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
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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
On 22 October 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published a public consultation (the Consultation) on the review of Directive 2011/61/EU on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD). ...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