The Preferred Return Podcast | AIFMD II – Implementation Begins
Investment Management Update - January 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) relating to liquidity management tools (LMTs) under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive...more
Both opportunities and challenges have arisen for the asset management industry as a result of the rapid introduction of UK and EU sustainable finance regulation in recent years. The new requirements have been heightened in...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in August 2022: 24 August - The Financial Conduct Authority...more
On 28 May 2021, the German Legislator adopted new and stricter regulations on Alternative Investment Funds pre-marketing. These regulations will go into effect in August as an implementation of the Directive (EU) 2019/1160 on...more
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) - The SFDR is part of a package of measures introduced to implement the EU action plan on sustainable finance which aims to push more capital towards sustainable...more
On 2 August 2021, changes to fund marketing rules will come into effect in the European Union (“EU”). The revised rules (the “Marketing Rules”) amend the existing regime relating to the marketing of alternative investment...more
With the transition period coming to an end by the end of 2020, many UK managers are questioning the implication of Brexit to the fundraising and management of Luxembourg-based funds. As forecasted in our previous market...more
A Regulation and a Directive aimed at facilitating the cross-border distribution of investment funds have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Directive amends the Directive on Undertakings for...more
Joint Proposal on Risk Retention - On August 28, the FDIC, Fed, FHFA, OCC, SEC and HUD issued a notice of revised proposed rulemaking relating to required risk retention by sponsors in securitization transactions. The...more
On June 28, 2013, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Policy Statement setting out its rules for implementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)....more