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Investment companies and funds
Reichelt, Petr ; Kohajda, Michael (advisor) ; Kotáb, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with collective investment schemes, with the main focus on investment fund managers and administrators. Collective investment scheme is a form of indirect investment on the capital markets. It is an arrangement that enables a number of investors to pool their assets and have these professionally managed by an independent manager. It is a specific form of business which is based on raising finance from public or number of investors and then investing it with a goal of making profit. Investment is spread across a wide range of financial instruments which creates diversified portfolio. The First chapter serves as introduction to the basic principles of collective investment schemes, to its legal framework and legal entities that operate within this framework. Purpose of the second chapter is to give comprehensive overview of the managers of investment funds. It deals with cross-border management of investment funds, both within and outside of EU, operating conditions for AIFMs, capital and organisational requirements. The chapter concludes with explaining obligations for AIFMs managing AIFs which acquire control of companies and issuers. The third chapter focuses on administrators of investment funds it begins with analysing the concept of separation of fund management and...
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Collective investment scheme from the position of corporate governance
Borsík, Daniel ; Černá, Stanislava (advisor) ; Dědič, Jan (referee) ; Elek, Štefan (referee)
Collective investment scheme from the position of corporate governance Abstract The purpose of the dissertation thesis is to research the possibilities of application of corporate governance mechanisms in the area of collective investment scheme. In particular, the author surveys what corporate governance mechanisms are available for shareholders of ordinary corporations, what mechanisms are available for fund investors, what are the common overlaps of these mechanisms, and vice versa, where differences can be seen. These topics are analysed above all from the point of view of American law and European law. The thesis understands corporate governance mechanisms as the devices, institutions, and mechanisms by which shareholders assure themselves of not losing their investments. In principle, shareholders have three types of corporate governance mechanisms at their disposal, namely, regulatory, self-regulatory and market mechanisms. Regulatory mechanisms are instruments developed by legislator. Information duties, shareholder voting, board monitoring of management, fiduciary duties, remuneration schemes and debt instruments are analyzed in the area of regulatory mechanisms. Self-regulatory mechanisms are mechanisms created and enforced by market players. Corporate governance codes are particularly the most...
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Depositary in collective investment scheme
Kalista, Jakub ; Seknička, Pavel (advisor) ; Dupáková, Lenka (referee)
Depositary in collective investment scheme Abstract This master thesis deals with collective investment scheme with the main focus on role and duties of depositary. The basic concepts of financial market and collective investment are briefly presented. Furthermore, the historical development of collective investment in the world and the Czech Republic is outlined. The master thesis analyzes and classifies types of mutual funds in terms of both European and national legislation. Furthemore the scheme of collective investment, its elements and relations between them are described. The master thesis itroduce legal entities that may be appointed as depositaries, more closely analyzes depositary's duties, conditions for the delegation of the depositary's duties to a third party and depositary's liability. Another entities providing protection of investors are presented.
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Investment companies and funds
Reichelt, Petr ; Kohajda, Michael (advisor) ; Kotáb, Petr (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with collective investment schemes, with the main focus on investment fund managers and administrators. Collective investment scheme is a form of indirect investment on the capital markets. It is an arrangement that enables a number of investors to pool their assets and have these professionally managed by an independent manager. It is a specific form of business which is based on raising finance from public or number of investors and then investing it with a goal of making profit. Investment is spread across a wide range of financial instruments which creates diversified portfolio. The First chapter serves as introduction to the basic principles of collective investment schemes, to its legal framework and legal entities that operate within this framework. Purpose of the second chapter is to give comprehensive overview of the managers of investment funds. It deals with cross-border management of investment funds, both within and outside of EU, operating conditions for AIFMs, capital and organisational requirements. The chapter concludes with explaining obligations for AIFMs managing AIFs which acquire control of companies and issuers. The third chapter focuses on administrators of investment funds it begins with analysing the concept of separation of fund management and...
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