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Recital 17

Recital 17

(17)In the context of the next review of Regulations (EU) No 345/2013 and (EU) No 346/2013, the Commission should investigate whether it would be beneficial to create an additional voluntary option for retail investors through the use of a feeder fund under Regulations (EU) No 345/2013 and (EU) No 346/2013 for those qualifying venture capital funds and qualifying social entrepreneurship funds that wish to enlarge their investor base. The Commission should also investigate whether lowering the relatively high minimum investment threshold might be beneficial, especially as it can be seen as a potential barrier to more investment in such funds. It should also investigate whether it might be appropriate to extend the use of the designation ‘EuSEF’ to certain crowdfunding and microfinancing entities with a high social impact. Although venture capital remains a highly risky form of investment, it should be recalled that similarly risky, unregulated forms of investment are increasingly available to consumers. Such forms of investment, such as crowdfunding, are currently unregulated at the Union level, whereas the use of the designations ‘EuVECA’ and ‘EuSEF’ is regulated and supervised.

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