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Preface to the Third Edition |
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§1.01 Legislative History of the AIFMD |
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2 | (4) |
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[ A] Status Ex Ante AIFMD |
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2 | (1) |
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[ B] Expert Groups and Policy Options |
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2 | (1) |
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[ C] The Impact of the Crisis: Stakeholder Concerns and Leverage |
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3 | (1) |
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[ D] Depositary Rules: Lehmann and Madoff |
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4 | (1) |
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[ E] The Political Process Leading to the AIFMD |
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4 | (2) |
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§1.02 Regulatory Technique |
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6 | (3) |
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[ A] Multi-level Regulation |
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6 | (2) |
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[ B] Supervisory Cooperation and ESMA Coordination |
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8 | (1) |
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[ C] Accompanying Legislation |
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9 | (1) |
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§1.03 Principal Objectives |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (6) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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[ 3] Real Estate and Infrastructure |
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13 | (1) |
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[ 4] Special Funds (as Qualified Investor Funds) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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[ E] Cross-Border Dimension |
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16 | (1) |
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§1.05 The AIFMD Within the European Directives on Financial Law |
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[ A] General Direction of European Financial Law |
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17 | (1) |
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[ B] Asset Management Directives |
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18 | (1) |
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[ C] The AIFMD as Pacesetter |
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18 | (1) |
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[ D] The AIFMD Cross-Border Marketing Rules (XBDD and XBDR) |
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19 | (1) |
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§1.06 Third-Country Passport and Private Placement |
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[ A] Implementation of the EU/EEA Passport |
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[ B] Termination of the National Placement Regime |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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§1.07 AIFMD and Tax Reporting |
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21 | (1) |
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§1.08 Outlook for the AIFMD II |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (156) |
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Chapter 2 Scope of the AIFMD |
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25 | (38) |
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25 | (1) |
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§2.02 A1F Definition Pursuant to Article 4(1)(A) AIFMD |
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26 | (20) |
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[ A] Undertaking for Collective Investment |
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26 | (1) |
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[ 1] Central Concept of European Law |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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[ 3] Third-Party Investment Management |
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29 | (1) |
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[ a] Third-Party Versus Investors' Investment Management |
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29 | (1) |
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[ b] In Particular: Joint Ventures |
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30 | (1) |
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[ c] In Particular: Crowdfunding |
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31 | (1) |
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[ B] Five Additional Criteria |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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[ b] `Raising' of Capital: Commercial Communication? |
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33 | (1) |
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[ c] In Particular: Self-Used Investments |
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34 | (1) |
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[ d] In Particular: Family Offices |
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34 | (2) |
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[ e] In Particular: Other Pre-existing Groups |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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[ 3] Investment in Accordance with a Defined Investment Policy |
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37 | (2) |
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[ 4] For the Benefit of These Investors |
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39 | (1) |
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[ 5] No Authorization According to UCITSD |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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[ 1] Open-Ended and Closed-Ended Funds |
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40 | (2) |
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[ 2] Irrelevance of the Legal Form |
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42 | (1) |
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[ 3] Irrelevance of the AIFM's Legal Structure |
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42 | (1) |
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[ 4] Insignificance of the Sales and Distribution Channels |
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43 | (1) |
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[ D] Sub-funds and Unit Classes |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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[ 3] The Directive's Extended Interpretation |
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45 | (1) |
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§2.03 Safe Harbour Based on Business Activity (Article 2(3) AIFMD) |
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46 | (10) |
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[ A] Four Rationales for Excluding Activities |
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46 | (1) |
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[ 1] Holding Companies: Regulated Versus Non-regulated Business |
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46 | (1) |
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[ 2] Social Security Institutions |
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46 | (1) |
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[ 3] Pursuing the Public Interest |
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47 | (1) |
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[ 4] Alternative Regulation |
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47 | (1) |
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[ B] In Particular: AIFM Versus Holding Companies |
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48 | (1) |
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[ 1] Definition of the Directive |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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[ 3] Exercising Control Versus Passive Pursuit of Investor's Interests |
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51 | (1) |
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[ 4] Non-controlling Holdings |
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52 | (1) |
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[ C] In Particular: Other Undertakings for Collective Investments |
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53 | (1) |
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[ 1] Venture Capital Funds and European Social Entrepreneurship Funds |
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54 | (1) |
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[ 2] European Long-Term Investment Funds |
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54 | (1) |
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[ 3] State Funds/Sovereign Wealth Funds |
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55 | (1) |
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[ 4] The Basket Character of AIFMD? |
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56 | (1) |
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§2.04 Exclusion Based on Size: `Small' AIFM (Article 3(2)--(4) AIFMD) |
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56 | (3) |
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[ A] Calculation of the Threshold Value |
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57 | (1) |
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[ B] Legislation Applicable to Small AIFMs |
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57 | (1) |
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[ C] Additional National Requirements |
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58 | (1) |
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§2.05 National Jurisdiction |
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59 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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[ B] Legal Forms: Details |
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59 | (1) |
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[ C] National Laws Versus European Passport |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Interplay Between the AIFMD and the UCITSD |
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63 | (14) |
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§3.01 EU Fund Industry under Regulatory Scrutiny |
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63 | (1) |
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§3.02 Differences Between the AIFMD and the UCITSD |
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64 | (5) |
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[ A] Demarcation Between AIFs and UCITS |
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64 | (2) |
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[ B] Professional Versus Retail Investors: Tertium Non Datur? |
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66 | (1) |
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[ C] Manager Versus Product Regulation |
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67 | (1) |
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[ D] Third-Country Regulations |
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68 | (1) |
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[ E] The AIFMD's Reliance on Level 2 and Level 3 |
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69 | (1) |
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§3.03 Interfaces and Overlaps of the AIFMD and the UCITSD |
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69 | (4) |
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69 | (1) |
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[ B] `Cross-Sectoral' Activities of AIFMs and UCITS Management Companies |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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§3.04 Impact on Fund Managers under the AIFMD and/or the UCITSD |
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73 | (3) |
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[ A] The AIFM's Perspective: Should I Stay or Should I Go? |
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73 | (2) |
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[ B] UCITS Wrapper as an Alternative? |
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75 | (1) |
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[ C] Business as Usual for UCITS Management Companies? |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 AIFMD Versus MiFID/MiFIR: Similarities and Differences |
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77 | (18) |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (3) |
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[ A] Significance and Scope of MiFID |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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[ C] Fitness and Properness |
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79 | (1) |
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[ D] Adequate Organization |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (4) |
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80 | (1) |
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[ B] Licence for Individual Portfolio Management |
