UK AIFMD Reform – A More Proportionate Approach? - Conventus Law

FCA and HM Treasury Consult on Proposals to Reform UKAIFMs Regulation

The proposals aim to make the UK regime more proportionate and suggest different rulesapplying to hedge funds, venture capital firms, and private equity houses. By Nicola Higgs, Rob Moulton, and Jonathan Ritson-Candler On 7 April 2025, the FCA published a Call for Input, and HM Treasury published an Open Consultation, on the reform of the UK regulatory regime for alternative investment funds (AIFs) and their managers (AIFMs), following the UK’s …

UK AIFMD Reform – A More Proportionate Approach? - Conventus Law

With an eye on supporting growth and innovation in the UK asset management sector, the government and FCA are proposing changes to the UK’s alternative investment fund manager rules. The proposals would allow for a more proportionate approach to regulation while balancing the need to protect investors and the market, and are outlined in a HM Treasury consultation paper and FCA call for input. Both papers were published on 7 April 2025, and are o…