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EU Passporting & Regulatory Developments Impacting Fund Distribution

Read more about the procedures for distributing UCITS, AIFs and the marketing of non-EEA AIFs and AIFs managed by non-EEA AIFMs. There are also a number of regulatory developments to be aware of that have affected or may affect fund distribution in the future.

Distributing UCITS

UCITS funds benefit from a European Economic Area (EEA) wide “passport” which means that once they are authorised in one EEA member state, they can be sold in any other EEA member state.

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Distributing AIFs

Asset managers wishing to market and distribute AIFs in Europe must carefully consider the implications of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

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National Private Placement Regimes (NPPRs)

NPPRs principally relate to the marketing of non-EEA AIFs and AIFs managed by non-EEA AIFMs. The fund registration process varies from country to country.

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Regulatory Developments for Fund Distribution

There are a number of regulatory developments that have affected or may affect fund distribution in the future.

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Top 50 Promoters of Irish Domiciled Funds

Ireland services global asset managers, sophisticated alternative managers and products for funds across multiple domiciles as demonstrated in the list of Top 50 Promoters of Irish Domiciled Funds.

Promoter
AuM in Billions ($)
Anima9.9
Aviva Investors33.73
AXA IM8.75
Baring Asset Management32.96
BlackRock Financial Management637.41
BNY Mellon35.7
Cardano12.38
Comgest14.72
Coronation Asset Management9.37
Deutsche Asset Management48.8
Dimensional Fund Advisors22.43
Egerton Capital8.87
Fidelity Investments14.7
Findlay Park Investment Management13.89
First State Investments16.43
GAM16.09
Goldman Sachs118.52
Hermes Investment Management12.97
Hewitt Risk Management Services28.15
HSBC52.77
Insight Investment133.53
Invesco33.93
J O Hambro Capital Management8.9
Janus Henderson Investors10.03
Legal & General112.35
Legg Mason GroupLegg Mason Group28.51
LGT Group17.26
Lindsell Train11.16
M&G25.75
Man GLG12.84
Marshall Wace37.66
Mediolanum40.67
Mercer Global Investments114.5
Merian Global Investors (UK)15.34
Muzinich & Co.23.07
Neuberger Berman26.38
Nomura8.74
Northern Trust45.76
PIMCO198.87
Polar Capital14.63
Royal London11.23
Royalty Pharma10.14
Russell Investments40.35
SEI22.03
State Street81.05
UBS27.84
ValueAct Capital Management11.83
Vanguard Group144.51
Wellington Management International16.77
Willis Towers Watson27.66