UK finance minister George Osborne and his French counterpart, Christine Lagarde, are expected to hold discussions next week (between 18 October and 23 October) on the European Union’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers ahead of a full meeting of the EU Council of economic affairs and finance ministers.…
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Talks continue on new Belgian AIFM directive compromise
Talks are continuing on a fresh compromise draft of the Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers issued by the Belgian EU presidency last week despite the failure of representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission and member states to reach agreement at a meeting in Brussels on Monday, October…
AIFM Directive prospects backed at Luxembourg fund conference
Luxembourg politicians and officials have expressed confidence that the European Union’s AIFM Directive will soon win final approval dispite this week’s latest dispute between member states on the contentious issue of access to EU markets for managers and funds based outside the union. Speaking to delegates at the…
EU ministers in fresh attempt to break AIFM Directive deadlock
The European Union’s economic affairs and finance ministers holding informal talks in Brussels in a bid to break a fresh deadlock over the way the proposed AIFM Directive treats alternative investment managers and funds based outside the 27-member union. According to media reports, France is now ready to block any proposal…
Third-country managers and the AIFM Directive
Luxembourg’s fund industry is keenly awaiting the outcome of negotiations between the European Union’s legislative institutions on the final form of the proposed Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers. Finalisation of the directive could open up new opportunities for Luxembourg as a domicile and servicing…
