Magazine
Regulation: Have passport, will travel
Non-EU managers have a wait before AIFMD passporting is extended to their jurisdictions. Rachel Fixsen reports on what this means for managers and investors
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MagazineRegulation: A game changer for fund valuation?
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive has implications for real estate fund valuations
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Regulation: Summer refreshment
It was an eventful summer for regulators. Jeff Rupp highlights what investors might have missed while they were at the beach
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NewsGerman regulation 'very supportive' of real estate debt, says Scope
Researchers see ‘precarious’ investment situation ahead for funds due to increase in demand
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MagazineRegulation - Long-term fund opportunity
The EU’s ELTIF vehicle has been created for infrastructure investments. But Melville Rodrigues and Jeff Rupp ask whether property investors should take note
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Investors to bear 44% of AIFMD costs in real estate funds – survey
Fund management industry taking varying approaches to distributing compliance costs
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Regulation: AIFMD puzzle slowly takes shape
As it stands, the AIFMD is far from delivering a single, standard experience for managers marketing to EU investors. Melville Rodrigues explains
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Expo Real: Half of fund managers awaiting KVG licence
Survey by PwC, ZIA, BSI predicts consolidation in the alternatives market
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Regulation: Concerns remain as AIFMD goes live
EU member states are now required to put the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIMFD) into law. How they proceed could be a cause for concern. EU companies managing funds and non-EU managers marketing to EU investors must comply with the terms of the far-reaching directive, which is intended to protect investors. The directive has caused concern among those investing in alternative investment funds – as well as in fund-of-fund vehicles.
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Regulation: Germany’s post-AIFMD landscape
Until the summer 2103, German institutional investors wishing to invest indirectly in real estate had the choice of one vehicle: Immobilien-Spezialfonds, the institutional open-ended real estate fund. At least this was true whenever they were subject to regulatory restrictions, as most insurance companies and funds are.
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INREV seminar: US investors discuss European challenges
European association addresses US investors in New York City
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DeAWM in €700m German fund launch
First open-ended fund following new KAGB regulations, targeting all sectors
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Cofinimmo, Befimmo seek status change to avoid AIFMD
Leading Belgian REITs look to avoid being treated as investment funds
