Following an HM Treasury policy statement, the FCA has published a consultation paper proposing amendments to some of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID) conduct of business and systems and controls rules...more
With under six months to go until the European Union Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) becomes applicable on 17 January 2025, DORA implementation projects are running full steam ahead. DORA lays down uniform...more
8/5/2024
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Banks ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Information Technology ,
Investment Firms ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Software ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
UK
On 15 December 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments to Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) (the Proposed Rule), which governs the structure and...more
The need for a new sustainability reporting framework - On 21 April 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted the Sustainable Finance Package (the Package). The Package is comprised of an ambitious set of policy...more
On 2 September 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published its final Guidelines on liquidity stress testing in UCITS and AIFs (the “LST Guidelines”). Managers will be required to amend their...more
The European Parliament and Council of the EU have adopted a package of measures intended to standardise and improve the cross-border distribution of investment funds in the European Union (“EU”)....more
The revised Shareholder Rights Directive (EU) 2017/828 (“SRD II”) is required to be transposed into the laws of EU member states by 10 June 2019. In the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) consulted on changes to...more
On January 10, 2019, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published a Report on the Operation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (Directive 2011/61/EU or “AIFMD”). ...more
Commencing on 1 January 2018, European and non-European entities or persons producing or selling packaged retail investment and insurance-based products (so-called PRIIPs) to retail investors in Europe, will be required under...more
Changes to the MiFID II regulatory regime will impose new obligations on many global investment managers both inside and outside the European Union (“EU”). While the precise scope of these obligations will depend, in many...more
On 28 June 2017 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final report for its study into the UK asset management market. The report describes the FCA’s final findings and sets out the regulatory changes and...more
Changes to the MiFID II regulatory regime will impose new obligations on many global investment managers that, to date, have avoided substantive regulation in the European Union ("EU"). While the precise scope of these...more
SCM Direct ("SCM"), an investment manager based in the UK, has recently called for the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") and Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") to investigate actively managed funds sector for alleged...more
On 23 July 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched a consultation on proposed guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the EU’s UCITS V Directive (the UCITS Remuneration Guidelines) and the...more
10/26/2015
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Capital Requirements ,
Disclosure ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Proposed Standards ,
Remuneration ,
UCITS
Changes to the UCITS Directive (known as “UCITS V”) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union and came into force on 17 September 2014. EU Member States are required to transpose UCITS V into national law...more
10/15/2015
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Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Bernie Madoff ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Markets ,
Hedge Funds ,
Investment ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Lehman Brothers ,
Member State ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management ,
UCITS