News & Analysis as of

Investment Adviser Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)

Dechert LLP

AIFMD 2.0: A Focus on Existing Funds That Originate Loans (Transitional Provisions)

Dechert LLP on

AIFMD 2.0 enters into force today –15 April 2024. Member States have 24 months to transpose the provisions into national law, meaning that AIFMD 2.0 will take effect from 16 April 2026....more

Walkers

Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report - Asset Management and Investment Funds July - September 2023

Walkers on

Welcome to the July – September 2023 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds. This report covers key dates and developments during the quarter, such...more

King & Spalding

Marketing Funds in the EU: French Enforcement on Reverse Solicitation

King & Spalding on

Regulator Takes Strict Approach - Managers seeking to rely on reverse solicitation by EU investors should take note of last year’s enforcement action by the French regulator. The enforcement action, while confirming that...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EU Reaches Provisional Agreement on AIFMD II

On July 20, 2023, the Council of the European Union (EU) announced1 a provisional agreement had been reached with the EU Parliament on the amendments to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) – commonly...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Challenges for Cross Border Distribution of Private Funds in 2022

On January 12, 2022, Skadden partners Greg Norman and Anna Rips led the webinar “Challenges for Cross-Border Distribution of Private Funds in 2022,” which considered recent changes to the rules and regimes governing the...more

Goodwin

New Pre-Marketing Obligations in Germany for AIFs Set to Take Effect in August

Goodwin on

On 28 May 2021, the German Legislator adopted new and stricter regulations on Alternative Investment Funds pre-marketing. These regulations will go into effect in August as an implementation of the Directive (EU) 2019/1160 on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The End of the Brexit Transition Period: Compliance Requirements for UK Investment Managers and Advisers

On 24 December 2020, the government of the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) reached a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the “Agreement”) in advance of the end of the Brexit transition period (11:00 p.m. GMT on...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Important Dates and Reminders for Investment Advisers, Exempt Reporting Advisers, Commodity Trading Advisors and Commodity Pool...

Foley Hoag LLP on

Investment Advisers - ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REVIEWS - All investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or at the state level are required to review their compliance policies and procedures...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Senior Managers and Certification Regime - Extension to All FCA Authorised Firms is Coming

Proskauer Rose LLP on

On 9th December 2019, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) will replace the current Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Approved Person Regime for practically all FCA authorised firms, including alternative...more

A&O Shearman

The UK’s Expanded Senior Managers and Certification Regime: Key Issues and Action Plan for Brokers, Advisers and Asset Managers

A&O Shearman on

The expanded Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), which comes into force on December 9, 2019, extends the framework regulating individuals charged with running certain financial institutions. The Banking SM&CR,...more

White & Case LLP

EU Sustainable Finance Regulation

White & Case LLP on

The EU sustainable finance market has developed organically, guided by voluntary but universally accepted principles. According to recent research, climate change could cost up to 19 per cent. of Global GDP by the end of...more

Dechert LLP

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Dechert LLP on

German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy publishes draft bill implementing MiFID II requirements for investment brokers and advisers regulated under the German Industrial Code - The German Federal Ministry...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Regulation Round Up - October 2018

Proskauer Rose LLP on

1 October - The Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") published a paper that was prepared jointly with the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") setting out the lessons that have been learned from the programme of work...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Topics on Broker-Dealer, Derivatives, CFTC, Digital Assets and Virtual Currencies,...

BROKER-DEALER - SEC Disapproves BZX Proposed Rule Change to List Shares of Bitcoin-Based Exchange-Traded Product - On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission disapproved a Bats BZX Exchange proposed rule change...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Registered Firms: Annual Compliance Obligations—What You Need To Know

This alert contains a summary of the primary annual and periodic compliance-related obligations that may apply to investment advisers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or with a particular...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

SEC Registered Investment Advisers—A Review of 2016 and a Look at What’s Ahead for 2017

Robinson & Cole LLP on

As we near the seventh anniversary of the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), private equity and hedge fund advisers are subject to an ever-increasing degree of supervision...more

Dechert LLP

US Hedge Fund Managers: Accessing Capital and Marketing in Europe

Dechert LLP on

Recent regulatory change has made the marketing of hedge funds in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”) more involved, particularly for managers based outside the EEA. This appears to have led some US investment advisors to...more

Mintz

Fund Manager Annual Update

Mintz on

The SEC brought a record number of enforcement actions against investment advisers in 2015, resulting in approximately $4.2 billion in sanctions.1 This alert highlights current issues for private equity, venture capital and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2015-16 Compliance Developments & Calendar for Private Fund Advisers

Registered investment advisers (RIAs) are required to review their policies and procedures on at least an annual basis. As an aid to the required review and to assist with timely completion of required compliance tasks, below...more

K&L Gates LLP

UCITS V Directive—Overview and Practical Implications

K&L Gates LLP on

Changes to the UCITS Directive (known as “UCITS V”) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union and came into force on 17 September 2014. EU Member States are required to transpose UCITS V into national law...more

Dechert LLP

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Dechert LLP on

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Non-Enforcement - Form PF — What Purpose? SEC registered investment advisers with at least $150 million of assets under management in private funds are required to periodically file Form PF with the SEC. The...more

Dechert LLP

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Dechert LLP on

Capital Markets Union - New Resolution from European Parliament - The European Parliament published a press release on 9 July 2015 announcing the adoption of a non-binding resolution on building a capital markets union...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"AIFMD Passport: Europe Must Try Harder"

On July 30, 2015, the pan-EU securities regulator, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), published two papers covering the application of the marketing “passport” under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2014-15 Compliance Developments & Calendar for Private Fund Advisers

Introduction - Registered investment advisers are required to review their policies and procedures on at least an annual basis. As aid to the required review, below is a summary of material developments during the past...more

37 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"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