The funds industry continues to wait for regulators and legislators to review and fix the multiple flaws in the existing SFDR regime. In the meantime, in July 2023, ESMA launched a “common supervisory action” ("CSA”)...more
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
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published three sets of Q&As to provide further detail on the guidelines on funds which use ESG or sustainability-related terms in their names. The guidelines relate to...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation on extending the new payment optionality for investment research to pooled funds. This proposal will allow asset managers to use the new payment optionality that was...more
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
Q: What is DORA? “DORA” stands for the Digital Operational Resilience Act, an EU regulation that creates a new framework for the EU financial sector with regard to information and communications technology (ICT)....more
On 25 November, the European Commission published its long awaited AIFMD Review package including a proposal amending the AIFMD and the UCITS Directive on delegation, liquidity risk management, provision of depositary and...more
Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of 27 November, 2019 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector, as amended by Regulation (EU) of 18 June, 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate...more
This briefing summarises the key announcements in the Spring Budget from a funds perspective: including the UK funds review, the SDLT surcharge for corporate and individual non-resident purchasers of UK residential property...more
From April 2020 depositaries under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) will need to obtain independent legal advice regarding the protections under U.S. insolvency law afforded to the assets under...more
The revised EU Markets in Financial Instruments package—known as MiFID II—takes effect on January 3, 2018. New rules on trading inducements, research, best execution, market transparency and the regulation of algorithmic...more