Only a small proportion of fund managers active in infrastructure and real estate think that AIFMD regulations will have a positive impact on their firm and industry, following a recent survey of over 140 managers active in the asset classes.

Nevertheless, almost half (49%) of infrastructure managers and 34% of real estate managers worldwide indicated to Preqin in June 2014 that they would be compliant by the AIFMD’s July 2014 deadline.

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Other AIFMD Key Facts:

  • 36% of real estate fund managers believe regulation in general is having a negative impact on their industry, compared to 16% of infrastructure managers.
  • Almost two-thirds (63%) of infrastructure managers felt the AIFMD will have a negative impact on the industry, with 41% of real estate managers feeling the same way.
  • A greater proportion of real estate managers will not market within the EU. 38% of real estate managers indicated they will not market their funds in the region, compared to 26% of infrastructure managers. This may present opportunities for other managers to secure capital from investors based in the EU, with over 2,000 European institutional investors investing in real estate or infrastructure.

JOBS Act Key Facts:

  • A notable proportion of real estate managers, 30%, believe the JOBS Act is having a positive impact on their firm and industry, although only 1% of managers surveyed have registered and will market under the Act.
  • 18% of infrastructure managers believe the JOBS Act is having a positive impact, with 8% of respondents either already registered or planning on registering under the Act.
  • Over 70% of both infrastructure and real estate fund managers either will not market their funds under the JOBS Act, or do not plan to at the moment.
  • Increased scrutiny from the SEC was named by the greatest number of real estate managers (18%) as the main reason preventing them marketing under the JOBS Act.

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