2017-02-24
The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) issued this communication to outline the formalities for alternative investment fund managers marketing non-EEA AIFs to professional investors in Belgium without a European passport. Managers must submit specific prior notification forms under Articles 36 or 42 of the AIFMD depending on their establishment status before receiving explicit marketing authorization. The FSMA confirms that there is no cost associated with this marketing notification process.