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81 | (1) |
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[ C] Commitment to the Investors'/Clients' Best Interests |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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[ E] Prohibition of Letter-Box Entities/Shell Companies |
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83 | (1) |
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[ F] Cross-Border Dimension |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (8) |
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84 | (1) |
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[ B] Assets: Financial Instruments Versus Unlimited |
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85 | (1) |
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[ C] Risk Management: Operating Condition Versus Core Activity |
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85 | (1) |
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[ D] Rules on Distribution Versus Mandatory Disclosure |
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86 | (1) |
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[ E] Authorization and Operating Conditions |
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86 | (1) |
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[ 1] Capital Requirements |
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86 | (1) |
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[ 2] Organizational Requirements |
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87 | (1) |
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[ 3] Individual Portfolio Management Versus Management of AIF |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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[ G] Status of Investment Advisory Relationships |
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89 | (1) |
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[ H] Safekeeping of Assets |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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[ J] Transparency and Disclosure |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 ELTIFR Versus AIFMD |
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95 | (34) |
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§5.01 Objective of ELTIFR |
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95 | (1) |
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§5.02 Eligible Assets (Articles 1, 9-13 ELTIFR) |
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96 | (12) |
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[ A] QPC (Article 11 ELTIFR) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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[ 2] Neither CIU nor Financial Undertaking |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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[ 4] Not Listed or Market Cap Below 500 Million |
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99 | (1) |
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[ 5] Legal Form of Investments |
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99 | (1) |
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[ B] Real Assets (Article 10(e) ELTIFR) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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[ 2] Guidance from the Recitals and CIU Principles |
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101 | (1) |
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[ 3] Direct and Indirect Holdings |
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102 | (1) |
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[ C] Certain Undertakings for Collective Investments (Article 10(d) ELTIFR) |
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103 | (1) |
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[ D] Prohibited Investment Techniques (Article 9(2) ELTIFR) |
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103 | (3) |
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[ E] Restricting Criteria |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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[ 2] Conflicted Investments |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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[ A] Corresponding Application of AIFMD and ELTIFR |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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[ C] Liability for Infringements of ELTIFR (Article 7(3) ELTIFR) |
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108 | (1) |
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§5.04 The ELTIF's Depositary (Article 29 AIFMD) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (12) |
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[ A] Authorization Requirement |
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110 | (1) |
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[ B] Portfolio Composition |
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110 | (1) |
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[ 1] Seventy Percent Eligible Assets |
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110 | (1) |
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[ 2] Diversification, Concentration and Borrowing |
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111 | (1) |
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[ a] Diversification (Articles 13, 14 ELTIFR) |
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111 | (1) |
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[ b] Concentration (Article 15 ELTIFR) |
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111 | (1) |
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[ c] Borrowing (Article 16 ELTIFR) |
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112 | (1) |
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[ 3] Quota Calculation and Rectification |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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[ c] Treatment of Groups (Article 13(7) ELTIFR) |
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114 | (1) |
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[ d] Timing/Staging Rules (Article 17 ELTIFR) |
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114 | (1) |
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[ e] Rectification of Infringements |
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115 | (2) |
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[ C] The ELTIF's Share/Unit |
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117 | (1) |
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[ 1] Limited Redemptions (Article 18 ELTIFR) |
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117 | (1) |
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[ a] Closed-Ended Fund or Qualified Open-Ended Fund |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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[ c] Redemption in Cash or in Kind |
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118 | (1) |
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[ 2] Furthering the Transferability of ELTIF Units (Article 19 ELTIFR) |
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119 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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[ 5] Distribution of Proceeds and Capital During the ELTIF's Life (Article 22 ELTIFR) |
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120 | (1) |
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[ D] Cross-Border Notification |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (3) |
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[ A] UCITSD/AIFMD-Style Protection |
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122 | (1) |
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[ 1] Investor Information |
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122 | (1) |
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[ 2] Subscription and Payment Agent (Article 26 ELTIFR) |
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122 | (1) |
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[ 3] AIFM: MiFID Side Service Licence (Article 30(2) ELTIFR) |
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123 | (1) |
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[ B] MiFID Style Requirements on the AIFM Only |
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123 | (1) |
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[ 1] AIFM: Product Governance (Article 27(1) and (2) ELTIFR) |
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123 | (1) |
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[ 2] AIFM: Mandatory Product Governance Information for Distributors (Article 27(3) ELTIFR) |
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123 | (1) |
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[ 3] AIFM: Suitability Test (Article 28(1) ELTIFR) |
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124 | (1) |
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[ C] MiFID Style Requirements in AIFM and Distributors |
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124 | (1) |
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[ D] ELTIF Cap at 10% of Retail Portfolio (Article 30(3) ELTIFR) |
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124 | (1) |
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§5.07 Third-Country Relations |
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125 | (1) |
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125 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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[ B] Remaining Member States' Discretion |
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126 | (1) |
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[ C] Tax as Investment Barrier |
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126 | (1) |
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[ D] Disrespecting Market Efficiency |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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§5.09 The ELTIFR's Impact on Competition |
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127 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Sustainable Finance, Responsible Investments, the AIFMD and SRD II |
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129 | (32) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (6) |
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[ A] Defining CSR, RI and SF |
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131 | (1) |
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[ B] RI Categories in the Investment Fund Context |
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132 | (1) |
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[ C] RI, Profitability and Economics |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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§6.03 From CSR to SF in European Financial Law |
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136 | (10) |
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136 | (1) |
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[ 1] The First Stage: 1993 Onwards |
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137 | (1) |
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[ 2] The Second Stage: 2000 Onwards |
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137 | (1) |
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[ 3] The Third Stage: 2010 Onwards |
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138 | (1) |
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[ 4] The Fourth Stage: 2016 Onwards |
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139 | (2) |
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[ B] Impact on Financial Law |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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[ 2] The Impact of the Financial Crisis |
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142 | (2) |
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[ 3] From Voluntary to Mandatory: SF as a New Policy Objective |
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144 | (2) |
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§6.04 RI Approach in the AIFMD |
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146 | (10) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (2) |
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[ 2] Conflicts of Interest |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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[ 1] Mandatory Disclosure |
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150 | (2) |
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[ 2] The "Best Interest" Requirement |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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[ 1] Asset-Stripping Rules and Acquisition of Non-listed Firms |
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154 | (1) |
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[ 2] Voting/Exercise of Shareholder Rights |
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155 | (1) |
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§6.05 Practical Implications |
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156 | (3) |
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[ A] RI as a Guideline for Construing/Interpreting the AIFMD |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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[ C] Impact on Fund Governance of the AIFMD and AIFs |
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156 | (1) |
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[ 1] Minimum Sustainable Finance Obligation |
