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AI Summary of Article 14 Conflicts of interest

Member States must require Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) to identify and manage conflicts of interest that may arise in managing Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). This includes conflicts between the AIFM and the AIF, as well as between the AIF and other clients or funds. AIFMs should maintain effective organisational arrangements to prevent conflicts from adversely affecting investor interests.

Should these arrangements prove insufficient, AIFMs are obligated to disclose potential conflicts to investors prior to undertaking business. Additionally, AIFMs must exercise due diligence in selecting prime brokers and ensure any contracts delineate asset handling protocols in alignment with AIF rules.

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Article 14 Conflicts of interest

1. Member States shall require AIFMs to take all reasonable steps to identify conflicts of interest that arise in the course of managing AIFs between:

(a) the AIFM, including its managers, employees or any person directly or indirectly linked to the AIFM by control, and the AIF managed by the AIFM or the investors in that AIF;

(b) the AIF or the investors in that AIF, and another AIF or the investors in that AIF;

(c) the AIF or the investors in that AIF, and another client of the AIFM;

(d) the AIF or the investors in that AIF, and a UCITS managed by the AIFM or the investors in that UCITS; or

(e) two clients of the AIFM.