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Great Fund Insights: ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names: Tell me your fund name, I’ll tell you your fund strategy

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On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more

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ESMA Publishes Guidelines on Funds' Names Using ESG or Sustainability-Related Terms

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On 14 May 2024 ESMA published its long-awaited guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). The Guidelines apply three months after the date of their publication on ESMA’s website...more

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Guidelines on Marketing Communications Under the Regulation on Cross-Border Distribution of Funds

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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

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European Commission Outlines Proposals For AIFMD 2

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As the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) was being developed prior to 2011, there were serious concerns across the funds industry that it might force managers to set up their funds offshore to avoid the...more

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Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - European Regulatory Initiatives

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AIFMD Marketing/Pre-marketing – Cross-border distribution of investment funds - Changes to EU law on the cross-border distribution of AIFs and UCITS came into effect on 2 August 2021. Following Brexit, UK AIFMs are out of...more

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Regulation Round Up - June 2021

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Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reminder to Managers of New Fund Marketing Rules in the EU

1. Overview The new rules on the promotion of funds introduced by the new Cross-Border Distribution of Collective Investment Undertakings Directive and Regulation (Cross-Border Distribution of Funds (CBDF) Rules) are due to...more

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The Central Bank’s CP86 Day of Reckoning – What You Need To Know

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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

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Autumn Funds First Update

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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

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EU Securities Financing Transactions Regulation Reporting – Impacts for Asset Managers

The new European Union rules requiring reporting by fund managers of securities financing transactions (SFT) take effect on October 11, 2020. While the scope of the reporting requirements under Article 4 of the Securities...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 15 February 2019 - 21 February 2019

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BREXIT - Draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 laid before Parliament - On 21 February, a draft version of the Financial Services (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit)...more

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'No-Deal' Brexit – EU Regulators Take Small Steps to Maintain Status Quo for UK Fund Managers

In the middle of February 2019, Brexit continues to be debated between Westminster and Brussels, despite the rapidly approaching deadline for the United Kingdom (U.K.) to leave the European Union (EU) on March 29, 2019. With...more

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Blog: The #AIFMD for non-EU Fund Managers: a brief update on the 3rd-country passport

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Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities & Markets Authority (ESMA), has given a brief “update and next steps” report to the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, about ESMA’s work on the...more

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Future Marketing Rules for Non-EU Fund Managers in Germany

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Germany’s private placement rules for funds will change again. On 19 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its advice on applying the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)...more

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Blog: The #AIFMD for non-EU Fund Managers: why it might soon be easier to market a Fund into the EU than it’s been so far

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At the moment, a non-EU PEVC fund manager (Fund Manager), managing a non-EU PEVC fund (Fund), can only market* that Fund in the EU if it complies with the National Private Placement Regime (NPPR) in every relevant EU country....more

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Blog: ESMA Publishes Updated Q&As On The Application Of The AIFMD

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The European Securities & Markets Authority has published its updated questions and answers on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The updated Q&As include 4 new questions...more

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"AIFMD Passport: Europe Must Try Harder"

On July 30, 2015, the pan-EU securities regulator, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), published two papers covering the application of the marketing “passport” under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - August 2015

ESMA Says “No for Now” to Granting Passport Rights to US Fund Managers Under AIFMD: The European Securities and Markets Authority told the European Commission last week that it was premature to grant passport rights to...more

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Investment Funds Update - Europe - Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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AIFMD - Updated Q&A from ESMA - On 12 May, ESMA issued new Questions and Answers of the application of the AIFMD, including new questions and answers on reporting and calculation of leverage. The revised Questions...more

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Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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UCITS: New KIID Q&A - ESMA published revised Q&A’s on the KIID on 26 March 2015. The Q&A includes a new question on the treatment of past performance information in case of fund mergers....more

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Application of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation to Alternative Investment Fund Managers

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European investment managers of non-UCITs funds will have to be authorised as an alternative investment fund manager (known as an “AIFM” under AIFMD) under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) from 22...more

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