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The Pine Cliffs Resort hosted the FFA’s 2024 Global Leadership Summit this week where key players and leaders from across the industry gathered to discuss macroeconomic, geopolitical, policy, legal, regulatory and other...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
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On 28 August, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to reporting forms for registered investment companies (funds) that will (1) require funds to file monthly (rather than...more
The Spotlight had the pleasure of sitting down with Anne Paape, managing director and senior fiduciary counsel at Cresset and Cresset Trust Company, to talk about the historic transfer of wealth many countries are undergoing,...more
Introduction - On 6 February 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt two new rules that significantly expand the definitions of a “dealer” and “government securities dealer” in Sections...more
It is a dramatic understatement to describe 2023 as a busy year in the United States for asset management regulation. With 24 rules adopted and 18 new rules or rule amendments proposed, the US Securities and Exchange...more
Alongside work being done internationally on liquidity management by the Financial Stability Board and IOSCO, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has written to the Chief Executives of authorised asset management...more
On 6 June 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the findings of its review of liquidity management in asset managers (the “Review”). The FCA also published an accompanying “Dear CEO” letter (the...more
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - On 15 December 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) (the Proposed Rule), which...more
As litigation claims against portfolio companies have increased, so have accompanying claims asserted directly against funds (and their sponsors). Plaintiffs’ reasoning for including funds as defendants is no mystery: funds...more
Collective investment schemes: IOSCO workstreams on liquidity risk management The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has launched a thematic review on the implementation in member regulatory...more
There has been considerable discussion in the market over the last 12 months about how lenders can increase liquidity and manage the risks that can arise through over-exposure to a particular sponsor, sector or product....more
In the News. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it adopted Rule 12d1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), providing a new regulatory framework for fund-of-funds and final...more
Liquidity mismatch in authorised open-ended property funds: FCA CP20/15 - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting, in CP20/15, on liquidity mismatch in authorised open-ended property funds....more
Role of investment managers in post-COVID-19 recovery: FCA speech - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a speech by Christopher Woolard, FCA Interim Chief Executive, on the role of investment managers in...more
In the midst of the current market volatility in Hong Kong, tumbling oil prices and recent U.S. stock market turbulence, one may say that the markets are in “stressed” conditions. As the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on...more
Drawing down on the full availability under a revolving credit facility can be a useful source of liquidity. However, in order to do so, a borrower must carefully analyze whether they can satisfy all conditions precedent to...more
As the world responds to COVID-19, we have identified a number of compliance and legal considerations for asset managers. We summarize a select list of these in our note below....more
Coming on the heels of the share class initiative, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is at the initial stages of another initiative involving concerns about adviser disclosures and conflicts related to bank...more
Hedge funds have evolved far beyond traditional structures and exotic instruments. Today, hedge funds seek new ways to generate returns by partially reigning in exposure to early investor withdrawals. ...more
The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has launched a consultation on its proposed expectations of how firms manage prudential risks associated with asset encumbrance. The PRA’s expectations are relevant to all...more
Andrew Bailey, the Chief Executive of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, has written to Lord Myners of the House of Lords concerning the establishment of U.K. requirements for liquidity standards for Undertakings for...more
In this week’s newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
Ten years on from the 2008 financial crisis, some of the market conditions from that time are returning, including contracted liquidity, according to Tom Kehoe Global Head of Research, AIMA....more
Proposals to make French funds more attractive for international marketing - A working group set up by Euroclear France, Ailancy, professional associations and different actors of the asset management industry, presented...more