tailieunhanh - Ernst & Young Alternative Investment Funds Club

Through its capacity to combine growth and inclusiveness, our social market economy is one of Europe's greatest assets. But today its economy and its society face the threat that the grave problems of high unemployment, increased poverty and social exclusion risk becoming structural. The EU dimension must be harnessed to assist Member States to find every opportunity to help people looking for work and to address the mismatch between labour supply and demand. This starts with an active employment policy to help them to have the right skills to be employed and which uses the potential of mobility to the full. The goal should be to find. | Welcome to the AIF Club Dear Club member Since the launch of the AIF Club program in February 2011 Ernst Young has covered a myriad of current topics relevant to the alternatives sector through more than 30 different events. With the prospect of another difficult financial year ahead of us with the ongoing instability of the Euro and a wave of new regulatory and banking reforms being introduced our Ernst Young Alternative Investment Funds Team continues to take a proactive approach to keeping you our valued AIF Club members ahead of the game. What s in store for 2012 2013 The AIF Club not only provides you with insight into developments in the alternatives industry but also gives you hands-on practical and up-to-date guidance in addition to a quality platform to meet network and exchange views with other professionals who are active in the alternatives sector. With the implementation of the AIFM Directive at the end of this year the AIF Club program is geared to keep you up-to-date of the oncoming changes by bringing market participants together to share views evaluate business opportunities discuss technical interpretations and build a general consensus on best practices especially in relation to depositaries and the operation and governance of management platforms in Luxembourg. As well as niche workshops for sectors such as cleantech and Shari a finance we have expanded the AIF Club program to include practical guidance on the implementation of IT systems cross-border distribution and fundraising operational models for central administrators and improving the efficiency of the reporting process for AIFs. Moreover three surveys will take place throughout this year relating to depositaries private equity funds and the administration of AIFs with breakfast briefings already in their planning stages - all to help you our Ernst Young clients and AIF Club members to stay one step ahead of your competitors. Of course a club would not be a club if we didn t include any