On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines).
As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more
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The text of the Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) (AIFMD II) was published on 26 March 2024 and will enter into force on 15 April 2024.
AIFMD II introduces, among other changes,...more
In our annual financial services Horizon Scanning webinar, our regulatory team provided an overview of upcoming and expected changes for UK firms.
Partners from our UK team considered regulatory updates on the horizon for...more
This memorandum aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current ELTIF regime (see section 2 below) as well as the most salient features of the new ELTIF regime (see section 3 below), including a table showing the...more
The European long-term investment fund (ELTIF) is an EU fund regime that was introduced in 2015 by Regulation (EU) 2015/760 (the ELTIF Regulation) to boost long-term investments through EU alternative investment funds (AIFs)...more
The long awaited AIFMD Review legislative proposal was finally released by the Commission on 25 November 2021.
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On 25 November, the European Commission published its long awaited AIFMD Review package including a proposal amending the AIFMD and the UCITS Directive on delegation, liquidity risk management, provision of depositary and...more
The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting government lockdowns have brought intense volatility both to financial markets and the real economy, and a sharp return of challenges that confronted asset managers in the Global Financial...more