Advantages of Cyprus as Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) base. An investment fund is, in essence, a vehicle for collective investment by two or more investors whose money is invested on a pooled basis on their behalf by an investment manager, in return for a fee. The Alternative Investment Funds Law was enacted in July 2014… Read More
The Alternative Investment Funds Law. The passing of the Alternative Investment Funds Law in July 2018 has been welcomed as a significant development that modernized the Cyprus's regulatory framework as regards alternative investment funds. Advantages of setting up a Alternative Investment Fund in Cyprus. The legal regime which is in line with the relevant EU Directives, coupled… Read More
The Registered Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF). The Alternative Investment Funds Law 2018 (AIF Law, Law 124(I)2018), that came into force on 31/07/2018 introduced a new fund management vehicle known as the Registered Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF). A major advantage of the RAIFs is that they do not require formal permission by the Cyprus Securities and… Read More