Hedge Funds Germany - Law, Tax and Regulation

Establishing a German hedge fund - new opportunities under UCITS II


  • German open-ended investment companies (KAGs) - existing investment limitations

  • Different fund management styles and their compliance with the Investment Companies Act

  • Revised investment restrictions under UCTIS II - what arethe consequences for German hedge funds?


Hedge fund products for the retail market - how safe are they really?


  • How can certificates overcome regulatory and tax hurdles

  • Guaranteed vs non-guaranteed certificates - what are the tax consequences?

15.30Coffee break
16.00Hedge fund products for institutional investors
  • For which type of investor do certificates work?
  • Structured Schuldscheine - investment opportunities for
    insurance companies and KAGs
  • German fund of hedge funds - benefiting from double taxation treaties
  • Genu?scheine - examining the latest trend in repackaging
    techniques
  • What the future may bring - further restrictions for insurance companies on the horizon
 
18.30Close of workshop