AMF Guide on Fees

The French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) issued this guide to detail the conditions under which subscription/redemption and management fee retrocessions are permitted in fund-of-funds structures. The document provides specific clarifications on performance fees and calculation methods for variable management fees with equalization claims across various professional investment vehicles. It also addresses deferred subscription fees and the practical allocation of retrocessions to ensure proper investor information.

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Guide on Fees

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Applicable as of March 16, 2021 Position - Recommendation DOC-2012-12

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Summary Fee retrocessions for subscription/redemption and management in fund-of-funds can only be carried out under certain conditions detailed in this guide. Clarifications are also provided regarding the performance fee as well as the calculation methods for variable management fees with equalization claims for general-purpose professional funds, alternative fund-of-funds, professional collective real estate investment undertakings, and specialized professional funds.

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Article 319-13 of the General Regulation

Article 321-118 of the General Regulation

Article 411-129-1 of the General Regulation

Article 411-130 of the General Regulation

Article 422-90 of the General Regulation

Article 422-91 of the General Regulation

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Fee retrocessions for subscription/redemption and management in fund-of-funds can only be carried out under certain conditions detailed in this guide. Clarifications are also provided regarding the performance fee as well as the calculation methods for variable management fees with equalization claims for general-purpose professional funds, alternative fund-of-funds, professional collective real estate investment undertakings, and specialized professional funds.

Download the doctrine Reference texts

Article 319-13 of the General Regulation

Article 321-18 of the General Regulation

Article 411-129-1 of the General Regulation

Article 411-130 of the General Regulation

Article 422-90 of the General Regulation

Article 422-91 of the General Regulation

Fee retrocessions for subscription/redemption and management in fund-of-funds can only be carried out under certain conditions detailed in this guide. Clarifications are also provided regarding the performance fee as well as the calculation methods for variable management fees with equalization claims for general-purpose professional funds, alternative fund-of-funds, professional collective real estate investment undertakings, and specialized professional funds. This document has not been updated with regard to texts transposing MIF 2 and/or separating the legal regime of investment firms and portfolio management companies. This update will be carried out shortly.

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Article 314-78 of the General Regulation

Article 319-13 of the General Regulation

Article 411-129-1 of the General Regulation

Article 411-130 of the General Regulation

Article 422-90 of the General Regulation

Article 422-91 of the General Regulation

Fee retrocessions for subscription/redemption and management in fund-of-funds can only be carried out under certain conditions detailed in this guide. Clarifications are also provided regarding the performance fee as well as the calculation methods for variable management fees with equalization claims for ARIA UCITS, alternative UCITS, and contractual UCITS.

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Article 314-78 of the General Regulation

Article 411-129-1 of the General Regulation

Article 411-130 of the General Regulation

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UCITS - Variable management fees with equalization claims and deferred subscription fees

Modifications to the General Regulation regarding the prohibition of management fee retrocessions in fund-of-funds

Retrocessions of subscription/redemption fees and management fees in fund-of-funds: practical modalities for allocating these retrocessions to the fund-of-funds and conditions for informing subscribers Legal notices: Publisher: The Director of the Communication Department of the AMF. Contact: Communication Department, Autorité des marchés financiers - 17, place de la Bourse - 75082 Paris Cedex 02