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156 | (1) |
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[ 2] Opting-in to RI: AIF Investment Policy Refers to Sustainable Finance Principles |
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157 | (1) |
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[ D] Impact on Corporate Governance of Portfolio Company |
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157 | (2) |
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§6.06 Toward a New Policy Objective |
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159 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 How to "Fix" the Venture Capital Model? Regulation Versus Disruption |
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161 | (18) |
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161 | (2) |
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§7.02 The VC Model: Challenges and Solutions |
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163 | (6) |
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§7.03 Disruptive VC Models |
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169 | (9) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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[ C] Constant Iteration and Learning |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (1) |
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PART II Regulation of the AIFM |
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179 | (260) |
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Chapter 8 Appointment, Authorization and Organization of the AIFM |
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181 | (50) |
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181 | (1) |
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§8.02 Core and Non-core Activities of the AIFM |
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182 | (16) |
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[ A] AIF Management as Core Activity |
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182 | (1) |
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[ 1] Portfolio and Risk Management as `Managing an AIF' |
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182 | (1) |
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[ 2] Portfolio Management |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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[ 1] Non-core Services under Annex I No. 2 AIFMD |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (4) |
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189 | (2) |
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[ c] Asset-Related Services |
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191 | (1) |
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[ d] Separate Authorization? |
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191 | (1) |
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[ 2] UCITS Management under Article 6(2) AIFMD |
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192 | (2) |
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[ 3] Discretionary Portfolio Management under Article 6(4) AIFMD |
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194 | (1) |
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[ a] Individual Portfolio Management |
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194 | (2) |
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[ b] Investment Advice, Safekeeping and Technical Administration, Transmission of Orders |
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196 | (1) |
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[ c] Special Authorization |
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196 | (1) |
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[ 4] Relationship to Other European Passports |
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197 | (1) |
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§8.03 Delineation of `AIF' and `AIFM': Internal and External AIFMs |
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198 | (5) |
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[ A] External Legal Person |
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199 | (1) |
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[ B] Appointed as Manager by the Governing Body |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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[ 1] Inability of Internal Management or Natural Persons to Be AIFMs |
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201 | (1) |
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[ 2] Illegitimate Appointment Resolution |
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202 | (1) |
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[ 3] Governing Body and Trust Companies as Directors |
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202 | (1) |
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[ 4] Management Entity Behind Limited Partnership |
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203 | (1) |
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§8.04 Conditions for Authorization |
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203 | (6) |
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[ A] Asset Management as Licensed Activity (Article 7(1) AIFMD) |
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203 | (1) |
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[ B] Limits on Authorization by Type of Investment Strategy (Article 8(4) AIFMD) |
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204 | (1) |
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[ C] Authorization Conditions (Articles 8 and 9 AIFMD) |
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205 | (1) |
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[ D] Authorization Procedure |
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205 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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[ 2] Application Materials |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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[ 4] Changes to Authorization (Article 10 AIFMD) |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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[ 5] Withdrawal of Authorization (Article 11 AIFMD) |
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209 | (1) |
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§8.05 Operating Conditions |
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209 | (20) |
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210 | (1) |
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[ 1] Detailed Level 2 Regulation |
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210 | (1) |
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[ 2] Principle of Proportionality |
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211 | (4) |
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[ B] General Conduct of Business Principles |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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[ a] Best Interest Rule and Best Execution |
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216 | (1) |
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[ b] Conflicts of Interest Organization |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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[ a] Adequate Organization |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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[ c] Equal Treatment of Investors |
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220 | (1) |
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[ C] Valuation and NAV Calculation |
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221 | (1) |
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[ 1] AIFM's Obligation and Liability |
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221 | (1) |
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[ 2] Procedural Requirements |
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221 | (1) |
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[ a] Appropriate and Consistent Procedures |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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[ c] Ensuring the Frequency of Asset Valuation and NAV Calculation |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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[ 3] Substantive Requirements on Valuation |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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[ a] External Valuation Versus Rules on Delegation (Article 20 AIFMD) |
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225 | (1) |
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[ b] Qualification of the External Valuer (Article 19(5) AIFMD) |
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226 | (1) |
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[ c] Prohibition of Sub-delegation (Article 19(6) AIFMD) |
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227 | (1) |
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[ d] Notification of External Valuation (Article 19(7) AIFMD) |
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227 | (1) |
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[ e] Liability for External Valuation (Article 19(10) AIFMD) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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[ a] Valuation in Decentralized Settings |
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228 | (1) |
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[ b] Valuation with External Management |
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228 | (1) |
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[ c] Cross-Border Dimension |
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229 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (28) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (6) |
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232 | (1) |
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[ B] Delegation of "Core" Investment Management Functions ("Portfolio and Risk Management") |
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233 | (1) |
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[ C] Delegation of Other Management Functions |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (2) |
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[ 2] AIFMD (Commission) Regulation |
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236 | (1) |
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[ a] Exclusion of "Supporting Tasks" |
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236 | (1) |
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[ b] "Annex 1.2. Services" Fully in Scope? |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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§9.03 General Operating Conditions |
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238 | (12) |
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[ A] Justification and Due Diligence |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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[ 1] Human Resources and Technical Infrastructure |
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241 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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[ 3] Properness (Good Repute) |
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241 | (1) |
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[ 4] Impact of Authorization |
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242 | (1) |
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[ C] General Features of the Delegation |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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[ 2] Policies and Compliance with AIFMD Rules |
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244 | (1) |
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[ 3] Continuity of the Service |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (3) |
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[ 6] Regulatory Supervision |
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249 | (1) |
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[ 7] Prohibition of Double Delegation? |
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249 | (1) |
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§9.04 Delegating Core Functions |
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250 | (7) |
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[ A] Delegation to Regulated Entities |
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250 | (2) |
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[ B] Delegation to a Third-Country Entity |
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252 | (1) |
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[ 1] Authorization/Registration |
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252 | (1) |
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[ 2] Cooperation of Competent Authorities |
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253 | (1) |
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[ C] No Delegation to the Depositary |
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254 | (1) |
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[ D] No Delegation to Any "Conflicted Entity" |
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255 | (2) |
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§9.05 Sub-delegation and Further Sub-delegation |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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[ B] Notification to AIFM's Competent Authority |
