Investment Management

September 26, 2013

The criteria for differentiating between open-ended and closed-ended alternative investment funds (AIFs) as set forth in the German Investment Code (KAGB) will probably not continue to apply after the recent legislative procedure of the EU Commission.  Our beinformed published on ... (more)

September 19, 2013

Baden-Wuerttemberg Fiscal Court: Abolishment of income-related expense deduction for capital income is unconstitutional: The Fiscal Court of Baden-Wuerttemberg has determined that the abolishment of income-related expense deduction for capital income is unconstitutional in certain circumstances. According to the decision, these ... (more)

September 10, 2013

Unfortunately, the German legislator could not agree on a final draft of the Act Amending the German Investment Tax Act and Other Acts ("GITA-AIFM") yet. As a result, the legislative process regarding the GITA–AIFM has been put on hold and will not ... (more)

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