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Sovereign Wealth Funds - The accelerating multi-trillion dollar industry Sovereign Wealth Funds - The accelerating multi-trillion dollar industry
This publication gives an overview of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), it covers details like; Ireland & Sovereign Wealth Funds, Transparency, Taxation of Sovereign Wealth Funds , the world's largest SWFs etc. >>>
The Irish “Super QIF” – Authorisation in 24 hours! The Irish “Super QIF” – Authorisation in 24 hours!
This publication gives an overview of the Irish 'Super QIF', it covers details like; reasons to choose the QIF, who can invest? fund structures allowed, reporting requirements, redemption restrictions, tax, subsidiaries etc. >>>
The countdown to UCITS IV is underway! The countdown to UCITS IV is underway!
The European Commission has proposed an important revision of the EU framework for UCITS. At the end of last year these funds accounted for over €6.4 trillion of assets in total which is equivalent to half of the Union's GDP and represents 11.5% of European household financial assets.

The new provisions will increase the efficiency of the current legislative framework in a number of key areas, including: UCITS notification procedure for cross-border distribution, cross-border fund mergers, asset pooling, key investor information disclosures, and enhanced supervisory cooperation. >>>
Guide to UCITS funds Guide to UCITS funds
A UCITS (Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Fund is an investment vehicle owned by investors, which enables them to invest on a pooled or collective basis.This publication is a guide to UCITS funds and covers topics such as; the background and history of UCITS in Ireland, main features of the UCITS regime, elligible assets, investment restrictions, legal structures for UCITS and regulation. >>>


Exchange traded funds Exchange Traded Funds
This publication gives an overview of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), it covers details like; why they are so popular? who the main investors are? where the big markets are? who the big players are? And what is the future for ETFs? >>>