The “retailisation” of private funds has been one of the industry’s most significant trends in recent years, with fund managers seeking sources of capital beyond their usual institutional, professional and sophisticated...more
9/5/2024
/ Asset Management ,
Capital Raising ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
EuVECA ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investors ,
Private Funds ,
UCITS ,
UK
To understand the litigation and regulatory risks that are coming in 2024 for private capital, it is helpful to look back briefly on recent events. Arguably, the single most important event over the last 18 months was the...more
3/19/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Management ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fund Managers ,
Hedge Funds ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Technology Sector
The NY Climate Week conference took place during the week of 18 September 2023, bringing together international leaders from business and governments. During the conference the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial...more
9/25/2023
/ Asset Management ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
IOSCO ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Raw Data Metrics ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UK
On 6 June 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the findings of its review of liquidity management in asset managers (the “Review”). The FCA also published an accompanying “Dear CEO” letter (the...more
On 10 March 2021,the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ((EU) 2019/2088) ("SFDR") came into force. This imposes environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) and reporting requirements on a wide range of...more
12/23/2022
/ AIFM ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Firms ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Taxonomy
The fund and asset management industry has been more focused on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues in the last two years than it has been in, perhaps, the last decade....more
1/21/2022
/ Asset Management ,
Business Plans ,
Business Strategies ,
Capital Investments ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Fund Managers ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
UK
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
7/7/2021
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Markets ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
HM Treasury ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a consultation on proposals relating to a new type of fund product to support investment in long-term, illiquid assets. The intention is that the Long Term...more
On 2 August 2021, changes to fund marketing rules will come into effect in the European Union (“EU”). The revised rules (the “Marketing Rules”) amend the existing regime relating to the marketing of alternative investment...more
4/5/2021
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Alternative Investment Funds ,
CSSF ,
EU ,
Fund Managers ,
Luxembourg ,
New Regulations ,
New Rules ,
Portfolio Managers ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Background -
On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom (“UK”) officially exited the European Union (“EU”), an event more commonly referred to as “Brexit”.
From 1 February 2020 to 31 December 2020 (the “Implementation...more
At 11pm (local time) on 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom ("UK") will leave the European Union ("EU"), an event often referred to as "Brexit". A transitional period will take effect as of this date and will last until 31...more
1/31/2020
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Alternative Investment Funds ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Temporary Permissions Regime (TPR) ,
UK Brexit ,
Venture Capital
Background -
On 1 January 2018, European Union (EU) Regulation (No 1286/2014)[1] on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) comes into force. It will require that a...more
11/21/2017
/ Debt Securities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investors ,
Key Information Document (KIDs) ,
MiFID II ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Retail Investors ,
Special Purpose Entities ,
Special Purpose Vehicles ,
UCITS
This week, the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive came into force in the UK. Among the changes arising from the transposition of the Directive in the UK has been to broaden the "persons with significant control" (PSC)...more
On 29 June 2017, changes to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s rules and guidance on Annex IV reporting under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) will come into effect....more