Ucits-induced financial crisis possible, Alfi report warns
Illiquid sectors could destroy the success of the Ucits brand if they trigger a crash
Illiquid sectors could destroy the success of the Ucits brand if they trigger a crash
The raft of sweeping EU regulations being introduced this year is creating an almighty headache for the asset management industry, says Denise Voss, chairman of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (Alfi), the investment trade body.
Luxembourg’s popularity as an international fund management centre helped boost assets under management (AUM) in the tiny Duchy by 11.18% in 2017 to reach €4.16trn, according to the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).
Julie Patterson, head of investment management regulatory change at KPMG, believes this is a big risk because each of the EU’s 28 member states is likely to implement its own slightly different version of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or Mifid II. “The European single market as a whole will be more fragmented as…
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