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257 | (1) |
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257 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Robo-Advisors under AIFMD |
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259 | (24) |
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259 | (5) |
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[ A] Benefits and Limitations of Robo-Advisors |
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260 | (1) |
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[ B] Robo-Advisors and Portfolio Management |
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261 | (1) |
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[ C] Robo-Advisors and Investment Funds |
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262 | (1) |
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[ D] Regulatory Perspectives |
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262 | (1) |
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[ E] Compliance with AIFMD |
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263 | (1) |
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§10.02 Anatomy of Robo-Advisors in the Light of the AIFMD |
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264 | (1) |
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[ A] Degree of Automation |
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264 | (1) |
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[ B] Contractual Relationships |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (2) |
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[ A] Authorization Versus Registration |
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265 | (1) |
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[ B] Authorization Conditions |
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266 | (1) |
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[ C] Authorization Perimeter |
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266 | (1) |
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§10.04 Operating Conditions |
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267 | (4) |
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[ A] Organizational Rules |
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267 | (2) |
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[ B] Conduct of Business Rules |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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[ 3] Fair Treatment of Investors |
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271 | (1) |
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271 | (5) |
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271 | (1) |
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[ 1] Portfolio Management |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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[ B] `Non-core' Functions |
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273 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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[ 2] Marketing Versus Fund Distribution |
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274 | (1) |
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[ 3] Asset Relating Services |
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275 | (1) |
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[ C] Delegation of Functions |
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275 | (1) |
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§10.06 Transparency Requirements |
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276 | (1) |
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[ A] General Reporting and Disclosure Requirements |
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276 | (1) |
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[ B] Investors Information |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (4) |
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279 | (1) |
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[ B] Liability Regimes and Alternative Liability Schemes |
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280 | (1) |
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[ 1] Fault-Based Liability |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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[ 3] Robo-Advisor as a Person-Like |
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281 | (1) |
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[ 4] Mandatory Insurance or Compensation Scheme |
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282 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 AIFM's Governance and Remuneration Committees |
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283 | (18) |
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283 | (3) |
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§11.02 Testing the Need for Legal Reform: The Expansion of Scope of EU Corporate Governance Interventions |
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286 | (3) |
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[ A] Political Rather than Economic Reasons |
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286 | (1) |
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[ B] Legal Transplant Rather than Granular Approach |
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287 | (2) |
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§11.03 Testing the Scope of the AIFMD |
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289 | (1) |
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[ A] Distinct Issues in One Box |
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289 | (1) |
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[ B] Proportionality as a Solution |
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290 | (1) |
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§11.04 Testing the Regulatory Tone of the AIFMD |
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290 | (2) |
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[ A] Dominance of Black-Letter Duties |
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290 | (1) |
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290 | (1) |
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[ 1] Conflicts of Interest |
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291 | (1) |
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[ 2] Organizational Requirements |
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291 | (1) |
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§11.05 Testing the AIFMD's Adequacy in Relation to the Overall Corporate Governance System: The Case of the Remuneration Committee |
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292 | (6) |
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[ A] European Rules on Remuneration Committees |
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292 | (1) |
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[ B] Basic Features of the Remuneration Committee |
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293 | (1) |
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[ 1] One-Tier Board of Directors |
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294 | (1) |
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[ 2] Two-Tier Board/Supervisory Board Committees |
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294 | (1) |
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[ 3] Committees Established by the General Meeting of Shareholders |
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294 | (1) |
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[ C] Remuneration Committee in the Financial Sector and Directive 2010/76/EU (CRD III) |
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295 | (2) |
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[ D] Remuneration Committees under the AIFMD |
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297 | (1) |
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§11.06 Conclusions: Proportionality as a Governance Tool |
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298 | (3) |
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Chapter 12 Liquidity Management and Side Pockets |
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301 | (14) |
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§12.01 Liquidity as Investor Protection |
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301 | (1) |
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§12.02 Side Pockets: A Suitable tool for Liquidity Management? |
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302 | (3) |
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[ A] Economic Objectives of Side Pockets |
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302 | (1) |
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[ B] Legal Concept and Structures of Side Pockets |
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303 | (1) |
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[ C] Alternative Measures and Instruments for Liquidity Management |
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304 | (1) |
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§12.03 Side Pockets under Regulatory Scrutiny |
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305 | (3) |
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[ A] IOSCO's Principles on Suspension of Redemptions |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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§12.04 Side Pockets under AIFMD: A New EU Framework? |
|
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308 | (5) |
|
[ A] Liquidity Management via "Special Arrangements" |
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308 | (2) |
|
[ B] Admissibility of Side Pockets under the Laws of EU Member States |
|
|
310 | (2) |
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[ C] Cross-Border Marketing Issues of AIFs with Side Pockets |
|
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312 | (1) |
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§12.05 ESMA Guidelines on Liquidity Stress Testing |
|
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 Risk Management |
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315 | (60) |
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315 | (1) |
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§13.02 Understanding Risk Management |
|
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316 | (11) |
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[ A] Three Dimensions of Risk Management |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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[ 2] Setting Boundaries for Optimizing Business Activity |
|
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
|
[ B] Legal Categorization of Risk Management |
|
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320 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Risk Management Triangle |
|
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320 | (1) |
|
[ a] Risk Organization (Institutional Risk Management) |
|
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320 | (1) |
|
[ b] Risk Procedures (Operational Risk Management) |
|
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321 | (1) |
|
[ c] Risk Measurement (Technical Risk Management) |
|
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (2) |
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[ b] Internal Control System |
|
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (2) |
|
§13.03 Risk Management as the AIFM's Core Activity |
|
|
327 | (9) |
|
[ A] Risk Management as Regulated Activity |
|
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327 | (2) |
|
[ B] Delegation of Risk Management |
|
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329 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Risk Management Process and Regulatory Scope |
|
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329 | (3) |
|
[ 2] Delegation to Authorized Entity |
|
|
332 | (1) |
|
[ a] Entities Authorized under Article 20(1)(c) AIFMD and Article 78 AIFMD (Commission) Regulation |
|
|
332 | (1) |
|
[ b] Asset Management as Inclusive Expression |
|
|
333 | (1) |
|
[ c] Delegation of Risk Management to MiFID Firms with Respect to Non-financial Instruments? |
|
|
334 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Delegation to Non-supervised Entity |
|
|
335 | (1) |
|
[ a] Special Permission Requirement |
|
|
335 | (1) |
|
[ b] Extent of the Special Permission |
|
|
335 | (1) |
|
[ C] The "Risk Management AIFM" |
|
|
335 | (1) |
|
§13.04 Risk Management Principles |
|
|
336 | (28) |
|
[ A] Risk Management Organization |
|
|
336 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Functional and Hierarchical Separation |
|
|
336 | (1) |
|
[ a] General Organizational Requirements |
|
|
336 | (1) |
|
[ b] Principle of Proportionality: Safeguards in Case of Incompatibility |
|
|
337 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Risk Management Policy |
|
|
338 | (1) |
|
[ a] Minimum Requirements |
|
|
339 | (1) |
|
[ b] Review Period/Measurement Frequency |
|
|
340 | (2) |
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|
342 | (1) |
|
[ d] Quantitative or Qualitative Limits? |
|
|
342 | (3) |
|
[ 3] Permanent Risk Management Function/Chief Risk Officer (CRO) |
|
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345 | (1) |
|
[ a] Organizational Requirements |
|
|
345 | (1) |
|
[ b] CRO Versus Governing Body/Senior Management |
|
|
346 | (1) |
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|
347 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Risk Management and Remuneration |
|
|
347 | (1) |
|
[ a] General Requirements |
|
|
347 | (1) |
|
