This Special Report by Finance Dublin on investment funds servicing, focuses on Ireland as a platform in the context of the rolling out of the AIFMD.

Twenty five years after the creation of UCITS, the growth story for investment funds has potentially only just begun with just 8 per cent of euro-area households in possession of an investment fund.

The funds industry in Europe can reach even greater heights as a number of articles in the report show. The report’s authors and broad range of Round Table participants representing the industry in Ireland pinpoint key innovations in development. They profile the new markets, their new customers and the products and services that they are bringing to market. Ireland today is a leader for innovation in the services space. The country's stakeholders both in the industry and in Government play a vital role in advancing the industry globally. Funds in Ireland provides significant employment and during a period of economic recession it has been a primary exporter for the country.