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Unregulated collective investment schemes—essentials

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Collective investment schemes—one minute guide

This one minute guide provides a brief summary of the key regulatory requirements for collective investment schemes (CIS). For a more detailed...

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Collective investment schemes—essentials

This Practice Note examines the definition of a collective investment scheme (CIS) and available exemptions, and the treatment of regulated and...

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Are there procedures under English law for dealing with situations where a conflict arises between the interests of the limited partners of an English limited partnership and the general partner/investment manager/investment adviser of that same partnership? If not, how would a limited partnership cater for situations where any such conflict arises, eg in the limited partnership agreement?

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