Compliance Services for AIFMs Across Europe
Alternative investment fund managers face a directive that just got bigger. ABM Global Compliance supports AIFMs across the EU with authorisation, Annex IV reporting, depositary and delegation arrangements, and AIFMD II readiness, keeping your management company compliant while you focus on strategy, capital, and returns for your investors every time.
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AIFMD II Raises the Bar Again
AIFMD reshaped alternative fund management once, and AIFMD II is doing it again. The new framework tightens delegation and substance expectations, introduces harmonised liquidity management tools that open-ended AIFs must adopt, and imposes detailed rules on loan-originating funds including risk retention requirements. Existing managers face transitional deadlines, and regulators expect documented readiness rather than intentions.
The ongoing obligations remain demanding in their own right: Annex IV reporting cycles, depositary oversight, valuation frameworks, remuneration rules, and marketing notifications across every member state where you raise capital. National regulators interpret the directive with their own emphases, and managers operating from hubs like Luxembourg and Ireland face supervisors with hardening substance expectations.
How We Support Alternative Managers
Our services cover the full AIFM lifecycle: authorisation and registration, AIFMD II gap analysis and implementation, Annex IV reporting, delegation and substance frameworks, liquidity management tool adoption, loan origination compliance, marketing passports, and ongoing regulatory support across every EU market where you operate.
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Why AIFMs Across Europe Choose ABM
Directive Depth
AIFMD and AIFMD II requirements interpreted precisely for your fund strategies every time.
Reporting Discipline
Annex IV cycles prepared accurately and delivered on time, every period every time.
Transition Ready
Practical AIFMD II implementation plans matched to transitional deadlines and priorities every time.
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AIFM Compliance Questions Answered
What changes does AIFMD II introduce?
Tighter delegation and substance rules, mandatory liquidity management tools for open-ended AIFs, loan origination requirements including risk retention, and expanded reporting, phasing in through transitional deadlines.
What are the loan origination rules?
AIFMs managing loan-originating funds face restrictions including retention of at least five percent of loan notional value, with limited exceptions, plus concentration and structural requirements.
What liquidity tools must AIFs adopt?
Open-ended AIFs must select at least two harmonised liquidity management tools, such as redemption gates or swing pricing, and embed them in fund documents.
Can you handle our Annex IV reporting?
Yes. We prepare and review Annex IV submissions across your funds and jurisdictions, keeping data consistent and deadlines met every cycle every time.
Do sub-threshold AIFMs need full authorisation?
Not always. Registration regimes apply below AIFMD thresholds, though obligations still exist and crossing thresholds triggers full authorisation, which we help you plan.