Wednesday 9 May 2018

PROGRAMME

8:30 | Registration and welcome coffee 9:00 | Brief introduction 9:10 | Luxembourg AIFs: Luxembourg legal particularities • Main practical features and advantages of successful Luxembourg unregulated AIFs: the SOPARFI, the Special Limited Partnership (“SCSp”) and the RAIF. • The Specialised Investment Fund: more than 10 years of success! Main legal aspects to take into account when setting-up a SIF Speaker : Adrian Sedlo, Managing Partner, Sedlo Law Firm, Luxembourg > asedlo@sedlo.lu 09:45 | UK regulatory and tax issues relating to Luxembourg AIFs and a comparison to UK AIFs • Comparative legal analysis of Luxembourg Limited Partnerships (LPs) and UK LPs • Practical differences between Luxembourg LPs and UK LPs - including costs, set up times, investor preferences and regulation • Tax issues for UK investors investing into a Luxembourg AIF, and for UK managers/ advisers looking to set up a Luxembourg AIF Speakers : Helen Parsonage, Partner, Osborne Clarke LLP, London > helen.parsonage@osborneclarke.com Erika Jupe, Partner, Osborne Clarke LLP, Bristol > erika.jupe@osborneclarke.com 10:20 | Luxembourg Third-Party AIFMs • Due-diligence on the asset manager and other delegates before acceptance of the mandate • Which aspects are considered in a pricing proposal? • Substance and regulatory expectations • No-Gos • Important insights on the course of the activity Speaker : Sacha Reverdiau, Conducting Officer and Risk Manager, Global Funds Management S.A. - Nomura Group, Luxembourg > sacha.reverdiau@lu.nomura.com 10:55 | Coffee break 11:10 | Structuring Luxembourg AIFs in the post-BEPS era • Typical Luxembourg investment structures • Considerations regarding the impact of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting («BEPS») Project • Substance requirements • Transfer pricing aspects Speaker : Oliver R. Hoor, Partner Tax and Head of Transfer Pricing, ATOZ Tax Advisers, Luxembourg > oliver.hoor@atoz.lu 11:45 | Luxembourg fund administrators • EFA client acceptance committee: What are the key items EFA is looking at • Business case/ product pricing assessment: what are the criteria that may impact EFA’s service proposal • Important insights on the course of the activity (from pre-assessment to on-boarding) Speaker : Jeffrey Nadal, Head of Business Development, European Fund Administration, Luxembourg > jeffrey.nadal@efa.eu 12:20 | Luxembourg depositaries • Role of the depositary bank • Client acceptance process • Link between Depositary and Fund Administrator • No-Gos • Important insights on the course of the activity Speaker : Fabien Got, Senior Manager - Depositary Banking Business Promotion and Planning, Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A., Luxembourg > fabien.got@lu.nomura.com 13:00 | Questions & Discussion