The Preferred Return Podcast | AIFMD II – Implementation Begins
Investment Management Update - January 2015
On 1 November 2023, in a welcome development, the Central Bank of Ireland (the "Central Bank") published Consultation Paper 155 on the proposed new European Long-Term Investment Funds ("ELTIF") chapter in the Central Bank's...more
Welcome to the second 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 non-listed funds sector. We have grouped...more
Key developments in June 2022: 30 June - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a consultation paper (CP22/11) on winding down synthetic sterling LIBOR and USD LIBOR. The Bank of England (“BoE”)...more
On 1 June 2022, the French Presidency published its “final” compromise text in relation to the revision to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (known as “AIFMD2”). According to this latest AIFMD2...more
Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2022 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more
This week sees the introduction of significant changes to the rules and regulations governing the marketing of alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) to investors in the Member States of the European Economic Area (the “EEA”)...more
The Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) has published two documents which are significant steps towards enhancing the private equity and private credit product offerings currently available in Ireland. These...more
The expanded Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), which comes into force on December 9, 2019, extends the framework regulating individuals charged with running certain financial institutions. The Banking SM&CR,...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Requests Comment on Revised Price Disclosure Information Standards for Corporate and Agency Debt Securities - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a regulatory notice...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the eleventh version of its “Questions and Answers” on EMIR implementation (EMIR Q&A) on October 24. The updated EMIR Q&A responds principally to questions that...more
On August 22, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) contacted a number of firms that had previously submitted to the FCA an earlier version of the required AIF schedule as part of their FCA application, to request that...more
On August 8, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published official translations of its Guidelines on Reporting Obligations under Articles 3(3)(d) and 24(1), (2) and (4) of the Alternative Investment Fund...more
After a one-year transitional period, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) officially went into effect on July 22, 2014. ...more
Amendments to Offshore Fund Rules to Reflect Finance Act 2014 AIFM Partnership Tax Changes - Regulations amending the Offshore Funds Regulations 2009 (the 2009 Regulations) to reflect the Finance Act 2014 changes to...more
The European Parliament voted to adopt the UCITS V Directive (“UCITS V”) on 15 April 2014, in advance of Parliamentary elections next month. The final vote followed a period of uncertainty where there was potential for the...more
The phased-in implementation of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation1 (EMIR), the European Union’s wide-ranging reform of its derivative markets, is due to continue throughout 2014. Risk mitigation rules were...more
Adopted by the European Parliament in 2010 and implemented by EU member states in July 2013, the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the Directive) seeks to protect investors and mitigate market instability by...more
In This Issue: April Housing Scorecard; Rating Agency Developments; New York State Court Dismisses RMBS Putback Action Against Nomura As Time-Barred; New York State Court Allows Trustee Lawsuit Against DB Structured Products...more