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Investment Funds News Alert
October 2009
 
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The Front Page News Alert

October 2009

 

FR Deadlines for Pre-Christmas/Year-End Applications

 

The Financial Regulator (FR) has issued details of its deadlines for receipt of applications:

  • for approval of funds and sub-funds that have pre-Christmas or pre-year end approval deadlines (this includes self-managed investment company applications and risk management processes); and
  • for approval of post-authorisation amendments that have pre-Christmas or pre-year end approval deadlines.

Normal timeframes apply for QIF authorisations and filings until 22 December. QIF filing deadlines for the Christmas period are detailed below. 

 

The FR has requested specific details of applications which have pre Christmas or pre year end approval deadlines to be lodged with it by close of business on Friday 16 October 2009 so please let us know if you are considering any such application.





 

Deadlines for Pre-Christmas/Year-End Applications

 

 

 

Funds/Post-Authorisation

 

 

Deadline For Receipt

 

 

SCHEMES AND NON FAST-TRACK SUB-FUNDS (this deadline also

applies to self-managed investment company applications and

risk management processes that are part of a UCITS application).


NB: If a UCITS application involves the establishment of a new

management company, we shall contact the FR regarding

deadline for receipt of the management company application.

 

23 October

 

FAST-TRACK* SUB-FUNDS

 

13 November

 

POST-AUTHORISATION – MAJOR ITEMS

 

23 October

 

POST-AUTHORISATION – ALL OTHER ITEMS

 

13 November

 

*A fast-track system can be used for clone fund and sub-fund applications and non-complex sub-funds established by way of supplement.

 

 

QIF Filings


Normal timeframes apply until 22 December.

 

 

For Authorisation/Approval Noting On:

 

To Be Received No Later Than

 

24 December

 

10am on Wednesday 23 December.

 

30 December*

 

3pm on Wednesday 23 December.

 

31 December

 

 

3pm on Wednesday 23 December for QIF change

of service provider filings.

 

3pm on Wednesday 30 December for all other QIF filings.

 

 

4 January

 

3pm on Thursday 31 December.
 

*30 December is the first day after Christmas that funds may be authorised.

 

 

 

 

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