Welcome to the January – March 2024 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for Asset Management and Investment Funds. This report covers key developments during the quarter, such as: ...more
Die überarbeiteten Fassungen der AIFM- und der UCITS-Richtlinie stehen fest und sollen Mitte 2024 in Kraft treten. Die Mitgliedstaaten haben dann zwei Jahre Zeit zur Umsetzung. Änderungen sind insbesondere bei den Themen...more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
Yesterday, ESMA published a risk analysis report outlining the results of its disclosure study on ESG names and claims in the EU funds industry. ESMA utilised natural language processing ("NLP") techniques to analyse the...more
On 20 July 2023, the Council of the EU announced that it has reached political agreement with the European Parliament on the proposed Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) and the...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in May 2022: 31 May - Key developments in May 2022: The European...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
On 25 November 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted a package of measures aimed to deliver on several key commitments in the 2020 Capital Markets Union (CMU) action plan. The package includes four...more
On 25 November 2021, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published a legislative proposal with targeted amendments to Directive 2011/61/EU (“the “AIFMD”) and (to a certain extent) the UCITS Directive (“AIFMD...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) published a report jointly with the World Bank setting out the findings from a global survey on proportionality in banking regulation and supervision....more
EU cross-border distribution of funds: ESMA guidelines on marketing communications - Following its consultation in November 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report on...more
Liquidity management in UK open-ended funds: BoE and FCA report - The Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published a report on liquidity management in UK open-ended funds. The report...more
Selected regulatory updates of interest to the funds and asset management sector. This edition reports on UCITS liquidity risk management and the EU MMF Regulation. ...more
TMPR: FCA update on adding new sub-fund to umbrella scheme - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on adding a new sub-fund to an umbrella scheme in the temporary marketing permissions regime (TMPR)...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on ESMA's updated Q&As on the Benchmark Regulation and European Commission delegated...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. In this issue we look at the extension of the PSC regime to Scottish limited partnerships and AIM listed companies,...more
EU Passes New Council Directive to Implement “EU-FATCA" - The Council Directive passed by the EU on 1 December 2014 implements the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in Europe. The Directive has to be implemented...more