This book analyses elements of international finance, comparing the regulation of hedge funds in United States, Europe, the UK, and off-shore jurisdictions in the aftermath of the financial crisis. It critically compares the Dodd- Frank Act in US with the Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive in Europe. Moreover, it goes further by analyzing the implementation of the AIFM Directive in seven jurisdictions in Europe famous for the incorporation of hedge funds: the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Ireland, Malta, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. The book also analyses the effect of Brexit on the legislation in the UK regarding the application of the directive and the distribution of financial products in Continental Europe, and will be of particular interest to researchers, academics, and students of international finance and financial regulation.

Ana Maria Fagetan is a Senior Lecturer in Banking and Financial Regulation at the University "La Sapienza" in Rome, Italy, where she teaches post-graduate lectures and seminars on Banking and Financial Regulation. She earned her PhD and her LLM in Banking and International Financial Law at Queen Mary University of London, UK.