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ARTICLE · 16 FEBRUARY 2023

Fund Finance 2023

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Ireland is regarded as a key strategic location by the world's investment funds industry. Investment funds established in Ireland are sold in 90 countries across...

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Overview of the Irish funds industry

Ireland is regarded as a key strategic location by the world's investment funds industry. Investment funds established in Ireland are sold in 90 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Over 1,000 fund promoters have funds domiciled and/or serviced from Ireland.

As of July 2022, there were 8,497 Irish-domiciled funds (including sub-funds) with net assets of almost €4 trillion. While the majority of these fund assets are held in Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities ("UCITS"), Irish-domiciled alternative investment funds ("AIFs") had in excess of €890 billion in net assets as of July 2022. Ireland is also the largest hedge fund administration centre in the world.

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