The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance) Act (2024 Revision) (the “ES Act”) was brought into force to demonstrate the commitment of the Cayman Islands as a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation...more
EU cross-border distribution of funds: ESMA guidelines on marketing communications - Following its consultation in November 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report on...more
TMPR: FCA update on adding new sub-fund to umbrella scheme - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on adding a new sub-fund to an umbrella scheme in the temporary marketing permissions regime (TMPR)...more
Bearer Certificates (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations 2020 - The Bearer Certificates (Collective Investment Schemes) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1346) have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum....more
The European Council has announced its decision to remove the Cayman Islands from the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. In February we reported on Cayman’s inclusion on the list and our expectation...more
On 18 February 2020, the ECOFIN committee of finance ministers of the EU resolved to add the Cayman Islands to the EU blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. Their reasoning was short...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a report containing its final guidelines on liquidity stress testing in Alternative Investment Funds and Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable...more
On July 12, 2019, the following new EU directive and regulation on cross-border distribution were published in the Official Journal of the European Union...more
On 26 February 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued long-awaited judgments in a group of cases concerning the Danish government withholding tax on dividends and interest paid by Danish companies to...more
Partners Julia Smithers Excell and Stuart Willey, and associate Laura Kitchen of global law firm White & Case take a deep dive on the latest publications from EU and UK regulators aimed at providing supervisory clarity on the...more
BROKER-DEALER - FINRA Issues Information Notice Regarding Suspicious Email Sent to Member Firms - On February 13, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published an information notice alerting member firms...more
FCA Consults on Rules for Post-Brexit Temporary Permissions Regime for Incoming EEA Firms and Funds - The UK government is proposing to implement a “temporary permissions regime” to cover “inbound” European Economic Area...more
FCA statement on authorisation for firms offering cryptocurrency derivatives - The (Financial Conduct Authority) FCA has stated that cryptocurrency derivatives are capable of being financial instruments under the Markets...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details of the FCA’s approach to authorisation; action taken on closet tracking funds; proposed EU...more
1 February - The European Commission ("EC") launched the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum in order to highlight key developments of blockchain technology, promote and reinforce European engagement with multiple...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details of the situation for financial services rules and regulations during the Brexit...more
A Regulation amending the European Venture Capital Funds Regulation and European Social Entrepreneurship Fund Regulation has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Amending Regulation makes...more
Significant Update of the General Regulations of the AMF ("GRAMF") - The Arrêté of 27 February 2017 and published to the Official Journal on 7 March 2017 has amended significantly the General Regulations of the AMF (the...more
In data 23 dicembre 2016, Banca d'Italia ha integrato il regolamento sulla gestione collettiva del risparmio (il "Regolamento") con cui, inter alia, viene data attuazione all'art. 46-ter del d.lgs. n. 58/1998 ("TUF"),...more
FCA Chief Executive Comments on FCA Mission and Brexit - The FCA has published a speech by Andrew Bailey, FCA Chief Executive, at the FCA's 2016 annual public meeting on 19 July 2016. Mr Bailey stated that the FCA...more
CSSF Press Release 15/49 Relating to the New Transparency Requirements for Issuers of Securities and Notifications of Major Holdings - In press release 15/49, the CSSF provides clarifications in relation to the...more