On 7 April 2025 two papers were published that could have a significant impact on the future of asset management in the UK and herald the beginning of real regulatory divergence between UK and EU regulation of managers of...more
4/15/2025
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Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
HM Treasury ,
Investment Funds ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Reform ,
UK
Marketing will now expressly fall within the scope of delegation under AIFMD 2.0, to the extent that it is carried out on behalf of the alternative investment fund manager (AIFM). AIFMD 2.0 clarifies that only distributors...more
10/21/2024
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AIFs ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATF ,
Investment ,
Marketing ,
MiFID ,
National Competent Authorities (NCA) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UCITS ,
UK
The final Trilogue meeting to discuss AIFMD 2.0 under the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU, scheduled for 26 June, was cancelled.
AIFMD 2.0 will not be finalised under the Swedish Presidency....more
As noted in our earlier OnPoint, on 25 November 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted a package of measures that aimed to deliver on several key commitments in the 2020 Capital Markets Union action plan,...more
5/31/2023
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Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Markets Union ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
MiFID II ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UCITS