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ARTICLE · 20 JANUARY 2012

A Guide To UCITS In Ireland - (Updated January 2012)

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Over the last 20 years, Ireland has earned a reputation as a leading jurisdiction for regulated investment funds including UCITS. Currently over US$1.4 trillion in fund assets are domiciled in Ireland while the Irish fund industry services close to US$2.75 trillion in assets.

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Overview of UCITS in Ireland

Over the last 20 years, Ireland has earned a reputation as a leading jurisdiction for regulated investment funds including UCITS. Currently over US$1.4 trillion in fund assets are domiciled in Ireland while the Irish fund industry services close to US$2.75 trillion in assets.

Ireland's growth as a domicile and servicing centre for investment funds is attributed to the successful establishment in 1987 of the International Financial Services Centre ("IFSC") in Dublin and the subsequent implementation of the European Communities (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) Regulations in 1989 (S.I. No. 78 of 1989) (the "1989 UCITS Regulations"). Ireland is now recognised as a centre of excellence for investment funds generally and in particular in relation to the domiciliation, management and administration of UCITS. Approximately 62% of the almost 5,000 funds (including subfunds) domiciled in Ireland are UCITS and

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