Overview

In January 2012, the Financial Services Authority issued a discussion paper on the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. The paper serves as an initial discussion platform between the FSA and stakeholders, and sets out a number of questions seeking the views of the fund management industry as to how best to approach the implementation of the AIFMD.

This briefing from Bingham McCutchen sets out a summary of the principal issues affecting third country fund managers seeking to market funds within the European Union. In doing so, the article considers:

• disclosure of preferential treatment;


• disclosure of liquidity;


• risk profile and management;


• disclosure relating to AIFM use of leverage;


• disclosure of remuneration; and


• additional disclosures to the regulator.

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