MiFID II update - The Autorité des Marchés Financiers continues to update its doctrine following the entry into force of MiFID II. As a result, on 26 June, the AMF published updated versions of 14 of its positions,...more
Key developments in April 2017: 3 April - The FCA published its Consultation Paper on persistent debt and earlier intervention remedies, “Reforming the availability of information in the UK equity IPO process”...more
Central Bank Publishes Feedback Statement on CP105 - The Central Bank published its Feedback Statement on CP105 on 19 January 2017. CP105 sets out proposed amendments to the Central Bank UCITS Regulations in light of...more
CP 106: Review of Minimum Competency Code 2011 - The Central Bank has published a Consultation Paper on the Review of the Minimum Competency Code 2011 (CP106). The proposed changes to the minimum competency standards...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published further advice to the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the extension of the AIFMD passport for non-EU jurisdictions on 18 July 2016. Key...more
BaFin, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) last year eased its administrative practice with respect to loan origination and loan restructuring activities of...more
For more than 25 years, the essential text for anybody wishing to navigate the regulatory environment for UCITS in Ireland has been the UCITS Notices which were supplemented by UCITS Guidance and then the UCITS Q&A. ...more
AIFMD – Updated Q&As Clarify Position on Sub-Delegation of Custody by AIF Depositaries - ESMA updated its Q&As on 1 October regarding the application of the AIFMD, clarifying its position on AIFMD provisions on...more
Implementation of the European Transparency Directive 2013/50/EU in Germany - All market participants investing in German stocks and other equity shares with voting rights traded on an exchange will be subject to new...more
Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more
On July 30, 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released its advice to the European Parliament, Council of the European Union and the European Commission on the application of the passport to non-EU...more
Update of the AMF Doctrine on French Professional Specialized Funds - The AMF updated its Instruction n° 2012-06 specifying the rules to be followed (i) for the drafting of the prospectus of a French Professional...more