New Liberalised German Hedge Fund Market To Be Explored At Conference

by Phillip Morton, Investors Offshore.com

03 March 2004

As Germany throws open its doors to mainstream hedge fund investors, a conference organised by Hedge Funds World is to be held in Frankfurt later this month to explore the potential offered by this large addition to the global market place.

The German government's decision to relax hedge fund rules is part of a broader law driven by the European Union known as the Investment Modernization Act. The act will harmonize foreign and domestic tax treatment for investment funds, improve transparency for investors and ease some of the rules on companies that offer investment funds in Germany.

By opening up its hedge fund market to mainstream investors, Germany joins a small European club that have recently loosened laws on the alternative investment industry, including Switzerland, Luxembourg, Italy and Ireland.

The conference, to be held in Frankfurt between 29 and 31 of March, will examine a number of different issues surrounding the German hedge fund market, including: the latest on the effects of the German Investment Act; information on who will sell funds of hedge funds in Germany and identify the leading single hedge fund managers; identifying the German regulatory bottlenecks that need to be clarified such as disclosure rules; understanding how to get access to the best hedge fund German vehicle and learning how to recognise new hedge fund talent; assessing how private banks will work with funds of hedge funds groups and the resulting effects on the retail market; gaining insight on portfolio construction and risk/return profiles in different market environments; and evaluating the most popular strategies and the needs and wants of German investors.

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