AIMA strikes deal with Germany lobby group

AIMA and Germany’s BAI will cooperate to influence regulation alongside the ACC.

The Alternative Investment Management Association has agreed to cooperate with the Germany-based Bundesverband Alternative Investments to influence EU policymakers.

The deal, which will also see cooperation between BAI and the AIMA affiliate the Alternative Credit Council (ACC), will enhance existing cooperation between the two lobby groups.

At the recent European Supervisory Authorities Review, both AIMA and BAI held a joint meeting with Brussels policymakers. They also cooperated to hold an event in Frankfurt in November for the German launch of the Financing the Economy 2017 report published by the ACC and law firm Dechert.

The two groups will focus on engaging both EU officials and global policymakers and regulators to represent the issues of interest to their members. Frank Dornseifer, managing director of BAI, said:

“The integration of financial markets in Europe has made significant progress and will conclude in the Capital Markets Union. As a result, our members and institutional investors in Germany are adapting their investment strategy.”

“Our partnership with BAI means we will be even more active and effective in Germany and across the EU.”

Jack Inglis, CEO of AIMA, added: “Our partnership with BAI means we will be even more active and effective in Germany and across the EU.”

AIMA represents alternative investment specialists globally with a focus on advocacy, policy and regulatory engagement, as well as educational initiatives and practice guides. BAI advocates alternative investments in Germany, looking to enhance the environment for professional investors to access alternative assets