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AIFMD

Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD; Directive 2011/61/EU)

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Compliance

Due to the increasing sophistication of financial products, cross-border transactions and the financial crises of recent years, the banking and financial world is subject to ever-growing regulatory complexity.

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FCP

FCP stands for the French expression fonds commun de placement, meaning an open-ended collective investment fund.

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FINMA

FINMA is Switzerland’s independent financial-market regulator

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LPCC

LPCC stands for Loi fédérale sur les placements collectifs de capitaux, or Collective Investment Schemes Act.

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MiFID

MiFID stands for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2004/39/EC).

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Ombudsman

This word is borrowed from Swedish and means a person who has been appointed by a government agency or company to fairly investigate and deal with problems and complaints.

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SICAV

SICAV stands for Société d’Investissement à Capital Variable, or investment company with variable capital (also known as an ‘open-ended investment company’) and which issues shares.

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UCITS

UCITS or ‘undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities’ are investment funds regulated at European Union level.

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FATCA

FATCA stands for Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, a 2010 United States federal tax law.