tailieunhanh - Investment Funds in Luxembourg 2012

A more developed agricultural sector enhances food security. This holds particularly true for SSA, a region with much agricultural potential yet affected by food crises. Agriculture in this region is often characterized by undercapitalization, low technology, poor market access, and underutilized or degraded land. These factors increase transaction costs that weaken the production and sale of agricultural commodities. By investing in agriculture and addressing the deficiencies of the sector, the region would be able to secure its food supply, as well as lower transactions costs, which would ultimately promote trade, greater productivity and economic growth | Lan Investment Funds in Luxembourg A technical guide September 2012 11 Ernst You NG Quality In Everything We Do trans er ager f Lns erabie securities invest Foreword 1. Luxembourg investment funds . Introduction . Luxembourg s investment fund industry . Luxembourg s investment fund solutions . Organization of a UCI 2. Current and future developments . Introduction . UCITS . Alternative investment funds . Luxembourg . European Union . United States . International 3. UCI structures regulation and governance . Introduction . Overview . Types of structures of UCIs . Specific requirements for 2010 Law UCIs and SIFs . Minimum capital . Regulation applicable to specific types of UCI . Governance of UCIs . Criminal and civil liability 4. Investment risk management and valuation rules . Introduction . UCIs under the 2010 Law . SIF Law UCIs . Valuation 5. Authorization ongoing supervision restructuring and liquidation . Introduction . Pre-launch considerations . Authorization . Updates to the application for authorization . Ongoing supervision . Restructuring UCIs . Mergers of UCIs . Authorization of a side pocket . Transfer of foreign UCIs to Luxembourg . Liquidation of UCIs and compartments . Dormant compartments 6. Management companies . Introduction . Chapter 15 management companies . UCITS management company passport . Chapter 16 management companies . Taxation of management companies 7. Investment management and advice . Introduction . Investment management of Luxembourg UCIs . Investment advice provided to Luxembourg UCIs . Luxembourg investment managers and advisers . EU investment managers and advisers . Non-EU investment managers and advisers 4 6 6 7 8 14 20 20 21 29 60 66 80 83 90 90 91 91 99 102 102 104 106 110 110 111 151 153 156 156 157 157 160 161 161 163 166 167 168 170 172 172 173 191 194 197 200 200 202 204 204 207 208 8.