Carlos Couto, Chen Chen and Tiago Peyroteo are the authors of the article ‘Governance shifts under the AIFMD II/UCITS VI Directive’, published by ICLG.

In this article, the VdA lawyers address the challenges posed by the new AIFMD II/UCITS VI Directive in relation to the governance of management companies, in a context of increasing regulatory demands in the asset management sector.

They highlight, in particular, the importance of critically assessing existing governance structures, emphasising the need to anticipate legislative changes and align the composition of management bodies with evolving regulatory expectations.

'Management companies should anticipate the forthcoming legislative changes and critically assess the adequacy of their board of directors in light of emerging regulatory expectations.'

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