Building a risk framework under AIFMD

Abstract

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), in line with the current wave of new regulations, puts a very strong emphasis on the requirements for a robust and comprehensive risk management framework. The alternative investment industry is now facing numerous challenges to upgrade its current operations to become compliant with AIFMD. This paper covers the scope of risk requirements introduced within AIFMD and reviews what it means in practice to design and implement a range of risk policies and principles required to be consistent with AIFMD risk requirements.