ESMA has recently recommended notable amendments to the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive, which sets the standards for permissible investments by UCITS funds across Europe. These reforms could redefine permissible investment...more
On 26 June 2025, ESMA published its keenly awaited technical advice to the Commission on the review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive 2007/16/EC (EAD). The report assesses EAD implementation across member states and...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a press release confirming the launch of a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) with national competent authorities on compliance...more
On 22 November 2024, the Department of Finance ("DoF") launched its public consultation on the exercise of the national discretions in Directive (EU) 2024/927 amending AIFMD (2011/61/EU) and the UCITS Directive (2009/65/EC),...more
In our recent alert Loan Origination Under AIFMD2: A Guide, on loan origination under the revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD2), we noted that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)...more
On April 7, 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a report (Thematic Review TR16/3: Meeting investors' expectations) (Report) containing its conclusions regarding a thematic review...more