45 Amendments of Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA related to 2009/0064(COD)
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) This Directive should provide for a single AIFM for each AIF managed within the scope of the Directive, which should be responsible for the compliance with the requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) institutions which are covered by Directive 2003/41/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 3 June 2003 on the activities and supervisionnational, regional and local governments and bodies ofr institutions for occupational retirement provisionwhich manage funds supporting social security and pension systems;
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(b) ‘manager of alternative investment funds ‘’ or AIFM means any legal or natural person whose regular business is to manage one or several AIFperson that manages one or several AIF and is responsible for the compliance with the requirements of this Directive and which, depending on the legal form of the AIF, can be either the AIF itself or an external entity;
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a.The above paragraphs shall not apply to AIFM only managing AIF: (a) which are not leveraged; (b) which have no redemption rights exercisable during a period of five years following the date of constitution of each AIF; (c) which have fixed capital commitments; (d) where fees are based on capital commitments; (e) where investors have the right to change the AIFM; and (f) where specific provisions are included in the contractual agreement regarding the winding-up of an AIFM to protect investors during a transition.
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. AIFM shall ensure that, for each AIF that it manages, a valuator is appointed which is independent of the AIFM to establish the value of assets acquired byppropriate and consistent procedures are established so that the proper valuation of the assets of the AIF and the value of the shares andor units of the AIF can be performed.
Amendment 720 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 770 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The depositary shall be: (a) a credit institution having its registered office in the Community and be authorised in accordance with Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (recast).;
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) an investment firm authorised in accordance with Directive 2004/39/EC to also provide the ancillary service of safe- keeping and administration of financial instruments for the account of clients in accordance with Section B(1) of Annex I to that Directive, having its registered office in the Union;
Amendment 885 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a f (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a f (new)
(af) a legal person which carries out depository functions as part of professional or business activities in respect of which it is subject to prudential regulation and ongoing supervision and which can provide sufficient financial and professional guarantees to be able to effectively perform the relevant depository functions and meet the commitments inherent to those functions.
Amendment 1031 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. An AIFM shall, for each of the AIF it manages, make available an annual report for each financial year. The annual report shall be made available to investors and competent authorities no later than four months following the end of the financial year or, in circumstances where information is required from third parties, such as the audit of any underlying investments of the AIF, no later than six months following the end of the financial year.
Amendment 1042 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The accounting information given in the annual report shall be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards or principles required by the applicable AIF rules or instruments of incorporation or formation and audited by one or more persons empowered by law to audit accounts in accordance with Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC. The auditor's report, including any qualifications, shall be reproduced in full in the annual report.
Amendment 1045 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing measuredelegated acts further specifying the content and format of the annual report. These measuresose acts shall be appropriate and proportionate and shall be adapted to the type of AIFM to which they apply and the AIF to which the report relates, taking account of the different size, resources, complexity, nature, investments, investment strategies and techniques, structures and investors of different types of AIFM and the AIF that they manage.
Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. AIFM shall ensure that, insofar as applicable to the AIF concerned, AIF investors receive the following information before they invest in the AIF, as well as any changes thereof:
Amendment 1065 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) a description of the investment strategy and objectives of the AIF, all the types of assets which the AIF can invest in and of the techniques it may employ and of all associated risks, any applicable investment restrictions, the circumstances in which the AIF may use leverage, the types and sources of leverage permitted and the associated risks and of any restrictions to the use of leverage;
Amendment 1072 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the identity of the AIF's, if applicable, of the AIF's current or proposed depositary, valuator, auditor and any other current or proposed critical or important service providers and a description of their duties and the investors' rights should any failure arise;
Amendment 1075 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) a description of any critical or important delegated management or depositary function and the identity of the third party to whom the function has been delegated;
Amendment 1081 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) where the AIF has exercisable redemption rights, a description of the AIF's liquidity risk management, including the redemption rights both in normal and exceptional circumstances, existing redemption arrangements with investors, and how the AIFM ensures a fair treatment of investors;
Amendment 1084 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) a description of all fees, charges and expenses and of the maximum amounts thereof which are directly or indirectly borne by investors;
Amendment 1090 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) whenever an investor obtains a preferential treatment or the right to obtain preferential treatment, the identity of the investor and a description of that preferential treatment, and whether there is any connection between the AIFM and that investor;
Amendment 1097 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) the latest annual report if there is such a report in relation to the AIF.
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing measuredelegated acts further specifying the disclosure obligations of AIFM and the frequency of the disclosure referred to in paragraph 2.These measureacts shall be adapted to the type of AIFM to which they apply and be proportionate, taking account, inter alia, of the different size, resources, complexity, nature, investments, investment strategies and techniques, structures and investors of different types of AIFM.
Amendment 1138 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
It shall provide aggregated information on the main instruments in which it is trading, markets of which it is a member or where it actively trades, and on the principal trading exposures and most important resulting concentrations of each of the AIF it manages.
Amendment 1139 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For each AIF an AIFM manages, it and in respect of which redemption rights are exercisable, the AIFM shall periodically report the following to the competent authorities of its home Member State:
Amendment 1166 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) an annual report of each AIF managed by the AIFM for each financial year, within four months from the end of the periods to which it relates or, in circumstances where information is required from third parties (such as the audit of any underlying investments of the AIF), no later than six months from the end of the financial year;
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing measuresdelegated acts in accordance with Articles 49a, 49b and 49c further specifying the reporting obligations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 and their frequency. Such acts shall be appropriate and proportionate and adapted to the type of AIFM and AIF to which they apply, taking account, interalia, of the different size, resources, complexity, nature, investments, investment strategies and techniques, structures and investors of different types of AIFM.
Amendment 1287 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 26
Article 26
Amendment 1311 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 1335 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 28
Article 28
Amendment 1390 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 29
Article 29
Amendment 1427 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30
Article 30
Amendment 1524 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 36
Article 36
Amendment 1534 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 37
Article 37
Amendment 1544 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 38
Article 38
Amendment 1559 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1 –introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 1 –introductory part
1. Member States mayshall authorise, in accordance with this Directive, AIFM established in a third country to market units or shares of an AIF to professional investors in the CommunityUnion under the conditions of this Directive, provided that:
Amendment 1560 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1564 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1568 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a cooperation-agreement between the competent authorities of that Member Statethe AIFM is subject to authorisation or registration in the third country in which it is established and theits supervisor of the AIFM exists which ensures an efficient eis a signatory to the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Consultation and Cooperation and the Exchange oOf all iInformation that are relevant for monitoring the potential implications of the activities of the AIFM for the stability of systemically relevant financial institutions and the orderly functioning of markets in which the AIFM is active.or another appropriate cooperation-agreement between the competent authorities of that Member State and the supervisor of the AIFM exists;
Amendment 1572 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 1576 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The competent authorities of the Member State to which an application is made by an AIFM established in a third country to market units or shares of an AIF to professional investors in the Union under the conditions of this Directive shall grant authorisation only if they are satisfied that the AIFM will be able to fulfil the conditions of this Directive in relation to such marketing. The Member State which grants such authorisation to an AIFM established in a third country shall be deemed to be the home Member State of the AIFM for the purposes of this Directive. The authorisation shall be valid for all Member States in relation to marketing the units or shares in AIF and a third country AIFM which has been authorised by a Member State under this Article shall have the same rights and be subject to the same obligations under Chapters IV, V and VI.
Amendment 1577 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1584 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1591 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 39 - paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 39 - paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notwithstanding any authorisation of AIFM established in third countries under Article 39(1) and (2), Member States may permit marketing of AIF managed by third-country AIFM in accordance with their national laws.