2024 was a year of meaningful regulatory change for asset managers globally. The regulatory activity was wide ranging and without a particular unifying theme. In fact, the wide, and in cases diverging focuses of key global...more
2/12/2025
/ Asset Management ,
Australia ,
Capital Markets ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Japan ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Singapore ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance
On 10 July 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amending Form 13F and Rule 13f-1 to raise the reporting threshold at which institutional investment managers are required to complete and file Form 13F...more
OVERVIEW -
- An estimated $350 trillion of financial contracts and securities tied to LIBOR
- End of 2021: LIBOR to be discontinued
- Prior to End of 2021:
- Pre-cessation trigger
- If LIBOR becomes...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 March 8, 2017, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) granted no-action relief that potentially will permit global investment management firms to offer U.S. registered open-end management investment...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
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
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
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
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