Why Dublin may become Asia's Ucits domicile of choice

Dublin may have stolen a march on Luxembourg in the battle to become Asian fund managers' European domicile of choice, particularly Chinese players, after the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA) unveiled plans to open a rep office in Hong Kong. The announcement, in partnership with the Irish Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong, was made on the sidelines of the Fund Forum Asia conference in Hong Kong this week by IFIA chief executive Pat Lardner. The IFIA has not given a date wh…