AIFMD v UCITS: Difference between revisions

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{{a|regulation|}}{{drop|A|s a comparison}} piece to our showdown between [[EMIR v MIFID]] we offer you our [[UCITS v AIFMD]] showdown. These are of course the flagship regulations for EU for investment fund regulation.  
{{a|euregulation|}}{{drop|A|s a comparison}} piece to our showdown between [[EMIR v MIFID]] we offer you our [[UCITS v AIFMD]] showdown. These are of course the flagship regulations for EU for investment fund regulation.  


Generally speaking, UCITS is for retail investment funds — think granddad dandling grandchildren on knees, nostalgic glamour-glow photos of children blowing on dandelions and so on — and is, therefore, more restrictive than AIFMD, which is for hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and [[collective investment scheme]]s that are not in scope for UCITS, because wistful granddads cannot reasonably invest in them.  
Generally speaking, UCITS is for retail investment funds — think granddad dandling grandchildren on knees, nostalgic glamour-glow photos of children blowing on dandelions and so on — and is, therefore, more restrictive than AIFMD, which is for hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and [[collective investment scheme]]s that are not in scope for UCITS, because wistful granddads cannot reasonably invest in them.