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 expanded Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), which comes into force on December 9, 2019, extends the framework regulating individuals charged with running certain financial institutions. The Banking SM&CR,...more
7/9/2019
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Asset Management ,
Banking Sector ,
Brokers ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSMA ,
Investment Adviser ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
Senior Managers ,
SMCR ,
UK
The revised EU Markets in Financial Instruments package—known as MiFID II—takes effect on January 3, 2018. New rules on trading inducements, research, best execution, market transparency and the regulation of algorithmic...more
The UK electorate voted to leave the European Union (EU) in the “Brexit” referendum held on 23 June 2016. This note looks at the practical impact of a Brexit for fund managers, including possible solutions in the event that...more
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5/27/2014
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Capital Markets ,
CCPs ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Suisse ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Hedge Funds ,
Hedges ,
MiFID ,
No-Action Relief ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements
The AIFMD is due to take effect on July 22, 2013. Yet countries across the EEA — with less than a week until the deadline — are at different stages of transposing the AIFMD into national laws. A number will miss the...more