[ b] Interaction with Risk Management |
|
|
348 | (1) |
|
[ c] Brief Overview on Potential Issues |
|
|
349 | (1) |
|
[ B] Risk Management Procedures |
|
|
349 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Risk Transparency and Disclosure |
|
|
350 | (1) |
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|
351 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Liquidity Management Procedures |
|
|
351 | (1) |
|
[ a] General Requirements |
|
|
352 | (1) |
|
[ b] Interaction of Liquidity and Risk Management |
|
|
353 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Stress Testing as a Procedural Element |
|
|
354 | (1) |
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355 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Proportionate Risk Measurement |
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355 | (1) |
|
[ a] Principle-Based Regulation |
|
|
355 | (2) |
|
[ b] Lack of Consensus, Standardization and Certainty |
|
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357 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Data Management and Processing |
|
|
357 | (1) |
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357 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Risk Measurement Techniques in Alternative Strategies |
|
|
359 | (1) |
|
[ a] Position-Based Risk System Versus Return-Based Risk System |
|
|
359 | (1) |
|
[ b] Advanced Measurement Techniques Versus Basic Strategy-Related Risk Measurement |
|
|
360 | (2) |
|
[ c] Scope and Limits of Risk Measurement in Alternative Strategies |
|
|
362 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Risk Measurement and the Need for Prudential/Protective Regulation |
|
|
363 | (1) |
|
§13.05 Key Risks in the AIFM's Risk Management |
|
|
364 | (10) |
|
[ A] Risks Highlighted by AIFMD |
|
|
365 | (2) |
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|
367 | (1) |
|
|
367 | (1) |
|
[ a] Initial Investment Risk |
|
|
368 | (1) |
|
[ b] Ongoing Investment Risk |
|
|
369 | (1) |
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|
369 | (1) |
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|
369 | (2) |
|
[ 4] NAV Instability Risk/Valuation Risk |
|
|
371 | (1) |
|
[ 5] Risk of Overreliance on External Ratings |
|
|
371 | (1) |
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|
372 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Conflict of Interest Risks |
|
|
373 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Legal/Regulatory Risks |
|
|
373 | (1) |
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|
374 | (1) |
|
Chapter 14 Securitizations and SPVs under STSR and AIFMD |
|
|
375 | (22) |
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|
Sebastiaan N. Hooghiemstra |
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|
375 | (1) |
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376 | (4) |
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|
376 | (1) |
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[ 1] Dependent upon Performance of Exposures to Financial Assets |
|
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377 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Subordinated Tranches |
|
|
377 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Exclusion of Schemes Related to Physical Assets |
|
|
378 | (1) |
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|
378 | (1) |
|
[ C] Institutional Investors |
|
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379 | (1) |
|
[ D] Dealing with Out-of-Scope Securitizations |
|
|
379 | (1) |
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|
380 | (6) |
|
[ A] Two Definitions of Securitizations |
|
|
380 | (1) |
|
[ B] The EC's Formal Approach: Debt Versus Ownership Interests |
|
|
381 | (1) |
|
[ C] Practice of Member States' Supervisory Authorities |
|
|
382 | (1) |
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|
382 | (2) |
|
[ E] The Three-Feature Test: A Substance over Form Approach |
|
|
384 | (1) |
|
[ 1] First Element: Credit Institution or Investment Firm as Sponsor |
|
|
384 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Second Element: No Tranching |
|
|
385 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Third Element: Discretionary Management |
|
|
385 | (1) |
|
§14.04 General STSR Framework |
|
|
386 | (10) |
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[ A] Credit-Granting Process of the Originator or Original Lender |
|
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386 | (1) |
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[ 1] EU Credit Institutions and EU Investment Firms |
|
|
387 | (1) |
|
[ 2] EU Originators and Original Lenders |
|
|
387 | (1) |
|
[ a] Criteria for Credit-Granting |
|
|
387 | (1) |
|
[ b] `Fully Supported' ABCP Transaction |
|
|
388 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Non-EU Originators and Original Lenders |
|
|
388 | (1) |
|
[ B] Risk Retention on the Part of the Securitizing Entity |
|
|
388 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Operational Requirements and Calculation |
|
|
389 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Most Optimal Alignment of Interests |
|
|
390 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Private Sector Securitizations |
|
|
390 | (1) |
|
[ C] Organizational Prerequisites |
|
|
391 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Monitoring Performance of Securitization Position/Underlying Exposures |
|
|
391 | (1) |
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|
392 | (1) |
|
[ 3] (Internal/External) Reporting and Record-Keeping Requirements |
|
|
392 | (1) |
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|
393 | (1) |
|
[ D] Assessment of the Risk Associated with the Relevant Securitization |
|
|
394 | (1) |
|
[ E] Transparency Requirements |
|
|
394 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Ongoing Transparency Obligations (Investor Disclosure/Reporting) |
|
|
395 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Ad-Hoc Disclosure (Investor Disclosure/Reporting) |
|
|
395 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Securitization Repository |
|
|
396 | (1) |
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|
396 | (1) |
|
Chapter 15 Investor Information and Reporting |
|
|
397 | (42) |
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|
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|
397 | (1) |
|
§15.02 Transparency Requirements of AIFMD |
|
|
398 | (25) |
|
[ A] Initial Investor Information |
|
|
398 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Disclosure Requirements |
|
|
398 | (3) |
|
[ 2] Format and Publication, Accessibility and Frequency |
|
|
401 | (1) |
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|
401 | (1) |
|
[ b] Privacy Versus Publication |
|
|
402 | (1) |
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|
402 | (1) |
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|
403 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Initial Investor Information in Product Distribution Chains |
|
|
404 | (1) |
|
|
405 | (1) |
|
[ 5] Additional Initial Information under Other AIFMD Provisions |
|
|
406 | (1) |
|
[ B] Periodic Disclosure to Investors |
|
|
407 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Disclosure Requirements for AIFs |
|
|
407 | (1) |
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|
407 | (2) |
|
[ b] Additional Periodic and Event-Related Disclosure |
|
|
409 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Format and Accessibility |
|
|
410 | (1) |
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|
410 | (1) |
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|
410 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Interaction with the European Directives on Company Law |
|
|
411 | (1) |
|
[ a] Scope of the European Company Law Directives |
|
|
411 | (1) |
|
[ b] Applying the European Directives on Company Law on AIFMD |
|
|
412 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Applicable Accounting Standards: National GAAP Versus IFRS |
|
|
412 | (1) |
|
[ 5] Disclosure Requirements for AIFMs |
|
|
413 | (1) |
|
[ C] Reporting to Competent Authorities |
|
|
414 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Reporting Requirements |
|
|
414 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Format, Reporting Measures and Frequency |
|
|
415 | (1) |
|
|
415 | (1) |
|
|
416 | (1) |
|
|
417 | (1) |
|
[ d] Reporting on Leveraged AIFs |
|
|
418 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Justification and Legal Limits of Reporting |
|
|
419 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Investor Information Versus Reporting Requirements |
|
|
420 | (1) |
|
[ D] Acquisition-Related Disclosure |
|
|
421 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Additional Reporting to Competent Authorities |
|
|
421 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Additional Periodic Disclosure |
|
|
422 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Additional Disclosure to AIF's Investors |
|
|
422 | (1) |
|
§15.03 AIFMD Versus EU-ProspectusR and TPD |
|
|
423 | (5) |
|
[ A] Prospectus Obligation |
|
|
423 | (1) |
|
[ 1] The Definition of "Securities" |
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423 | (1) |
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[ a] Conflict of Disclosure Requirements Between EU-ProspectusR and AIFMD |
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423 | (1) |
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[ b] AIF: "Securities Definition" or Extra-Provision in EU-ProspectusR? |
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424 | (1) |
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[ 2] "The Public" Versus "Professional Investors": Always Out of the Scope of EU-ProspectusR? |
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425 | (1) |
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[ a] Definition of "Professional Investor" |
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425 | (1) |
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[ b] Registration Requirement? |
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425 | (1) |
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[ 3] Initial Investor Information Versus Prospectus under the EU-ProspectusR |
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426 | (1) |
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[ B] Continuing Reporting Requirements under TPD |
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427 | (1) |
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§15.04 AIFMD Versus ELTIFR and PRIIPsR |
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428 | (3) |
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[ A] Prospectus and KIID Obligation |
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428 | (1) |
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[ 1] KIID Obligation under PRIIPsR |
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428 | (1) |
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[ 2] Additional Prospectus Obligations under ELTIFR |
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429 | (1) |
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[ B] Periodical Reporting Requirements |
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430 | (1) |
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§15.05 AIFMD and Tax Reporting |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (2) |
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Annex: Degree of Information in AIFMD's, EU-ProspectusR's and ELTIFR's Initial Investor Information/Prospectuses |
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434 | (5) |
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PART III Regulation of the Depositary |
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439 | (156) |
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Chapter 16 Depositary Regulation |
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441 | (46) |
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Sebastiaan N. Hooghiemstra |
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441 | (1) |
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§16.02 The Scope of the AIFMD with Regard to Depositaries |
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442 | (15) |
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[ A] The Obligation to Appoint a Depositary under the AIFMD |
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442 | (1) |
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442 | (1) |
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[ 2] Exemptions from the Depositary Obligation |
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443 | (1) |
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[ 3] Depositary-Lite Regime |
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444 | (1) |
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[ B] Entities Eligible as a Depositary and Its Organizational Requirements |
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445 | (1) |
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445 | (1) |
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446 | (1) |
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[ 3] Other Eligible Institutions |
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447 | (2) |
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[ 4] Eligible Non-EEA Entities |
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449 | (1) |
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[ 5] Option for Private Equity Funds, Venture Capital Funds and Real Estate AIFs |
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449 | (1) |
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[ C] The Location of the Depositary |
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450 | (1) |
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[ 1] Location of the Depositary for EEA-AIFs |
