Britannia Radio

Open Europe

Invites you to a panel debate: 

The AIFM Directive: Striking the right balance between protection and growth? 

Thursday 25 March 2010 

2pm - 3.30pm 

University Foundation 

Rue d'Egmont, 11 - 1000 Brussels 

With: 

 Gunnar Hökmark

MEP for Sweden (EPP) and Member of the EP's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 

 Othmar Karas 

MEP for Austria (EPP) and Member of the EP's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 

Uwe Eiteljoerge

 European Commission, DG Internal Market, Asset Management Unit 

Karel Lannoo

CEO, Centre for European Policy Studies 

Mats Persson

Director, Open Europe 

Following the decision by EU ministers to postpone a vote on the EU's proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive to May or June, all eyes are now on the European Parliament. As MEPs are due to vote on its first draft report in April, Open Europe invites you to a debate to discuss the best way forward for this controversial piece of legislation. Is an acceptable compromise emerging? How can we minimise costs and maximise the benefits of the Directive? Should smaller funds be excluded from the Directive?  And how can we best avoid protectionist EU regulation of what is a global industry?

The debate follows publication of Open Europe's research on the AIFM Directive, which you can find here:

http://www.openeurope.org.uk/research/aifmd.pdf

http://www.openeurope.org.uk/research/aifmd-trusts.pdf  

Places are limited. If you wish to attend, please send an e-mail to: pieter@openeurope.org.uk 

For further information on this event, please contact Pieter Cleppe on 00 32 477 68 46 08 

www.openeurope.org.uk