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Farrer & Co LLP is synonymous with the highest quality legal advice and service. Our clients value our in-depth knowledge, technical excellence and diversity of disciplines. We have a well-established financial services practice and our clients range from start-ups to large blue-chip institutional asset managers. We advise on the full range of legal issues affecting the asset management industry including:

Establishing funds 

We regularly assist our clients to establish their funds, including advising on fund structures, appropriate authorisations, fund documentation, regulatory filings through to lifecycle events such as fund transfers, mergers (including cross border mergers) and the winding down of funds.

Regulated funds

We have significant expertise in relation to the establishment of regulated funds such as NURS, UCITS and QIS funds. We acted on the establishment of one of the few UK qualifying money market funds, and have also advised clients on the establishment of authorised contractual schemes. 

Charity sector

We are well known for our work in the charity investment management sector and act for numerous leading charity investment vehicles. Grania Baird, our Head of Financial Services was a member of the cross sector working party for the new Charity Authorised Investment Fund vehicle.

Alternative Investment Funds 

We frequently advise fund managers on the impact of AIFMD on onshore and offshore fund structures, capital requirements, leverage, relationships with depositaries, administrators and fund marketing.

General regulatory advice 

We are also recognised for the breadth and quality of our regulatory advice. We regularly advise on the impact of MiFID II, PSD II, SMCR and its upcoming extension to all FCA regulated firms, Market Abuse Regulation, Retail Distribution Review, and the Mortgage Credit Directive. We draft and review investment management agreements, terms and conditions, depositary, outsourcing, bespoke product documentation and delegation agreements. We also advise on international compliance issues such as FATCA and the Common Reporting Standard.