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450 | (2) |
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[ 2] Location of the Depositary for TC-AIFs |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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452 | (1) |
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[ 3] A Quasi-Depositary Passport Regime for TC-AIFs |
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453 | (1) |
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[ D] EEA Depositaries: General Requirements |
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453 | (1) |
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453 | (1) |
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[ 2] Conflicts of Interest |
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|
454 | (1) |
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[ E] Third-Country Depositaries |
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|
454 | (1) |
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[ 1] Additional Requirements for Third-Country Depositaries |
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454 | (1) |
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[ 2] The Third-Country Depositary and `Effective Prudential Regulation' |
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455 | (1) |
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[ a] Effectively Enforced Prudential Regulation |
|
|
455 | (1) |
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[ b] `Supervision Equivalent' to That Applicable under EEA Law |
|
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456 | (1) |
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§16.03 The Depositary and Its Functions |
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457 | (18) |
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[ A] The Particulars of the Written Contract |
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457 | (1) |
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458 | (1) |
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458 | (1) |
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[ 3] Escalation Procedure |
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459 | (1) |
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459 | (1) |
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[ 5] Termination of the Contract |
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459 | (1) |
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460 | (1) |
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[ 1] Financial Instruments That Should Be Held in Custody |
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460 | (1) |
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[ 2] Safekeeping Duties with Regard to Assets Held in Custody |
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461 | (2) |
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463 | (1) |
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[ 4] Safekeeping Duties Regarding Ownership Verification and Record Keeping |
|
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464 | (1) |
|
[ 5] Safekeeping Duties and Crypto-Assets |
|
|
465 | (1) |
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466 | (1) |
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[ 1] Oversight Duties: General Requirements |
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|
467 | (1) |
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[ a] Ex Ante Verification |
|
|
467 | (1) |
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|
467 | (1) |
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[ 2] Subscriptions/Redemptions |
|
|
468 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Valuation of Shares/Units |
|
|
469 | (1) |
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|
470 | (1) |
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[ 5] The Timely Settlement of Transactions |
|
|
471 | (1) |
|
[ 6] AIF's Income Distribution |
|
|
471 | (1) |
|
[ 7] Monitoring of the AIF's Cash Flows |
|
|
472 | (1) |
|
[ a] Cash Monitoring: General Requirements |
|
|
473 | (1) |
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[ b] Proper Monitoring of All AIF's Cash Flows |
|
|
474 | (1) |
|
§16.04 Delegation in the Depositary Chain |
|
|
475 | (10) |
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[ A] Avoiding Requirements |
|
|
475 | (1) |
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|
476 | (1) |
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|
476 | (1) |
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[ 1] Due Diligence upon Appointment of the Sub-custodian |
|
|
477 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Ongoing Monitoring Diligence Sub-custodian |
|
|
478 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Adequate Structures and Expertise |
|
|
478 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Effective Prudential Regulation |
|
|
479 | (1) |
|
[ 5] Segregation of Assets |
|
|
479 | (3) |
|
[ 6] Insolvency Protection AIF Assets |
|
|
482 | (1) |
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|
483 | (1) |
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|
483 | (1) |
|
[ 8] Ongoing Monitoring and Periodic Review |
|
|
483 | (2) |
|
|
485 | (2) |
|
Chapter 17 The AIF Depositary's Liability for Lost Assets |
|
|
487 | (10) |
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|
|
487 | (1) |
|
§17.02 Depositary's Obligation to Safe Keep and Return Entrusted Assets |
|
|
488 | (3) |
|
[ A] Safekeeping Obligation |
|
|
488 | (2) |
|
[ B] Obligation to Return Assets |
|
|
490 | (1) |
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|
491 | (3) |
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|
491 | (1) |
|
[ B] Consequences of the Obligation to Return |
|
|
492 | (2) |
|
§17.04 Depositary's Liability for Lost Assets |
|
|
494 | (2) |
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|
494 | (1) |
|
|
495 | (1) |
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|
496 | (1) |
|
Chapter 18 Depositaries: Still a Bit of a Mess |
|
|
497 | (48) |
|
|
§18.01 How Did We Get Here? |
|
|
497 | (3) |
|
§18.02 Cross-Sector Coherence?: Other Developments Relevant to Depositaries |
|
|
500 | (7) |
|
[ A] The Giovannini Working Group |
|
|
501 | (3) |
|
[ B] The Nucleus: Insolvency |
|
|
504 | (3) |
|
§18.03 Imprecations and Implications |
|
|
507 | (2) |
|
[ A] Increased Risks, Costs and Capital: CRD IV |
|
|
507 | (2) |
|
[ B] The Level 2 Dialogue |
|
|
509 | (1) |
|
§18.04 The Relevant Provisions of the AIFMD |
|
|
509 | (17) |
|
[ A] Assets to Be Held in Custody Versus `Other Assets' |
|
|
510 | (3) |
|
[ B] Restitution of Lost Held-in-Custody Financial Instruments |
|
|
513 | (1) |
|
[ C] Sub-custodians and Scope of `Delegation' |
|
|
514 | (3) |
|
[ 1] Delegation and Collateral Held with Third Parties |
|
|
517 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Investor CSDs as `Delegates' |
|
|
518 | (2) |
|
|
520 | (1) |
|
[ E] Duties of Depositary and Sub-custodians with Respect to Held-in-Custody Financial Instruments |
|
|
521 | (1) |
|
|
522 | (2) |
|
[ G] Net Effect: The Depositary as Guarantor |
|
|
524 | (2) |
|
§18.05 Developments Subsequent to the AIFMD (Commission) Regulation |
|
|
526 | (8) |
|
[ A] The ESMA Segregation Consultation and Opinion |
|
|
526 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Segregation in Law and in Practice |
|
|
526 | (2) |
|
[ 2] The ESMA Segregation Consultation and Opinion |
|
|
528 | (2) |
|
[ B] The 2018 Delegated Regulation |
|
|
530 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Reliance Model as Concern |
|
|
531 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Taking MiFID into Account |
|
|
532 | (2) |
|
§18.06 A Special Concern: Collateral Damage |
|
|
534 | (6) |
|
[ A] Background on Use of Collateral |
|
|
535 | (1) |
|
[ B] Collateral under the Law |
|
|
536 | (2) |
|
[ C] Implications of an Unresolved Inconsistency |
|
|
538 | (2) |
|
|
540 | (3) |
|
|
540 | (1) |
|
[ B] Rules That Would Make Sense |
|
|
541 | (2) |
|
[ C] Application to the AIFMD |
|
|
543 | (1) |
|
|
543 | (2) |
|
Chapter 19 (Prime) Brokerage |
|
|
545 | (36) |
|
|
|
545 | (1) |
|
§19.02 A Primer on Prime Brokerage, Margin and Collateral |
|
|
546 | (5) |
|
[ A] Derivatives and Margin |
|
|
546 | (1) |
|
|
547 | (1) |
|
[ C] Operating or Variation Margin |
|
|
548 | (1) |
|
[ D] Assets to Be Provided as Collateral |
|
|
548 | (1) |
|
[ E] Collateral in the Prime Broker's Insolvency |
|
|
549 | (1) |
|
[ F] Defining Prime Broker Management |
|
|
550 | (1) |
|
§19.03 Wide Scope of the AIFMD's Prime Broker Rules: All Brokers |
|
|
551 | (1) |
|
§19.04 The Broker's Three Functions |
|
|
552 | (10) |
|
[ A] Counterparty to AIFM |
|
|
552 | (1) |
|
|
552 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Conflicts of Interest Rules |
|
|
553 | (1) |
|
[ 3] AIFM in Charge of Prime Broker Management |
|
|
553 | (1) |
|
|
554 | (1) |
|
[ 5] The Depositary's Oversight Role |
|
|
555 | (1) |
|
|
556 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Scope: Financial Instruments That Can Be Held in Custody |
|
|
556 | (1) |
|
[ 2] The Depositary's Obligations: The Three Asset "Buckets" |
|
|
557 | (2) |
|
[ 3] Injunctive, Not Performance-Related Right of Action |
|
|
559 | (1) |
|
[ C] Prime Broker as Depositary? |
|
|
560 | (1) |
|
[ D] The Resulting Situation |
|
|
561 | (1) |
|
§19.05 Organizational Requirements |
|
|
562 | (7) |
|
|
562 | (1) |
|
|
563 | (1) |
|
[ C] Information Flow: Reporting and Disclosure |
|
|
563 | (1) |
|
|
564 | (2) |
|
|
566 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Competent Authorities |
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
[ D] Prime Brokers Versus Delegation |
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Distinction Between Counterparty and Sub-depositary |
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
|
568 | (1) |
|
[ 3] AIFM: Prime Broker and Collateral Management as Asset Management? |
|
|
568 | (1) |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
|
569 | (4) |
|
[ A] Modified Hybrid/Depositary Model |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
[ B] Entering into a Brokerage Agreement |
|
|
570 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Collateral Management at the Cross-Section of the AIFM's and the Depositary's Obligations |
|
|
570 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Disagreement Between AIFM and Depositary |
|
|
571 | (1) |
|
[ C] Allocating Liability |
|
|
571 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Each Party for Its Obligations |
|
|
572 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Liability of the AIF? |
|
|
573 | (1) |
|
[ D] Member States' Discretion to Impose Additional Requirements? |
|
|
573 | (1) |
|
§19.07 Prime Broker Models under AIFMD |
|
|
573 | (6) |
|
[ A] Sub-depositary with or Without Indemnity Clause |
|
|
574 | (1) |
|
|
574 | (1) |
|
|
575 | (1) |
|
|
575 | (1) |
|
|
576 | (1) |
|
|
576 | (1) |
|
|
576 | (2) |
|
[ H] Depositary Lite or Open-Architecture Model with TC-AIF |
|
|
578 | (1) |
|
[ I] Master AIFM with Prime Brokers |
|
|
579 | (1) |
|
|
579 | (2) |
|
Chapter 20 The Rationale for a Depositary Passport |
|
|
581 | (14) |
|
|
|
581 | (1) |
|
§20.02 Advantages of a Depositary Passport |
|
|
582 | (1) |
|
|
582 | (1) |
|
|
583 | (1) |
|
|
583 | (1) |
|
§20.03 The Internal Market for Investment Funds |
|
|
583 | (5) |
|
|
584 | (2) |
|
|
586 | (1) |
|
|
586 | (1) |
|
|
587 | (1) |
|
|
588 | (4) |
|
|
588 | (1) |
|
|
589 | (1) |
|
|
590 | (1) |
|
[ D] UCITS V Consultations 2010/2012 |
|
|
590 | (2) |
|
§20.05 A Proposed Solution to the Supervision Conundrum |
|
|
592 | (2) |
|
[ A] Reflexive Governance |
|
|
592 | (1) |
|
[ B] Supervisory Colleges? |
|
|
593 | (1) |
|
|
593 | (1) |
|
|
594 | (1) |
|
PART IV Investment Strategies |
|
|
595 | (178) |
|
Chapter 21 Hedge Funds and Systemic Risk Reporting |
|
|
597 | (30) |
|
|
§21.01 Introduction and Overview |
|
|
597 | (6) |
|
§21.02 The EU Hedge Fund Market |
|
|
603 | (1) |
|
§21.03 Definition and Methods for Calculation of Leverage |
|
|
604 | (8) |
|
|
604 | (1) |
|
[ B] AIFMD (Commission) Regulation 231/2013 and ESMA Advice 2011/379 |
|
|
605 | (2) |
|
[ 1] Gross Method (Article 7 AIFMD (Commission) Regulation) |
|
|
607 | (2) |
|
[ 2] Commitment Method (Article 8 AIFMD (Commission) Regulation) |
|
|
609 | (1) |
|
[ C] ESMA Q&A Related to Calculation of Leverage |
|
|
610 | (2) |
|
§21.04 Specific Requirements of Leveraged AIFs Within the Authorization Procedure |
|
|
612 | (5) |
|
[ A] Information Requirements |
|
|
612 | (1) |
|
[ B] Internal Leverage Limit |
|
|
612 | (5) |
|
§21.05 Reporting Obligations with Regard to Leverage |
|
|
617 | (3) |
|
|
617 | (1) |
|
[ B] AIFMD (Commission) Regulation and ESMA/2011/379 |
|
|
618 | (2) |
|
§21.06 Use of Information by Competent Authorities, Supervisory Cooperation and Limits to Leverage |
|
|
620 | (5) |
|
|
620 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Assessment of Information |
|
|
620 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Information Exchange |
|
|
620 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Limits to Leverage by Competent Authorities |
|
|
621 | (2) |
|
[ B] AIFMD (Commission) Regulation and ESMA/2011/379 |
|
|
623 | (1) |
|
[ C] Potential Countermeasures |
|
|
624 | (1) |
|
|
624 | (1) |
|
|
625 | (2) |
|
Chapter 22 Digital Asset Funds |
|
|
627 | (16) |
|
|
|
|
|
627 | (1) |
|
|
627 | (3) |
|
|
630 | (4) |
|
|
631 | (1) |
|
|
631 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Remuneration and Performance Fees |
|
|
632 | (1) |
|
|
632 | (1) |
|
|
632 | (1) |
|
[ C] Cryptocurrency Index Funds and ETFs |
|
|
633 | (1) |
|
|
634 | (2) |
|
|
634 | (1) |
|
|
635 | (1) |
|
|
636 | (5) |
|
[ A] Safekeeping and Custody |
|
|
636 | (3) |
|
|
639 | (1) |
|
[ C] Qualification of Service Providers |
|
|
640 | (1) |
|
