Guernsey Event Shows Practical Aspects Of AIFMD Implementation

Nearly 200 fund managers and advisers attended a Guernsey event in London last week to hear the practical aspects of implementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

The event, 'AIFMD: Practical aspects of implementation', was held on Tuesday 5 November at the recently refurbished Rosewood London.

Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, the promotional agency for the Island's finance industry, said: "AIFMD has dominated a large proportion of the coverage relating to the European funds industry over the past couple of years but the deadline for EU and EEA Member States to transpose the provisions of AIFMD into national law was 22 July this year.