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Mayer Brown

UK Regulatory Update - Asset Management Sector - Quarterly Newsletter Q1 2025

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Mayer Brown’s UK Regulatory Update is a quarterly newsletter for the asset management sector. In this edition, covering Q1 2025, we look at consultations relating to the UK AIFMD framework, reporting and notification...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Potentially significant changes expected for UK fund managers

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On 7 April 2025, HM Treasury published a consultation exploring whether the UK Government should simplify the regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) in the UK (the “Consultation”). At the same...more

Goodwin

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

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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

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

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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

Paul Hastings LLP

HM Treasury and FCA Open Consultation to Reform the UK AIFMD

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On 7 April 2025, HM Treasury published a consultation to overhaul the UK Alternative Investment Fund Managers regime. That same day, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a call for input outlining its intended...more

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Changes on the Horizon for UK Alternative Investment Fund Management Regulation

On 7 April 2025, HM Treasury published a consultation to overhaul the regulation of Alternative Investment Fund Managers (“AIFMs“) in the United Kingdom (“Consultation“). The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA“) has published...more

Goodwin

Properly Valuing Private Equity, Venture, Real Estate, and Other Private Markets Assets: Some Pointers for UK and EU Managers

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In our recent alert “New Year, Similar Concerns: The FCA’s 2025 Priorities for UK Private Fund Managers,” we discussed the updated supervisory strategy and priorities which the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has for...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reminder to Managers re Upcoming Changes to EMIR Reporting

The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) data reporting requirements apply to European Union (EU) funds and EU fund managers. UK EMIR imposes reporting requirements on UK funds and UK managers. The reporting...more

A&O Shearman

AIFMD II: Unveiling the timeline for the new loan origination regime

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The text of the Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) (AIFMD II) was published on 26 March 2024 and will enter into force on 15 April 2024. AIFMD II introduces, among other changes,...more

Goodwin

Horizon Scan for Private Investment Funds: Key Recent and Expected Funds, Regulatory, and Tax Developments to Look Out For

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Welcome to the third edition of our Horizon Scan, where we focus on some of the principal recent and expected developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the private funds and investment management...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Round Up - June 2021

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Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

Goodwin

Update To UK AIFMs Of Luxembourg Funds

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Many UK managers are currently questioning the implication of Brexit to the fundraising and management of Luxembourg based funds. In particular, many query whether they may still today launch a new Luxembourg fund and act as...more

A&O Shearman

Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 15 February 2019 - 21 February 2019

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BREXIT - Draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 laid before Parliament - On 21 February, a draft version of the Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

'No-Deal' Brexit – EU Regulators Take Small Steps to Maintain Status Quo for UK Fund Managers

In the middle of February 2019, Brexit continues to be debated between Westminster and Brussels, despite the rapidly approaching deadline for the United Kingdom (U.K.) to leave the European Union (EU) on March 29, 2019. With...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

What to Know About Increased AIFMD Reporting Requirements in the UK

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On 29 June 2017, changes to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s rules and guidance on Annex IV reporting under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) will come into effect....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - August 2015

ESMA Says “No for Now” to Granting Passport Rights to US Fund Managers Under AIFMD: The European Securities and Markets Authority told the European Commission last week that it was premature to grant passport rights to...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: The AIFMD for Non-EU Fund Managers: It's Not as Bad as You Think – Part II: Small fund managers marketing to professional...

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Many non-EU alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) raising non-EU alternative investment funds (AIFs) will accept a European investor on a "reverse solicitation" basis; but they won't "market" into Europe. This is...more

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Alert: The AIFMD For Non-EU Fund Managers: It's Probably Not As Bad You Think

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Many non-EU fund managers raising a non-EU alternative investment fund will accept a European investor on a "reverse solicitation" basis; but they won't "market" into Europe. This is often because the cost of complying with...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCA Guidance on Modification of the Funds Under Management Rule for AIFMs

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued guidance on the application procedure for modifying the “funds under management” rule. This modification will allow alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) that use...more

Troutman Pepper

The EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive: Marketing Impact On Non-European Fund Managers

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Alternative investment fund managers based outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who wish to market their alternative investment funds (AIFs) to European investors are rightly concerned about additional restrictions and...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

AIFMD Comes Into Force in the UK

On July 22, the UK law implementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) came into force....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

AIFMD Countdown to Compliance

The deadline of 22 July 2013 for EU Member States to transpose the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) into national law is fast approaching....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FCA Publishes Final AIFMD Rules

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

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