Investment Management

February 14, 2018

In light of the ECJ ruling in "Fiscale Eenheid X", Germany has amended the scope of the VAT exemption for management services of investment funds. As of January 1, 2018 the manage­ment of UCITS within the meaning of Sec. 1 ... (more)

January 16, 2018

On December 21,, 2017, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority ("BaFin") published a guidance paper setting forth the BaFin's view with regard to the assignment of responsibilities of the AIF and the AIFM. Following a public consultation in early 2017, the ... (more)

January 9, 2018

The Federal Ministry of Finance has answered some urgent questions raised by the German fund industry in connection with the German Investment Tax Act 2018. In our Newsletter, we highlight some of the comments of the Ministry. Our beinformed published ... (more)

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