The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has received recognition from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht).

The recognition means that German funds established under the European Union’s Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Directive can now invest into securities listed on TISE.

Fiona Le Poidevin, CEO of The International Stock Exchange Group (TISEG), said: “I am delighted that the application to BaFin for TISE recognition has been successful. It is highly significant that the financial services regulator of Germany has approved the application at this time. The fact that BaFin is happy to allow German UCITS funds, which themselves will have ordinary retail investors, to invest into products listed on TISE is a huge endorsement of our regulatory standards and adds significant weight to the credibility of the Exchange. It also demonstrates that the financial services authorities in Germany recognise the role that the British Crown Dependencies play in the flow of global capital.”

The application to BaFin was supported by the German Investment Funds Association, BVI (Bundesverband Investment und Asset Management).

German UCITS funds can now invest into securities listed on TISE

Mrs Le Poidevin added: “I would like to thank the BVI for their assistance with the application and whose support demonstrates the demand within the German fund community to have a wider set of potential investment opportunities, including securities listed on TISE. At the same time, this recognition also means that issuers seeking to list securities on TISE now have an even wider set of investors who can invest into their products. The German mutual fund market offers a significant pool of potential capital which could be deployed and so this recognition adds markedly to the attraction of a TISE listing.”

TISE has been added to the list of markets approved by BaFin under section 193 of the Capital Investment Act, KAGB (Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch). It details the conditions under which a German UCITS fund management company may acquire securities for the account of a domestic UCITS fund.