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Europe: Ireland Agrees Mutual Recognition of Funds Framework With Hong Kong

K&L Gates LLP on 6/2/2025

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on 14 May 2025 establishing a framework for the mutual recognition of funds (MRF)...more

ESMA Publishes Final Cross-Border Marketing Technical Standards

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 1/11/2023

On 21 December 2022, ESMA published a final report in relation to draft technical standards for cross-border fund management activities and the cross-border marketing of investment funds within the EEA under the UCITS and...more

EU Proposes Harmonisation of Fund Pre-marketing Rules, but Barriers Remain for Non-EU Sponsors

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 7/26/2021

The European Union’s new cross-border fund distribution legislation comes into effect August 2, 2021, updating the existing framework for marketing alternative investment funds (AIFs) in the European Union (EU). The changes...more

Brexit Update: Impact on Fund Managers from 31 January 2020 and Beyond

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/31/2020

At 11pm (local time) on 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom ("UK") will leave the European Union ("EU"), an event often referred to as "Brexit". A transitional period will take effect as of this date and will last until 31...more

EU Legislative Package for Cross-Border Distribution of Investment Funds Published

A&O Shearman on 7/24/2019

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

Italy Readies Measures for a No-Deal Brexit

White & Case LLP on 1/31/2019

On January 24, 2019 the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance ("MEF") published a press release announcing that the Italian government has readied a set of measures necessary to ensure full continuity for financial markets...more

European Parliament Publishes Erratum to ECON Report on Proposed Regulation on Facilitating Cross-Border Distribution of...

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 1/30/2019

On January 22, the European Parliament published an erratum (A8-0431/2018/err01) to a report of its Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (“ECON“) on the proposal for a Regulation on facilitating cross-border distribution...more

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