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Germany changes investment laws for hedge funds domiciled in Germany and non-German funds marketed into Germany, more marketing opportunities but grey area remains, less reporting but also less tax benefits for investors, adaptation to international standards bring opportunities to prime brokers, fund administrators, Information seminars on opportunities in Germany in New York and Boston, D Börse predicts boom in equity and derivatives trading would continue next year
Friday, November 02, 2007

On 24 October, after thorough discussions since Feb 2007 , the Finance Committee of the Lower House of German Parliament finalized the wording of the changes to the German Investment Act (Investmentgesetz), the regulatory provisions for (mutual / hedge) funds domiciled in Germany and non-German funds marketed into Germany. Some of the revisions have an effect on German fund tax law. It is expected that the new law will become effective on 1 Jan 2008.

The info letter from Hamburg and Frankfurt based tax consultancy WTS (available from Opalesque at the Source link below) highlights the main changes proposed, focusing on the interests of the non-German fund promoters and their service providers. Source

Information seminars on opportunities in Germany in New York and Boston The recent changes mentioned above and the general conditions of the German market place that non-German fund promoters ought to be aware of will be the topics of 2 seminars:

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