[ D] Tech Entrepreneurs Versus Depositaries |
|
|
640 | (1) |
|
|
641 | (2) |
|
Chapter 23 AIFMD and Private Equity |
|
|
643 | (14) |
|
|
|
|
643 | (2) |
|
§23.02 Typical Private Equity Structure |
|
|
645 | (1) |
|
|
645 | (1) |
|
|
645 | (1) |
|
|
646 | (1) |
|
§23.03 Impact of the AIFMD on Private Equity Funds |
|
|
646 | (9) |
|
[ A] Registration as AIFM/Scope and Calculation of Assets under Management (AuM) |
|
|
646 | (3) |
|
[ B] Marketing of Private Equity Funds |
|
|
649 | (1) |
|
[ C] Identifying the AIFM: Delegation |
|
|
650 | (2) |
|
|
652 | (1) |
|
[ E] Transparency Requirements |
|
|
653 | (1) |
|
[ F] Asset Stripping Provisions |
|
|
654 | (1) |
|
[ G] Risk Management Functions |
|
|
654 | (1) |
|
[ H] Remuneration Guidelines and Disclosure |
|
|
654 | (1) |
|
|
655 | (2) |
|
Chapter 24 The AIFM's Duties upon the Acquisition of Non-listed Firms |
|
|
657 | (12) |
|
|
|
§24.01 Scope, Definitions and General Principles |
|
|
657 | (5) |
|
|
657 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Real Estate Special Purpose Vehicles |
|
|
658 | (1) |
|
|
658 | (2) |
|
[ B] Definition of Control |
|
|
660 | (1) |
|
[ C] Confidentiality Obligations |
|
|
661 | (1) |
|
|
662 | (1) |
|
|
662 | (3) |
|
[ A] Requirements When Certain Thresholds Are Crossed |
|
|
662 | (1) |
|
[ B] Requirements upon Acquisition of Control |
|
|
663 | (2) |
|
|
665 | (2) |
|
|
665 | (1) |
|
|
666 | (1) |
|
|
666 | (1) |
|
|
667 | (2) |
|
Chapter 25 Art Investment Vehicles |
|
|
669 | (12) |
|
|
|
|
669 | (1) |
|
§25.02 Asset Class-Related and Operational Environment |
|
|
670 | (3) |
|
[ A] Art and the Private Equity Fund Model |
|
|
670 | (1) |
|
[ B] Active Management of an Art Portfolio |
|
|
671 | (1) |
|
[ C] Art Fund Structure, Process and Management |
|
|
672 | (1) |
|
§25.03 Investor Concerns and Impact of Regulation |
|
|
673 | (4) |
|
|
673 | (3) |
|
[ B] AIFMD-Compliant Art Fund Managers |
|
|
676 | (1) |
|
§25.04 Current Art Investment Vehicle Trends |
|
|
677 | (2) |
|
|
677 | (1) |
|
[ B] Managed Art Accounts |
|
|
678 | (1) |
|
|
679 | (2) |
|
Chapter 26 Infrastructure Investments |
|
|
681 | (14) |
|
|
|
|
|
681 | (1) |
|
|
682 | (3) |
|
[ A] Economic Versus Social |
|
|
682 | (1) |
|
|
683 | (1) |
|
|
684 | (1) |
|
§26.03 Infrastructure as a Risk Management Tool |
|
|
685 | (1) |
|
|
686 | (4) |
|
§26.05 Set-Up of Infrastructure AIFs |
|
|
690 | (2) |
|
[ A] Closed-Ended and Open-Ended AIFs |
|
|
690 | (1) |
|
[ B] Professional or Retail AIFs |
|
|
691 | (1) |
|
|
691 | (1) |
|
|
692 | (1) |
|
|
692 | (3) |
|
Chapter 27 The AIFMD and (Dutch) Real Estate Funds |
|
|
695 | (12) |
|
|
|
695 | (1) |
|
§27.02 Typical Structure of a Real Estate Fund |
|
|
696 | (1) |
|
§27.03 AIFM Authorization |
|
|
697 | (2) |
|
[ A] Licence Versus Registration |
|
|
697 | (1) |
|
[ B] Licensing Requirements for RE-AIFM |
|
|
697 | (1) |
|
[ C] Implementation in the Netherlands: Split Supervision by the DNB and the AFM |
|
|
698 | (1) |
|
§27.04 Depositary and Custodian |
|
|
699 | (1) |
|
|
700 | (3) |
|
|
700 | (2) |
|
[ B] Implementation in the Netherlands: Leverage Monitoring by the DNB |
|
|
702 | (1) |
|
|
703 | (2) |
|
[ A] Revaluation under AIFMD |
|
|
703 | (1) |
|
|
703 | (1) |
|
[ C] Liability in Connection with a Valuation |
|
|
704 | (1) |
|
|
704 | (1) |
|
§27.07 Financial Implications for Real Estate Funds |
|
|
705 | (1) |
|
|
706 | (1) |
|
Chapter 28 Loan-Originating (Debt) Funds |
|
|
707 | (20) |
|
Sebastiaan N. Hooghiemstra |
|
|
|
|
707 | (2) |
|
§28.02 Loan Funds as Alternative Finance: Loan-Originating Funds Versus Loan-Participating Funds |
|
|
709 | (1) |
|
§28.03 Banking Law Restrictions for Loan-Originating Funds |
|
|
709 | (1) |
|
§28.04 Loan-Originating Funds Versus Banks |
|
|
710 | (3) |
|
[ A] Investor Protection Versus Depositor Protection |
|
|
710 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Depositor Protection |
|
|
710 | (1) |
|
|
711 | (1) |
|
|
711 | (1) |
|
|
712 | (1) |
|
|
712 | (1) |
|
|
712 | (1) |
|
|
713 | (1) |
|
§28.05 The Fragmented Loan-Originating Fund Framework in Europe |
|
|
713 | (9) |
|
[ A] The European Legal Framework for Loan-Originating Funds |
|
|
713 | (1) |
|
|
714 | (1) |
|
|
714 | (1) |
|
|
715 | (1) |
|
[ B] National Level: A Fragmented Regulatory Landscape |
|
|
716 | (1) |
|
[ 1] `Manager Regulation' Versus `Product Regulation Approach' |
|
|
716 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Intermediary Regulation: AIFMs |
|
|
717 | (1) |
|
[ a] Authorized Versus Sub-threshold AIFMs |
|
|
717 | (1) |
|
[ b] Organizational Requirements for AIFMs |
|
|
718 | (1) |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
[ a] Authorized Versus Registered AIFs |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
[ b] Qualifying Investors |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
[ d] Portfolio Composition and Anti-concentration Rules |
|
|
720 | (1) |
|
[ e] Open-Ended Versus Closed-Ended |
|
|
721 | (1) |
|
|
721 | (1) |
|
|
721 | (1) |
|
[ 6] Investors' Disclosure and Reporting Obligations |
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
§28.06 Towards a European Legal Framework for Loan-Originating Funds |
|
|
722 | (3) |
|
[ A] Authorized Versus Sub-threshold AIFMs |
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
[ B] Organizational Requirements for AIFMs |
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
|
723 | (1) |
|
[ D] Authorized Versus Registered AIFs Depending on Investors |
|
|
723 | (1) |
|
|
724 | (1) |
|
[ F] Open-Ended Versus Closed-Ended |
|
|
724 | (1) |
|
[ G] Investor Disclosure/Reporting Obligations |
|
|
725 | (1) |
|
|
725 | (2) |
|
Chapter 29 Cooperation of AIFMs with Pension Vehicles |
|
|
727 | (14) |
|
|
§29.01 AIFM and Pension Funds as Asset Managers |
|
|
727 | (4) |
|
[ A] Portfolio Management with Own Asset Expertise (Group-AIFM) |
|
|
728 | (1) |
|
[ B] Portfolio Management for the Investor (Platform-AIFM) |
|
|
729 | (1) |
|
[ C] Portfolio Management for Another Manager (`White-Label Managers') |
|
|
729 | (2) |
|
§29.02 Conflict of Objectives |
|
|
731 | (2) |
|
[ A] Regulatory Conflicts |
|
|
731 | (1) |
|
[ B] Permanent Establishment |
|
|
732 | (1) |
|
§29.03 Motivations for Engaging with an AIFM |
|
|
733 | (1) |
|
|
733 | (1) |
|
|
733 | (1) |
|
[ C] White-Label Managers |
|
|
734 | (1) |
|
§29.04 Selection of the AIFM by a Pension Fund |
|
|
734 | (3) |
|
|
735 | (1) |
|
[ B] Analysis of Indicative Offers |
|
|
736 | (1) |
|
|
736 | (1) |
|
|
736 | (1) |
|
§29.05 Dedicated Structuring |
|
|
737 | (1) |
|
|
738 | (3) |
|
Chapter 30 Money Market Funds Regulation |
|
|
741 | (18) |
|
Sebastiaan N. Hooghiemstra |
|
|
|
741 | (1) |
|
|
742 | (4) |
|
|
743 | (1) |
|
[ B] Short-Term Assets (Objective) |
|
|
743 | (1) |
|
[ C] Returns in Line with Money Market Rates or Value Preservation |
|
|
743 | (1) |
|
|
744 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Three Sub-categories of MMF |
|
|
745 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Short-Term and Standard MMFs |
|
|
746 | (1) |
|
|
746 | (1) |
|
§30.03 Manager Regulation |
|
|
746 | (6) |
|
[ A] Credit Quality of Money Market Instruments, Securitisations and ABCPs |
|
|
746 | (1) |
|
[ B] MMF Liquidity Risk Management Measures |
|
|
747 | (1) |
|
|
747 | (1) |
|
[ 2] `Know Your Customer' Policy |
|
|
748 | (1) |
|
|
748 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Specific Liquidity and Redemption Gates for Public Debt CNAV and LVNAV MMFs |
|
|
749 | (1) |
|
|
750 | (1) |
|
|
750 | (1) |
|
[ a] Mark-to-Market and Mark-to-Model Accounting Method |
|
|
750 | (1) |
|
[ b] Cost Amortization Method |
|
|
750 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Calculation of NAV per Unit/Share |
|
|
751 | (1) |
|
|
751 | (1) |
|
§30.04 Depositary Regulation |
|
|
752 | (1) |
|
§30.05 MMF Product Regulation |
|
|
752 | (4) |
|
[ A] Eligible Assets and Investment Restrictions |
|
|
753 | (1) |
|
[ B] Provisions on Investment Policies |
|
|
754 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Diversification Rules |
|
|
754 | (1) |
|
|
754 | (1) |
|
|
755 | (1) |
|
|
755 | (1) |
|
|
755 | (1) |
|
§30.06 Transparency Requirements |
|
|
756 | (1) |
|
|
756 | (1) |
|
[ B] Reporting Requirements |
|
|
756 | (1) |
|
|
757 | (2) |
|
Chapter 31 Subscription Credit Lines under AIFMD |
|
|
759 | (14) |
|
|
|
759 | (1) |
|
§31.02 Different Perspectives on SCLs |
|
|
760 | (2) |
|
|
760 | (1) |
|
|
761 | (1) |
|
|
761 | (1) |
|
§31.03 Debt Financing and the Leverage Notion |
|
|
762 | (3) |
|
[ A] SCLs Not Qualifying as Leverage |
|
|
762 | (1) |
|
[ 1] "Temporary in Nature" Notion |
|
|
762 | (1) |
|
[ a] Luxembourg and German Regulators' General Position |
|
|
762 | (1) |
|
[ b] CSSF's View on "Revolving Credit Facilities" |
|
|
763 | (1) |
|
[ 2] "Fully Covered by Contractual Capital Commitments from Investors in the AIF" Notion |
|
|
763 | (1) |
|
[ B] Leverage and "Portfolio Financings" |
|
|
764 | (1) |
|
[ C] Shareholder Loans and Leverage: FSMA Interpretation |
|
|
764 | (1) |
|
§31.04 SCLs and the Entity Authorized to Act |
|
|
765 | (5) |
|
[ A] SCLs and the "Portfolio Management" Notion |
|
|
765 | (2) |
|
[ B] Applicable Legal Provisions to AIFMs and SCLs |
|
|
767 | (1) |
|
[ C] SCLs and the Board's Supervisory Role |
|
|
767 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Board's Ex Ante Supervisory Function |
|
|
768 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Board's Ex Post Supervisory Functions |
|
|
769 | (1) |
|
[ D] SCLs and the Board's Execution Role |
|
|
769 | (1) |
|
[ E] SCLs and Umbrella AIFs |
|
|
769 | (1) |
|
§31.05 Security Taken in the Framework of an SCL |
|
|
770 | (1) |
|
[ A] SCLs and AIF Constitutive Documents |
|
|
770 | (1) |
|
[ B] SCLs and Collateral Together with Drawdown Right |
|
|
770 | (1) |
|
[ C] SCLs and Notification Obligation |
|
|
770 | (1) |
|
[ D] SCLs and Drawdown Right |
|
|
770 | (1) |
|
§31.06 Synthesis and Conclusion |
|
|
771 | (2) |
|
PART V The AIFMD's Cross-Border Dimension |
|
|
773 | (68) |
|
Chapter 32 The AIFMD's Cross-Border Dimension in Light of the Cross-Border Distribution Directive and Regulation |
|
|
775 | (20) |
|
|
|
|
775 | (1) |
|
|
776 | (2) |
|
[ A] Marketing or Management Passport |
|
|
776 | (1) |
|
[ B] Entities Entitled to Pre-marketing |
|
|
777 | (1) |
|
[ C] Direct Cross-Border Activity or Activity Through a Branch |
|
|
777 | (1) |
|
[ D] Split Supervision and Escalation to the ESMA |
|
|
778 | (1) |
|
|
778 | (1) |
|
§32.04 Requirements for Cross-Border Activity |
|
|
779 | (4) |
|
|
779 | (1) |
|
|
780 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Content of Marketing Materials |
|
|
781 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Applicable Laws of Member States |
|
|
781 | (1) |
|
|
782 | (1) |
|
|
782 | (1) |
|
[ 5] Split Supervision and Ex-ante Verification |
|
|
782 | (1) |
|
|
783 | (1) |
|
§32.05 Management, Pre-marketing and Marketing |
|
|
783 | (9) |
|
[ A] Management Versus Administration |
|
|
783 | (1) |
|
[ B] Premarketing as Defined by the XBDD |
|
|
783 | (1) |
|
[ C] Marketing of AIF Units |
|
|
784 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Understanding Marketing: The Supervisory View |
|
|
785 | (2) |
|
[ 2] EU Financial Law Perspective |
|
|
787 | (1) |
|
[ D] Marketing Versus Pre-marketing |
|
|
788 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Direct Offering or Placement |
|
|
789 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Indirect Offering or Placement |
|
|
790 | (2) |
|
§32.06 Cross-Border Information Exchange in Tax Matters |
|
|
792 | (1) |
|
|
793 | (2) |
|
Chapter 33 The AIFMD's Third-Country Rules and the Equivalence Concept |
|
|
795 | (46) |
|
|
|
|
795 | (2) |
|
§33.02 Defining EEA and Third-Country Entities |
|
|
797 | (9) |
|
[ A] The Location of the Manager |
|
|
797 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Registered Office as a Basic Criterion |
|
|
797 | (2) |
|
[ 2] The Member State of Reference as a Potential Solution? |
|
|
799 | (1) |
|
[ 3] A Systems Approach to Defining TC-AIFMs |
|
|
799 | (1) |
|
[ a] Place of Effective Management |
|
|
800 | (1) |
|
[ b] The Real Seat Theory |
|
|
800 | (1) |
|
|
801 | (1) |
|
[ d] Principles of European Financial Law |
|
|
802 | (1) |
|
[ e] The AIFM's Head Office |
|
|
803 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Defining the Core Investment Activities |
|
|
803 | (1) |
|
[ B] The Location of the Fund |
|
|
804 | (1) |
|
[ 1] EC and Competent Authorities' View: The Registered Office |
|
|
804 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Reconsidering the Authorities' View on AIF Location |
|
|
805 | (1) |
|
§33.03 National Placement Regime (NPR): A Two-Pillar System |
|
|
806 | (10) |
|
[ A] General Requirements |
|
|
807 | (1) |
|
[ B] The Two Third-Country Pillars |
|
|
808 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Pillar I: Cooperation Agreements on Information Exchange Between Supervisory Authorities |
|
|
808 | (1) |
|
|
808 | (1) |
|
|
808 | (2) |
|
[ c] Limits on Information Exchange and Confidentiality |
|
|
810 | (1) |
|
|
811 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Pillar II: FATF Compliance |
|
|
812 | (2) |
|
[ C] Marketing of AIF Units to Professional and Retail Investors |
|
|
814 | (1) |
|
[ D] Additional Requirements by Member States |
|
|
815 | (1) |
|
§33.04 The European Third-Country Passport: A Four-Pillar System |
|
|
816 | (19) |
|
[ A] The Role Model: The European Passport for EEA Entities |
|
|
817 | (1) |
|
[ B] The Four Regulatory Pillars |
|
|
818 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Pillar I: Cooperation Agreements on Information Exchange Between Regulatory Bodies |
|
|
819 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Pillar II: FATF Compliance |
|
|
820 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Pillar III: Tax Information Exchange Between States |
|
|
821 | (1) |
|
|
821 | (1) |
|
|
821 | (1) |
|
|
822 | (1) |
|
