On 25 November 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted a package of measures aimed to deliver on several key commitments in the 2020 Capital Markets Union (CMU) action plan. The package includes four...more
11/30/2021
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Union ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFIR ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
UCITS
Financial Services Act - The UK’s departure from the EU at the end of the transition period has significant implications for the regulation of financial institutions. In June 2020, the government issued a policy statement...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details of the FCA’s statement on the implementation period for Brexit; the requirement for firms...more
4/20/2018
/ Asset Management ,
BEPS ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customer-Loyalty Programs ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details of the publication of delegated regulations under the Benchmark Regulation; a call for...more
1/24/2018
/ Asset Management ,
Benchmarks ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Liquidity ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Money Market Funds ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retail Investors ,
Technical Standards ,
Transparency Directive ,
UK
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details of the matters to be considered by users of financial benchmarks when selecting an...more
1/11/2018
/ Asset Management ,
Benchmarks ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
IOSCO ,
Legal Entity Identifiers ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
WTO
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on the amendments to the European Venture Capital and Social Entrepreneurship Fund...more
11/16/2017
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Code of Conduct ,
Digital Currency ,
EU ,
EU Benchmark Regulation ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Tax Evasion ,
UK ,
Venture Capital ,
Virtual Currency
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on US-EU equivalence of certain OTC derivative rules; the FCA asset management...more
10/18/2017
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Benchmarks ,
Derivatives ,
ETFs ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Legal Entity Identifiers ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
UCITS ,
UK
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on ESMA's updated Q&As on the Benchmark Regulation and European Commission delegated...more
10/7/2017
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Benchmarks ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Commodities ,
Derivatives ,
ELTIF ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Social Entrepreneurship ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Criminal Finances Act 2017 ,
Venture Capital
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on Brexit: Impact on cross-border financial services contracts; cryptocurrency: initial...more
9/20/2017
/ Asset Management ,
Criminal Fascilitation ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hedge Funds ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Tax Evasion ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on MiFID II: Client classification of local authorities, FCA paper on dark trading, the...more
8/23/2017
/ Asset Management ,
Classification ,
Commodities ,
Dark Pool ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK
The Council of the European Union on 13 May 2014 formally endorsed a new regulatory regime that will replace the current Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), which has been in force since 2007. The new...more
7/6/2016
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Commodities ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
Equity Markets ,
ETFs ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investor Protection ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Pooled Investment Vehicles ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retail Investors ,
UCITS
Background -
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the related Regulation (“MiFIR”) is the next big rewrite of EU legislation, due to take effect at the beginning of 2017. Although its greatest...more
6/18/2015
/ AIFM ,
Algorithmic Trading ,
Amended Legislation ,
Asset Management ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Inducements ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Firms ,
MiFID ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Notification Requirements ,
Portfolio Managers ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Transaction Reporting ,
UCITS