Special Report: AIFMD

Amy King
22 July 2013

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The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive came into force across the European Union today, and unquote" has compiled a roundup of the latest news and analyses on the topic.

Monday 22 July marks a significant moment in the history of private equity: for the first time, the asset class will now be regulated on a European level. Though many initially opposed a perceived one-size-fits-all approach, the introduction of specific regulation for venture capital funds and the creation of a single market were deemed victories for the European private equity community.

"The first draft of the AIFMD, designed to regulate hedge funds, could have proved highly destructive to the private equity business model had it become law," EVCA secretary general Dörte Höppner said in a statement. "From that point five years ago, we now have a final regulation which, while still not perfect, provides some tangible benefit, most obviously through the establishment of the single market."

As fund managers across Europe prepare to live with the impact of the AIFMD, unquote" provides food for thought on one of the industry's most controversial regulations.

Regional News

UK Treasury delays AIFMD until 2014

AIFMD adopted in Luxembourg

AIFMD passes into German federal law

The impact on the industry

AIFMD could result in fewer fund managers, says survey

Fund managers in AIFMD staffing spree

AIFMD: pulling on the purse strings

Guernsey fund administrators to benefit from AIFMD

Fundraising to improve despite AIFMD

AIFMD having little impact on fund marketing

The unquote" archives: two years of concerns over AIFMD implementation