[ d] No Double Taxation Agreement |
|
|
822 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Pillar IV: Supervision by a Member State |
|
|
823 | (1) |
|
[ a] Supervision of TC-AIFMs: The Member State of Reference |
|
|
823 | (1) |
|
[ i] General MSR Authorization Requirements |
|
|
823 | (1) |
|
[ ii] Determination of the MSR |
|
|
824 | (1) |
|
|
824 | (2) |
|
|
826 | (1) |
|
|
826 | (1) |
|
[ b] Supervision of TC-AIFs Marketed by EEA-AIFMs |
|
|
827 | (1) |
|
[ C] Additional European Passport Requirements for TC-AIFMs |
|
|
827 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Marketing of AIF Units to Professional Investors |
|
|
827 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Appointment of a Legal Representative |
|
|
828 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Compliance with the AIFMD or Equivalent Third-Country Rules |
|
|
828 | (1) |
|
[ a] The Equivalence Principle |
|
|
829 | (1) |
|
[ b] The Future of Global Financial Regulation? |
|
|
830 | (1) |
|
[ i] Between Competition and Harmonization |
|
|
831 | (1) |
|
[ ii] Between Convergence and Diversity |
|
|
832 | (1) |
|
[ c] Equivalence and Risk Symmetry |
|
|
832 | (1) |
|
[ d] Equivalence in European Banking and Financial Law |
|
|
833 | (2) |
|
[ D] Cross-Border Management by TC-AIFMs in Detail |
|
|
835 | (1) |
|
§33.05 Applicability of Third-Country Rules and Brexit |
|
|
835 | (4) |
|
[ A] The ESMA's Equivalence Assessments |
|
|
836 | (1) |
|
|
837 | (1) |
|
[ C] The European Commission's Delegated Act |
|
|
838 | (1) |
|
|
838 | (1) |
|
|
839 | (2) |
|
PART VI The AIFMD's Transposition |
|
|
841 | (84) |
|
Chapter 34 Regulation of AIFMs and AIFs in Germany |
|
|
843 | (20) |
|
|
|
843 | (2) |
|
|
843 | (1) |
|
[ B] Framework Prior to AIFMD |
|
|
844 | (1) |
|
[ C] Supervisory Perspective |
|
|
845 | (1) |
|
§34.02 Scope and Organization: Definitions and Jurisdictional Specifics |
|
|
845 | (8) |
|
|
846 | (2) |
|
|
848 | (2) |
|
|
850 | (1) |
|
|
850 | (1) |
|
|
851 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Semi-professional Investors |
|
|
851 | (1) |
|
|
852 | (1) |
|
§34.03 Regulation of Management Companies and Depositaries |
|
|
853 | (2) |
|
|
853 | (1) |
|
|
854 | (1) |
|
§34.04 Product Regulation |
|
|
855 | (2) |
|
|
855 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Open-Ended Retail AIFs |
|
|
856 | (1) |
|
|
856 | (1) |
|
|
856 | (1) |
|
§34.05 Regulation of Promotion, Distribution and Marketing of AIFs |
|
|
857 | (3) |
|
[ A] Definition of Marketing |
|
|
857 | (1) |
|
|
858 | (1) |
|
[ C] Marketing of Domestic AIF, EU AIF and Non-EU AIF |
|
|
858 | (1) |
|
|
859 | (1) |
|
[ 2] (Semi-)Professional Investors |
|
|
859 | (1) |
|
|
859 | (1) |
|
|
860 | (1) |
|
§34.06 Conclusion and Outlook |
|
|
860 | (3) |
|
Chapter 35 Regulation of AIFMs and AIFs in France |
|
|
863 | (22) |
|
|
|
863 | (4) |
|
[ A] Legal Framework for French Investment Funds |
|
|
863 | (1) |
|
[ B] Implementing the AIFMD |
|
|
864 | (1) |
|
|
864 | (1) |
|
|
865 | (2) |
|
|
867 | (4) |
|
|
867 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Prior to the Implementation of the AIFMD |
|
|
867 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Since the Implementation of the AIFMD |
|
|
868 | (2) |
|
[ B] Creation, Organization and Functioning |
|
|
870 | (1) |
|
|
871 | (1) |
|
|
872 | (9) |
|
|
873 | (1) |
|
[ 1] AIFs Open to Non-professional Investors |
|
|
874 | (2) |
|
[ 2] AIFs Open to Professional Investors |
|
|
876 | (1) |
|
|
876 | (1) |
|
[ b] Notion of Professional Investors |
|
|
877 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Employee Investment Undertakings |
|
|
878 | (1) |
|
[ 4] Securitization Vehicles |
|
|
878 | (1) |
|
|
879 | (1) |
|
[ C] AIFs in the French Taxonomy of Collective Investments |
|
|
879 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Collective Investments (Placements Collectifs---PC) |
|
|
880 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Collective Investment Undertakings (Organismes de placement collectif---OPC) |
|
|
880 | (1) |
|
|
881 | (4) |
|
[ A] Definition of Marketing |
|
|
881 | (2) |
|
[ B] Marketing of AIFs to Retail Investors in France |
|
|
883 | (1) |
|
[ C] Transparency Requirements |
|
|
883 | (2) |
|
Chapter 36 Regulation of AIFMs and AIFs in the Netherlands |
|
|
885 | (14) |
|
Sebastiaan N. Hooghiemstra |
|
|
|
885 | (1) |
|
§36.02 The Dutch AIFMD Legislation and Other Regulatory Sources |
|
|
886 | (1) |
|
§36.03 The Scope of the AIFMD under Dutch Law: The AIF-Definition |
|
|
886 | (1) |
|
§36.04 Intermediary Regulation |
|
|
887 | (5) |
|
|
887 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Full-AIFMs Versus `Third-Party AIFMs' |
|
|
887 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Ancillary MiFID II Investment Management Services |
|
|
888 | (1) |
|
[ 3] Sub-threshold (Small) AIFMs |
|
|
889 | (1) |
|
|
890 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Continuation of the Pre-AIFMD `Depositary' Regime: The `Legal Title Entity' |
|
|
890 | (1) |
|
|
891 | (1) |
|
§36.05 Legal Forms of AIFs in the Netherlands (Product Regulation) |
|
|
892 | (2) |
|
[ A] Corporate Entities (Beleggingsmaatschappij) |
|
|
892 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Companies (NV or BV) |
|
|
892 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Cooperative (Cooperatie) |
|
|
892 | (1) |
|
[ B] Non-corporate Entities (Beleggingsfonds) |
|
|
893 | (1) |
|
[ 1] Limited Partnership (Commanditaire Vennootschap, CV) |
|
|
893 | (1) |
|
[ 2] Fund for Joint Account (Fonds voor gemene rekening, FGR) |
|
|
893 | (1) |
|
§36.06 Marketing Regulation |
|
|
894 | (1) |
|
[ A] Registration/Authorization (Retail) AIFs |
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894 | (1) |
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[ B] Investor Qualification |
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894 | (1) |
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[ C] Investor Information |
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895 | (1) |
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895 | (2) |
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[ A] TC-AIFs Managed by an (EEA-)AIFM (Article 36 AIFMD) |
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895 | (1) |
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[ B] AIFs Managed by a Non-EEA AIFM (Article 42 AIFMD) |
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896 | (1) |
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[ C] Cross-Border Management of Dutch AIFs by a Non-EEA AIFM (Article 42 AIFMD) |
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896 | (1) |
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[ D] Absence Level Playing Field: AIFs Managed by a Small EEA-AIFMs |
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897 | (1) |
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897 | (2) |
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Chapter 37 Regulation of AIFMs and AIFs in Luxembourg |
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899 | (12) |
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§37.01 General Considerations |
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899 | (1) |
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900 | (1) |
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§37.03 Modifications of the Management Company Regime |
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901 | (2) |
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§37.04 Modernization of the AIF Regulation |
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903 | (1) |
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903 | (1) |
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904 | (1) |
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904 | (1) |
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904 | (1) |
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904 | (5) |
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[ A] Scope of CSSF's Approval |
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905 | (1) |
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[ B] Delegation and Substance |
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905 | (1) |
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906 | (1) |
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[ D] Cross-Border Asset Management |
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906 | (1) |
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907 | (1) |
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[ 1] Marketing in the EEA of EEA AIFs (Including Luxembourg AIFs) by Luxembourg Authorized AIFMs |
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907 | (1) |
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[ 2] Marketing in Luxembourg of Non-EEA AIFs by EEA AIFMs |
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907 | (1) |
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[ 3] Marketing in Luxembourg of AIFs by Non-EEA AIFMs |
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908 | (1) |
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908 | (1) |
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909 | (2) |
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Chapter 38 Regulation of AIFMs and AIFs in Ireland |
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911 | (14) |
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§38.01 Method of Implementation of the AIFMD |
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912 | (1) |
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§38.02 Product (and Sales) Regulation |
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912 | (4) |
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912 | (2) |
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914 | (1) |
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914 | (1) |
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[ D] Additional Rules for RIAIFs |
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915 | (1) |
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§38.03 Manager Regulation |
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916 | (3) |
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[ A] Capital Requirements |
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916 | (1) |
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916 | (1) |
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[ C] Organizational Requirements |
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917 | (1) |
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[ D] Key Executives and AIFM Governance |
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917 | (2) |
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§38.04 Details on Sub-threshold/De Minimis AIFM under Irish Law |
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919 | (1) |
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§38.05 Depositary Regulation |
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919 | (1) |
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[ A] Depositary for Real Assets |
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919 | (1) |
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[ B] Depositary for RIAIF and QIAIF |
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920 | (1) |
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920 | (2) |
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§38.07 The Impact of Brexit on Delegation of Portfolio Management Functions |
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922 | (1) |
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923 | (2) |
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PART VII The AIFMD as Part of EU Asset Management Law |
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925 | (12) |
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Chapter 39 Joint Principles of European Asset Management Law: Towards Cross-Sectoral Consistency |
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927 | (10) |
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§39.01 The Joint Principles of European Asset Management |
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927 | (1) |
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§39.02 Evidence from the AIFMD |
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928 | (5) |
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928 | (1) |
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929 | (1) |
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[ 1] Licensing Requirements |
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929 | (1) |
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[ 2] Business Organization |
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929 | (1) |
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930 | (1) |
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930 | (1) |
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[ C] Depositary Regulation |
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931 | (1) |
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931 | (1) |
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932 | (1) |
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[ F] Cross-Border Dimension |
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932 | (1) |
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932 | (1) |
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933 | (1) |
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933 | (1) |
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§39.04 Towards Asset Management Centres |
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934 | (3) |
Bibliography |
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937 | (26) |
Table of Legislation |
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963 | (12) |
Index |
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