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UK Extends AIFMD Transitional to Non-EEA Fund Managers

by Tim Aron | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/16/2013

On April 29, HM Treasury issued a Question and Answer publication which stated its intention to extend the transition period of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) to existing third-country Alternative...more

Reporting, clearing and risk mitigation rules for derivatives under European law in 2013 – the impact on buy side entities

by Andrew Henderson | Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/23/2013

A few provisions of the Regulation on Derivative Transactions, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories, known as the European Market Infrastructure Regulation 648/2012 (“EMIR”) are now in effect throughout the European...more

Obama Administration Solicits Public Help in Preventing Foreign Trade Secret Theft

by Joshua Rich | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 3/22/2013

On Tuesday, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, published a notice in the Federal Register "requesting any recommendations for legislative changes that would enhance enforcement against,...more

The AIFM Directive Regulatory Reporting Template, and its Comparison to SEC Form PF

by Dechert LLP on 3/22/2013

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the “Directive”) will introduce new regulatory reporting requirements for alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) covered by the Directive. These will include all...more

Mind the Gap - LSE announces plans for new High Growth Segment

by Alex Gibson, James O. Green, Thomas Sibert | K&L Gates LLP on 2/19/2013

Following the announcement last September that the government was encouraging the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") to relax its rules for tech companies, the LSE last week formally announced its plans for a new High Growth...more

ESMA Publishes Final AIFMD Remuneration Guidelines

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/15/2013

On 11 February 2013, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final Guidelines on remuneration of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive...more

London Stock Exchange Publishes Draft Rulebook for New Fast-Growth Segment

by Iain Wright | Morgan Lewis on 2/15/2013

Rulebook sets out criteria for admission to the high-growth segment, which has been designed to meet the needs of fast-growing European companies. On 13 February, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) published a draft...more

Infrastructure Alert - January 29, 2013

by Cozen O'Connor on 1/29/2013

The current International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) contract extension expires at the end of February 6. Carrier-paid container royalties remain the central issue in the negotiation. ...more

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