Investment Fund Market Guide - Liechtenstein
Key features (Register market)
Yes/No | Remarks | |
Settlement free of payment | Yes | |
Settlement against payment | Yes | Refer to CBL’s Eligible currencies and the fund currency specified in fund prospectus. |
Disclosure Requirements | Yes | Refer to Disclosure Requirements – Investment Funds – Liechtenstein. |
Restrictions on customer | Yes | Refer to Holding Restrictions – Investment Funds – Liechtenstein. |
Restrictions on settlement | No |
Remarks | |
Market type / link type (Settlement link) | Register market |
Eligible fund types in CBL | Register market: UCITS, AIFs, Other Investment Undertakings CSD link: n/a |
Eligible fund types in CBL
Register market
Under Liechtenstein Law, Investment Funds can be set up as
- UCITS under the Liechtenstein UCITS law –Gesetz über bestimmte Organismen für gemeinsame Anlagen undWertpapieren (UCITSG);
- AIF under the Liechtenstein AIFM law – Gesetz über die Verwahrer alternativer Investments fonds (AIFMG); and
- Other Investment Undertakings (IU) under theInvestment Undertaking Act which provides for four specific categories of IU: IU for single investors, IU for families, IU for interest groups and IU for affiliated groups.
The Investment Funds can be set up in the legal form of a:
- Corporation (“Investmentgesellschaft”)
- Collective trusteeship (“Kollektivtreuhänderschaft”)
In addition, AIFs and IUs can also be set up as:
- Contract form (“Investmentfonds”);
- Partnership (“AnlageKG”).