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UK Government Grants Equivalence to EEA UCITS Funds Under the Overseas Funds Regime

On 30 January 2024, the UK government published a written statement (Statement) granting an equivalence decision for European Economic Area (EEA) undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS...more

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EU Sustainable Finance Legislative Impact on Private Funds: Overview Guide - June 2023

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The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is a European regulation that has applied directly in the EU (and EEA countries) since March 2021. The aim of the SFDR is to provide harmonised disclosure requirements,...more

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EU Personal Data Transfers Deadline: New SCCs must be put in place by December 27, 2022

Deadline to adopt EU Standard Contractual Clauses - Many organizations uses the European Union’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to govern their transfers of personal data from the European Economic Area (EEA) to other...more

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European Commission Publishes the Final Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation...

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On 25 July 2022, Commission Delegated Regulation ((EU) 2022/1288) (“SFDR RTS”) which supplements the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ((EU) 2019/2088) ("SFDR") and Regulation on the establishment of a framework to...more

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Roadmap to Sustainable Investing: UK Government proposals for a green finance rulebook - with an industry call to action to help...

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Building on its ambition to develop the UK as an international centre for green finance, as first set out in its 2019 Green Finance Strategy, the Government has published its Roadmap to Sustainable Investing. There are four...more

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Primary Market Bulletin No.33

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Primary Market Bulletin No.33 (PMB No.33) featuring Brexit-related changes for EEA audit firms, details of their new online portal for submitting major shareholdings...more

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ESG Rules: Will the UK Align With the EU?

The focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues grew considerably in 2020, in part due to significant regulatory developments. Takeaways - Financial services businesses and other UK companies will still...more

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New ESG Requirements Impacting the Financial Services Industry

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In March 2021, a new European Union regime on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector will come into force. The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation 2019/2088 (“SFDR”) contains rules regarding...more

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European ESG Disclosure Requirements for Asset Managers

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A new European regime on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector will come into force from March 2021, after first being announced in 2018 during the European Commission’s Action Plan on Sustainable...more

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So You Want to Market Funds in Europe? Rules of the Road for Accessing Capital in Europe

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Europe is the largest market for fund products after the United States. However, despite the advances of the European single market, there remains a confusing combination of pan-European and country specific rules governing...more

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Investor Transparency Post AIFMD: What Have We Gained?

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The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) (the “Directive” or “AIFMD”) states in Recital 94 that its objective is: ...to ensure a high level of investor protection by laying down a common...more

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"UK Provides Marketing Grace Period for Alternative Fund Managers"

The U.K. Treasury recently published its response to its January 2013 consultation on transposing the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). A revised draft version of the Alternative Investment Fund...more

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AIFMD: Impact on US Investment Advisers

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In This Issue: - Introduction - Overview: Four key ways that US investment advisers are affected by AIFMD - Marketing funds in the EEA - Managing EEA domiciled funds - Sub-adviser to an EEA manager ...more

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