Following our September 2024 Alert “Liquidity Management Under AIFMD2: RTS for Open-Ended Funds,” the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has now published Final Reports for “Guidelines on LMTs of UCITS and...more
5/9/2025
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EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Final Rules ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Liquidity ,
Liquidity Management ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Management
In our recent alert “Properly Valuing Private Equity, Venture, Real Estate, and Other Private Market Assets: Some Pointers for UK and EU Managers”, we discussed the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) focus on fund...more
4/10/2025
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Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Consultation ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Fund Managers ,
HM Treasury ,
Investment Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
UK ,
Venture Capital
Managers are often able to secure more-flexible recycling provisions, enabling them to reinvest a wider range of proceeds, often within an overall cap on amounts....more
In our recent alert “New Year, Similar Concerns: The FCA’s 2025 Priorities for UK Private Fund Managers,” we discussed the updated supervisory strategy and priorities which the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has for...more
3/10/2025
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Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Valuations ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Funds ,
Risk Management ,
Valuation ,
Venture Capital
On 26 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a portfolio letter (Letter) explaining its supervision priorities for the asset management and alternatives portfolios....more
3/3/2025
/ Asset Management ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Due Diligence ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Know Your Customers ,
Market Abuse ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Private Funds ,
Risk Management ,
Supervision ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK
Private fund managers “recycle” capital — i.e., reinvest capital that would otherwise be returned to investors or to recall distributions already made — to maximize their investment capacity. ...more
On 14 November 2024, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her inaugural Mansion House 2024 speech, announcing a collection of reforms designed to drive growth and competitiveness in the financial services sector....more
11/21/2024
/ Economic Growth ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Fund Managers ,
MiFID II ,
Pensions ,
Private Funds ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
Senior Managers ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Trading Platforms ,
UK
Welcome to the third edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect...more
11/1/2024
/ Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fund Managers ,
MiFID II ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SFDR ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK
Welcome to the second edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory, and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect to...more
5/24/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Cross-Border ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Private Funds ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just announced its first authorisation of a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). We have written about the FCA’s increased focus on continuing access by retail investors to wholesale or...more
In our previous client alert, The UK Consumer Duty: Next Steps for Private Fund Managers, we explored the new consumer duty rules contained in PS22/9: A new Consumer Duty. As we noted, the duty applies to managers who provide...more
2/8/2023
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Consumer Financial Contracts ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Dear CEO Letter ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Private Funds ,
Retail Investors ,
UK
In a previous client alert (New Risk Warning Rules for UK Private Fund Managers: Action Required), we discussed the rules governing the main risk warnings for financial promotions of high-risk investments, which came into...more
In our previous client alert, we mentioned the need for managers to review new rules contained in PS22/10, published by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The rules governing the main risk warnings for financial...more
In our previous client alert, Back to Work: The FCA's 2022-23 Priorities for Private Fund Managers, we mentioned the need for FCA-authorised private fund managers with assets under management (AuM) of over £5 billion and who...more
10/18/2022
/ Asset Management ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Dear CEO Letter ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Popular ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)