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Opalesque Exclusive: German alternatives association criticizes two new German financial markets laws as insufficient, leaving Germany `a place of little appeal for private equity investments` German Alternative Investment Association (Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V., BAI) criticizes two new regulations for financial markets in Germany, the Risikobegrenzungsgesetz ("Risk Limitation Act") and the Gesetz zur Modernisierung der Rahmenbedingungen f?r Kapitalbeteiligungen - MoRaKG ("Act For The Modernization Of Framework-Conditions For Equity Participation"). They will enhance Germany as a financial centre far less than possible and necessary

Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. (BAI), the German lobby association for the alternative investment industry (i.a. hedge funds and private equity), criticizes two new financial markets regulations enacted by German parliament today. The two new laws will be wide off the mark proclaimed by the current coalition government to make Germany an attractive place for investments. There is concern that more and more investment capital will drift away from Germany.

The new Risk Limitation Act exceeds specifications provided by European law and raises insecurities by creating new legal elements. Investments in German enterprises will be more complicated and less attractive for investors. New rules for sales of loans will limit flexibility and motivity of German banks, especially pertaining to corporate loans. In g......................

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