The ELTIF-RTS, the final piece of the puzzle for the ELTIF framework, have been published in the Official Journal on October 25, 2024 and entered into force on October 26, 2024.
This marks the end of a long and complex...more
11/8/2024
/ Asset Management ,
Banking Sector ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
New Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements
The amendments to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD II") were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 26 March 2024, and came into force on 15 April 2024. As part of our Great...more
10/18/2024
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Fund Managers ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Amendments ,
Private Equity ,
Securitization
On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines).
As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more
7/15/2024
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Closed-End Funds ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UCITS ,
UK
The ELTIF regime was revised earlier this year to address the low uptake of the product in the market. The amended ELTIF regulation will enter into force on 10 January 2024 but many asset managers were awaiting the regulatory...more
12/28/2023
/ Asset Management ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Final Drafts ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Regulatory Agenda
On 28 July 2023, the law of 21 July 2023, which modernises the laws governing UCITS, Part II UCIs, SIFs, SICARs, RAIFs and Luxembourg asset managers, enters into force (the Law).
...more
On 2 December 2021, the CSSF published a communiqué to remind financial market participants under the Taxonomy Regulation of certain Taxonomy Regulation pre-contractual disclosures required before 1 January 2022 and to offer...more
A number of deadlines are looming for asset managers as the next stage of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and Taxonomy Regulation begins to apply – this briefing gives a snapshot on what is required...more
On 1 August 2019, the Luxembourg legislator implemented the second shareholder right directive (SRD II) by amending the law of 24 May 2011 relating to the exercise of certain shareholder rights at general meetings of listed...more
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- U.S.:
- Dodd-Frank Act – Designation of asset managers as systemically important financial institutions
- Volcker Rule finalised with a more limited application to covered fund activities...more
4/26/2014
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asia ,
Asset Management ,
Banks ,
BEPS ,
China ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
FATCA ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Transaction Tax ,
Foreign Banks ,
Foreign Investment ,
FSOC ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
MiFID ,
Outsourcing ,
SFC ,
SIFIs ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT) ,
Volcker Rule