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Family Owned Real Estate: Managing Lack of Planning in Family Business Transitions
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Family Owned Real Estate: Avoiding Pitfalls When Transitioning Family Real Estate
Family Owned Real Estate: Common Real Estate & Asset Management Issues
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John Wick - What You Need To Know about the Corporate Transparency Act
Family Owned Real Estate: Legal Challenges & Opportunities
Once Removed Episode 24: Expressing Goals and Intent for the Trust
Once Removed Episode 23: Naming Guardians for Minor Children
Once Removed Episode 20: Helping a Beneficiary Purchase a Home
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On 22 November 2024, the Department of Finance ("DoF") launched its public consultation on the exercise of the national discretions in Directive (EU) 2024/927 amending AIFMD (2011/61/EU) and the UCITS Directive (2009/65/EC),...more
In our OnPoint dated 20 May 2020, we explained the new requirements that the French regulator (Autorité des Marchés Financiers (“AMF”)) has imposed on asset managers with the aim of ensuring that information they provide to...more
In this OnPoint, we report on the recent Supervisory Briefing issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) on the supervision of costs in UCITS and AIFs published 4 June 2020....more
AMF Doctrine relating to sustainable finance and investor information in the collective management industry - In this OnPoint, we report on new measures required by the French regulator (Autorité des Marchés Financiers...more
What is the law/regulation? The European Council and the European Parliament in December 2019 reached political agreement on the text of a proposed Regulation on the Establishment of a Framework to Facilitate Sustainable...more
ESMA publishes guidance on performance fees in UCITS and certain AIFs Following consultation, the European Securities and Markets Authority - (ESMA) has published its final report on performance fees in investment funds,...more
In September 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) published CP130, a consultation paper on the proposed regulatory framework (the Framework) for the treatment, correction and redress of errors in investment...more
A Regulation and a Directive aimed at facilitating the cross-border distribution of investment funds have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Directive amends the Directive on Undertakings for...more
Non-EU Managers Preparation for EMIR REFIT—What You Should be Doing Now To prepare for the imminent entering into force of EMIR REFIT, Katten recommends that the managers of non-EU AIFs consider the following actions....more
No-deal Brexit preparations: BaFin criticizes financial entities for missing Brexit preparation with regard to license requirements - As of March 2019, Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin (Bundesanstalt...more
Monitoring of promotional documentation: the AMF changes its approach regarding various financial products for private individuals - The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the AMF, the French financial markets authority)...more
Luxembourg has transposed MiFID II into its national law, albeit five months after the deadline for doing so. In other matters, the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)...more
The Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) has introduced welcome changes to the authorisation and post-authorisation of UCITS and Retail AIFs by applying a self-certification process to a number of actions and a new...more
Circular of the Central Bank of Luxembourg on statistical data collection for non-regulated AIFs - The Central Bank of Luxembourg published circular BCL 2018/241 entitled “New statistical data collection for non-regulated...more
Irish Revenue Guidance on Section 110 - The Irish Revenue Commissioners (“Revenue”) issued a new Tax and Duty Manual (the “Tax Manual”) on 24 May 2018, setting out the position to deal with some of the uncertainties around...more
Central Bank Updates AIF Rulesbook for Loan Origination QIAIFs - The Central Bank released on 14 March an updated AIF Rulebook with amendments in relation to Loan Originating Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details of an FCA report on algorithmic trading; the publication of the FSMA (Benchmarks)...more
Following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, asset management firms of all types and sizes will need to conduct a thorough analysis to understand the potential impact of Brexit. To date, this has been something of a difficult...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on SEC’s no action letters and Commission’s FAQs on “hard dollar” research payments under...more
AMF Instructions Update - French "minibons" - Pursuant to the implementation under French law of the “minibon” (a category of note which can be issued by certain type of French entities) which can be marketed by, among...more
AMF Doctrine – Authorisation of “Pre-Marketing” Activities - The AMF updated its Position n° 2014-04, which is a guide to the marketing regime of UCITS and AIFs in France. These changes have been implemented following...more
Brexit: UK Votes to Leave EU - The 23 June 2016 referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the EU resulted in a vote to leave the EU. Under the EU Treaty, the exit process should take at least two years. During...more
The voters have spoken. Britain will (absent any new deals) leave the EU. Under the EU Treaty, the exit process should take at least two years. During this two-year period, UK-based asset management entities, including...more