As noted in our previous alerts “Marketing Crypto-Assets in and Into Europe: MiCA, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code” and “Doing Crypto Business in Europe: MiCA, the EU’s New Uniform Crypto Code – Part 2”, the European Union...more
9/8/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Bitcoin ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Ethereum ,
EU ,
Investment ,
MiFID ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Stablecoins ,
Target Company
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is a European regulation that has applied directly in the EU (and EEA countries) since March 2021. The aim of the SFDR is to provide harmonised disclosure requirements,...more
8/21/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Products ,
Investment Products ,
MiFID ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Private Investment Funds ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy
The European Commission published its Retail Investment Package (the Package) in May 2023. The Package aims to streamline and modernise investor protection rules in EU laws, including the Alternative Investment Fund Managers...more
6/27/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
MiFID ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Retail Investors ,
UCITS
On 13 June the European Commission (the Commission) published a new package of measures to bolster the EU sustainable finance framework.
Its aim is to: “ensure that the EU sustainable finance framework continues to...more
6/21/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Benchmarks ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Green Bonds ,
MiFID ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Proposed Regulation ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Taxonomy
The EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023. MiCAR is a the major, step toward an EU-wide uniform code governing crypto-assets, such as BTC,...more
6/14/2023
/ Asset Tokens ,
Compliance Dates ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
E-Money ,
EU ,
Exclusions ,
Financial Action Task Force ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Marketing ,
Member State ,
MiFID ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements
Welcome to the second edition of our Horizon Scan, where we focus on some of the principal recent and expected developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the non-listed funds sector. We have grouped...more
5/17/2023
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
International Tax Authority ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID ,
Partnerships ,
Popular ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Tax Authority ,
UK