Those who have had to navigate and consider the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) have faced its challenges and noted its deficiencies. Specifically, these have included data gaps, the SFDR’s use as a...more
7/26/2024
/ Asset Management ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Taxonomy
In our previous alert “Acquiring or Investing in EU Crypto-Asset Businesses: MiCA’s Impact,” we discussed the impact of the European Union (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on the acquisition or investment in EU...more
4/18/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment ,
Popular ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
On 17 October 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a statement (the Statement) clarifying the timeline for implementation of the Regulation on Markets in Cryptoassets ((EU) 2023/1114) (MiCA)...more
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
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
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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
Germany has introduced a new regulation on crypto fund units (Verordnung über Kryptofondsanteile - KryptoFAV), that allows fund managers to issue fund units on an electronic instead of a physical basis. The new rules come...more