What is the law/regulation? As part of a number of regulatory initiatives being implemented in the European Union, under its action plan for financing sustainable growth, proposed amendments to AIFMD and the UCITS Directive...more
Eligibility of UK equities for French plan d’épargne en actions if Hard Brexit - In February, France passed an ordinance (the “Ordinance”) relating to the consequences of a no-deal Brexit. Article 4 provides the rules...more
BaFin Decision Regarding the Duties of Management Companies in Respect to Externally Managed Investment Companies - After a long consultation period, BaFin published its new interpretative decision on 21 December 2017...more
Entry into force of MiFID II - The Directive 2014/65/EU on Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID II) entered into force in France on 3 January 2018. Within the framework, the French legal framework has been updated over...more
AMF - Update of the MiFID II guide for asset management companies - The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the “AMF”, the French financial markets authority) updated its MiFID II Guide for Asset Management Companies on 6...more
As summarized in previous Dechert OnPoints, Germany has introduced a framework for direct lending funds in March 2016 by enacting the UCITS V Implementation Act (the "Act"). The changes implemented by the Act also allowed...more
AMF Doctrine – Management Fees - The AMF, within the framework of the FROG Working Group (French Routes and Opportunities Garden, whose role is to develop the French asset management industry), updated on 8 November 2016...more
Direct Lending by French Funds - The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the French financial markets regulator, the “AMF”) has published on 1 April 2016 the results from the public consultation organized at the end of last...more
ELTIF Regulations in France - The 2015 Amending Finance Law (law n° 2015-1786) included several provisions modifying the French Monetary and Financial Code (Code monétaire et financier) in order to implement under French...more
The Association Française de la Gestion financière (AFG) – the association representing French management companies – published on 7 May 2015 guidelines regarding the use of stress tests by management companies (Guidelines)....more