Download the full article In the last couple of years, macroeconomic headwinds, higher interest rates and geopolitical unrest have written the story of the financial sector. These arid conditions have tested every major...more
The Economic Substance Act 2018 (the “Act”)1 requires Bermuda-based entities that are carrying on a “relevant activity” in a relevant financial period and entities claiming “non-resident entity” status under the Act to file...more
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Asset/Wealth Management - Sub-sector M&A activity levels soar—market moving deals across wealth management, financial planning, fund management, debt...more
In its February 2023 discussion paper (DP23/2) relating to the UK regulatory regime for asset management, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) briefly touched on fund tokenisation as an area of technological drive and...more
In Regulatory Notice 23-09, FINRA provides an update on actions it currently has under way to promote capital formation and the capital-raising process. FINRA also requests comment regarding whether there are other changes to...more
The Economic Substance Act 2018 (the “Act”) requires Bermuda-based entities that are carrying on a “relevant activity” in a relevant financial period and entities claiming “non-resident entity” status under the Act to file an...more
Continuation funds, commonly referred to as GP-led secondaries or restructurings, have long divided sponsor and investor opinion. While a leading European pension fund investor recently described them as part of a broader...more
The economic substance regime has continued to develop, with the most notable change being the amendment to the definition of the ‘relevant activity’ of ‘fund management’, which was effective from 1 January 2022. As a result...more
SCOPE - On 2 August 2021, The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published the Guidelines on Marketing Communications (the Guidelines) under the regulation on cross-border distribution of funds, which...more
On 17 June 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered two decisions about the application of the VAT exemption for management services provided in article 135 (1) (g) of the EU VAT Directive and...more
Wir setzen unsere erfolgreiche Online-Seminarreihe fort und widmen uns erneut dem wichtigen Thema ESG. Am 10.06.21 ist die Offenlegungsverordnung seit drei Monaten in Kraft. Das (teilweise) Inkrafttreten der...more
We are continuing our successful online seminar series and are once again devoting ourselves to the important topic of ESG. On June 10th, the Disclosure Ordinance has been in force for three months. The (partial) entry into...more
Welcome to our Spring 2021 Funds First Update: a snapshot of some of the main developments and upcoming changes that we think will be of interest to fund managers, fund investors and to the funds sector as a whole. Despite...more
We are continuing our successful series of webinars and this time we are devoting ourselves to the planned Fund Location Act (FoStoG): Fortunately, the draft law implements some of the requirements of the fund industry that...more
Fund sponsors, investment advisors and other financial market participants would be forgiven for not concerning themselves with tax initiatives originally targeted at the digital economy. However, with the latest technical...more
For many in the Funds Industry, the issue on 20 October 2020 of the Central Bank of Ireland’s (the “Central Bank”) Industry Letter (the “Industry Letter”) relating to the Central Bank’s Thematic Review of Fund Management...more
Welcome to our Funds First Update: a snapshot of some of the main developments and upcoming changes that we think will be of interest to fund managers, fund investors and to the funds sector as a whole. Despite the...more
Use of subscription credit facilities by private funds has increased significantly since the last financial crisis. Now, as fund managers grapple with the liquidity challenges presented by COVID-19, there is more attention...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Federal Banking Agencies) on December 27, 2019 provided temporary relief from...more
On 14 November 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) launched its Administrative Sanctions Guidance (the “Guidance”), accompanied by a key-note speech by Derville Rowland, the Director General of Financial...more
In September 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) published CP130, a consultation paper on the proposed regulatory framework (the Framework) for the treatment, correction and redress of errors in investment...more
On 7 August 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) issued an industry letter (the “Industry Letter”) regarding the importance of ongoing, effective liquidity management and ensuring compliance with relevant...more
Publication of decrees amending the regime of French direct lending funds - The Ordinance n° 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 introduced the possibility for "financing vehicles" (organismes de financement, OF) to grant loans....more
BaFin Publishes KAMaRisk - BaFin published the “Minimum Requirements on Risk Management for Investment Management Companies (Mindestanforderungen an das Risikomanagement für Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaften -...more