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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Liquidity Management Under AIFMD2: Near-Final RTS for Open-Ended Funds

Goodwin on 5/9/2025

Following our September 2024 Alert “Liquidity Management Under AIFMD2: RTS for Open-Ended Funds,” the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has now published Final Reports for “Guidelines on LMTs of UCITS and...more

Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report: Asset Management and Investment Funds January - March 2025

Walkers on 4/17/2025

Welcome to the January - March 2025 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds. This report covers key dates and developments during the quarter, such...more

AIFMD II: Timeline to implementation - One year on

Walkers on 4/16/2025

On 15 April 2024, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive II (AIFMD II) as regards delegation arrangements, liquidity risk management, supervisory reporting, the provision of depositary and custody services and...more

Reforming the UK Regime for Private Fund Managers: FCA and HMT Papers Point the Way

Goodwin on 4/10/2025

In our recent alert “Properly Valuing Private Equity, Venture, Real Estate, and Other Private Market Assets: Some Pointers for UK and EU Managers”, we discussed the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) focus on fund...more

FCA and HM Treasury Consult on Proposals to Reform UK AIFMs Regulation

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/10/2025

The proposals aim to make the UK regime more proportionate and suggest different rules applying to hedge funds, venture capital firms, and private equity houses. On 7 April 2025, the FCA published a Call for Input, and HM...more

Great Fund Insights: ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names: Tell me your fund name, I’ll tell you your fund strategy

A&O Shearman on 7/15/2024

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

Political Agreement Reached on Proposed Directive Amending Both AIFM and UCITS Directives

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 8/3/2023

On 20 July 2023, the Council of the EU announced that it has reached political agreement with the European Parliament on the proposed Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) and the...more

Third-Country Firms Operating Cross-Border Into the EU - Upcoming Reform

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/14/2020

Firms outside of Europe should be aware of planned upcoming changes to how they access European markets. Key Points: ..The EU legislators have been reviewing various financial services regimes and developing reforms...more

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