FCA AIFMD Policy Statement (PS13/5)

The Financial Conduct Authority has published its final Policy Statement on AIFMD (known as PS13/5). The document sets out the FCA’s rules for implementing the Alternative […]

Update on the AIFMD Depositary-Lite regime

In the February 2013 edition of the Hedge Fund Journal, INDOS Financial wrote an article “Depositary-Lite: Simple as the theory sounds?”. The article […]

AIFMD Countdown – June 2013

There is now just one month to go until the 22 July 2013 AIFMD implementation date. Whilst there have been several positive developments since […]

INDOS Financial announces plans to enter AIFMD Depositary Market

INDOS Financial Limited (INDOS) has announced it has submitted an application to the Financial Conduct Authority for authorisation as a Depositary. INDOS plans […]

AIFMD – How Prepared Are You? (AIMA Journal)

INDOS Financial’s article “Countdown to AIFMD – How Prepared Are You?” was published recently in the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) Q2 Journal. […]

FCA publishes draft AIFMD variation of permission forms

The Financial Conduct Authority has published the draft forms which will enable UK authorised firms to vary their permission to become authorised Alternative Investment […]

FCA publishes draft AIFMD depositary applications forms

The Financial Conduct Authority has published a draft of the variation of permission form for depositaries of AIFs. This is to gather feedback […]

ESMA announces AIFMD Co-operation agremeents with 34 countries

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators, with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment […]

ESMA consultation on AIFMD reporting obligations

ESMA has published the long awaited consultation on guidelines on reporting obligations required of AIFMs in respect of the portfolio of the AIFs […]

ESMA publishes Guidelines on key concepts of the AIFMD

On 23 February 2012, ESMA published a discussion paper on key concepts of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and types of AIFM, which […]

AIFMD Remuneration Deferral – Working in partnership to solve a taxing problem

Much has already been written about the potential impact the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive Remuneration Guidelines will have on UK hedge fund […]

Bill Prew to speak at IFIA and 100WHF seminars

INDOS Financial’s Bill Prew will be speaking at the Irish Funds Industry Association annual conference on June 12, 2013 in Dublin. Bill will participate in […]