News & Analysis as of

Fund Managers Asset Management European Union

Hogan Lovells

SFDR enforcement: Danish regulator says “Managers need to be better at ensuring that their investments are truly sustainable”

Hogan Lovells on

In a statement on 21 March 2024, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority advised providers of sustainable investment products to ensure that their internal processes comply with sustainable investment requirements. It...more

A&O Shearman

AIFMD: Consolidated text including AIFMD II changes

A&O Shearman on

The amendments to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD II") were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 26 March 2024, and came into force on 15 April 2024. As part of our Great...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

The “Retailisation” of Private Funds – Key Considerations for Private Fund Managers

The “retailisation” of private funds has been one of the industry’s most significant trends in recent years, with fund managers seeking sources of capital beyond their usual institutional, professional and sophisticated...more

A&O Shearman

Great Fund Insights: ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names: Tell me your fund name, I’ll tell you your fund strategy

A&O Shearman on

On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures – New and Updated Nature Reporting Recommendations Published

Proskauer Rose LLP on

The NY Climate Week conference took place during the week of 18 September 2023, bringing together international leaders from business and governments. During the conference the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial...more

K&L Gates LLP

Modernization of Luxembourg Fund Products: Enhancing the Investment Fund Toolbox

K&L Gates LLP on

With the recent entry into force of the law of 21 July 2023 (the Modernization Law) on 28 July 2023, Luxembourg significantly modernizes its investment fund toolbox by introducing several amendments to existing laws governing...more

K&L Gates LLP

ESMA Issues Opinion on Undue Costs of UCITS and AIFs

K&L Gates LLP on

On 17 May 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued its Opinion on undue costs of UCITS and AIFs (the Opinion). BACKGROUND TO THE OPINION - The Opinion follows ESMA’s Common Supervisory Action (CSA)...more

Goodwin

Private Fund Managers and Retail Investment in the UK and EU: Comparing the UK’s Long Term Asset Fund

Goodwin on

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just announced its first authorisation of a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF). We have written about the FCA’s increased focus on continuing access by retail investors to wholesale or...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The Expanding Green Horizon: EU and UK ESG Regulatory Considerations and Developments for 2022

Proskauer Rose LLP on

The fund and asset management industry has been more focused on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues in the last two years than it has been in, perhaps, the last decade....more

Goodwin

Sustainable Finance In Luxembourg — What Managers Should Do Now

Goodwin on

Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of 27 November, 2019 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector, as amended by Regulation (EU) of 18 June, 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate...more

A&O Shearman

AIFMD Review – the key areas of focus for depositaries

A&O Shearman on

On 22 October 2020, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the review of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the AIFMD Review). The public consultation follows the European Commission’s...more

Hogan Lovells

Funds and asset management regulatory news, November 2020 # 4

Hogan Lovells on

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

A&O Shearman

Confirmation Announced of Revisions to EU Guidelines on Stress Testing of Money Market Funds

A&O Shearman on

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a statement confirming that the 2019 Guidelines on stress test scenarios under the Money Market Funds Regulation will be updated by the end of 2020 to reflect...more

BCLP

2020 Funds First Update - February 2020

BCLP on

Welcome to our Funds First Update. In this briefing we set out an overview of some of the main developments and upcoming changes that we think will be of impact to fund managers, fund investors and to the funds sector as a...more

A&O Shearman

Update for asset and fund managers - environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulatory developments

A&O Shearman on

Sustainable investing and ESG have become “buzz” words in the asset and fund management industry, with a vast array of new industry bodies and initiatives both in the EU and globally. New regulations are also emerging as the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

EU to Require Insolvency Opinions in Relation to U.S. Sub-Custodians Under the EU AIFMD Regime

From April 2020 depositaries under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) will need to obtain independent legal advice regarding the protections under U.S. insolvency law afforded to the assets under...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Commissioner Hill On The Review Of The EU Regulatory Framework For Financial Services – What Fund Managers Need To Know

Cooley LLP on

European Commissioner Jonathan Hill has delivered a speech at a public hearing on the “‘Call for Evidence’ – a review of the EU regulatory framework for financial services” which could herald good news for fund managers. ...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FCA Assesses Whether Fund Managers are Meeting Investor Expectations

Proskauer Rose LLP on

On April 7, 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a report (Thematic Review TR16/3: Meeting investors' expectations) (Report) containing its conclusions regarding a thematic review...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

An Update on Dealing Commissions and Market Abuse

Last week the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published two papers likely to have a significant impact on the day-to-day operation of investment fund managers in the immediate and medium term....more

19 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide