On August 19, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) announced the publication of its response to a consultation on the European Commission’s (the “Commission”) proposals to amend the regime for the provision...more
Here is a summary of ESG announcements from the European Union’s European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). ...more
On 1 June 2022, the French Presidency published its “final” compromise text in relation to the revision to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (known as “AIFMD2”).
According to this latest AIFMD2...more
On Monday, May 16, 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority published a document (dated May 13, 2022) from the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) setting out further questions for the...more
On May 10, 2022, Prince Charles announced in the Queen’s Speech that the Government would bring in new legislation to “strengthen” the UK’s financial services industry to ensure that it acts “in the interest of all people and...more
On 12 April 2022, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) announced the publication of its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (“RTS”) specifying the requirements for originators, sponsors and original lenders in...more
Background -
On 12 April 2022, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) announced the publication of its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (“RTS”) specifying the requirements for originators, sponsors and...more
On April 12, 2022, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) issued a press release announcing the publication of its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (“RTS”), setting out the requirements for originators, sponsors...more
On March 25, 2022, the three European supervisory authorities − the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority (collectively the...more
On February 21, 2022, Commission Delegated Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union which will add the Cayman Islands to the list of countries that have been identified by the European Commission...more
3/17/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cayman Islands ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
FATF ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Money Laundering ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
This week sees the introduction of significant changes to the rules and regulations governing the marketing of alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) to investors in the Member States of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”)...more
8/2/2021
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Alternative Investment Funds ,
Asset Management ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Marketing ,
SFDR
Background -
On 26 March 2021, the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) published a Joint Opinion (the “Opinion”) on the jurisdictional scope of the obligations of the non-EU parties to securitisations under the...more
3/29/2021
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) ,
EU ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment ,
Joint Statements ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Standards ,
Special Purpose Entities
Further to our Clients & Friends Memo of 22 June 2020, the Sustainability Taxonomy Regulation (2020/852) (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal on 22 June 2020 and entered into force on 12 July 2020....more
3/11/2021
/ Asset Management ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment ,
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
UK
I. A Growing Risk -
The United States, along with the United Kingdom and European Union, has increasingly wielded economic sanctions against major commercial actors and financial transactions, sometimes roiling global...more
3/3/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Blocking Statutes ,
Derivatives ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Financial Transactions ,
Global Market ,
ISDA ,
Popular ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
As discussed in our previous Clients and Friends Memo (the “First Update”), on 24 July 2020 the European Commission (the “Commission”) published proposed amendments to the current securitisation framework set out in...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report (the Final Report) containing draft regulatory and implementing technical standards (RTS and ITS) on the provision of investment services and...more
I. Introduction -
The Securitisation Regulation applies to securitisations, the securities of which are issued (or where no securities are issued, the securitisation positions of which are created) on or after 1...more
On 24 July 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its proposed amendments to the current securitisation framework set out in Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (the “Securitisation Regulation”)....more
The European Commission has last week published a draft regulation to amend the Benchmark Regulation (“BMR”), in respect of (i) the exemption of certain third country foreign exchange benchmarks and (ii) the designation of...more
The Securitisation Regulation applies to securitisations, the securities of which are issued (or where no securities are issued, the securitisation positions of which are created) on or after 1 January 2019....more
10/21/2019
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Lenders ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Standards ,
Securitization Vehicles ,
Special Purpose Entities ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On 13 September 2019, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) updated its guidance in respect of the Securitisation Regulation[1] by publishing an answer to a question submitted to it in November 2018 by the Association...more
9/17/2019
/ Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Credit ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Securitization ,
Securitization Market ,
Securitization Standards ,
UK Brexit
On 7 June 2019, Regulation (EU) 2019/876 (“CRR II”)[1] was published in the Official Journal of the EU. CRD II amends the Capital Requirements Regulation in a number of respects. For securitisation market participants, a key...more