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A&O Shearman

AIFMD II: Unveiling the timeline for the new loan origination regime

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The text of the Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) (AIFMD II) was published on 26 March 2024 and will enter into force on 15 April 2024. AIFMD II introduces, among other changes,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EU Net Short Position Disclosure Threshold Lowered to 0.1%

The European Commission has revised rules to permanently lower the net short position reporting threshold from 0.2 per cent to 0.1 per cent under the EU Short Selling Regulation (“EU SSR”). The net short position notification...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

ESG: European Regulators Confirm Approach to SFDR Compliance from 10 March 2021

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published a Supervisory Statement to clarify the application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) in anticipation of the requirements applying in the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

New ESG Requirements Impacting the Financial Services Industry

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In March 2021, a new European Union regime on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial sector will come into force. The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation 2019/2088 (“SFDR”) contains rules regarding...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Implementation of MiFID II (for Hong Kong and Other Asian Managers)

The release by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 3 July 2017 of its final rules on the implementation of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU and the new Markets in Financial Instruments...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Implementation of MiFID II

The release by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 3 July 2017 of its final rules on the implementation of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU and the new Markets in Financial Instruments...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Continental Drift? Brexit’s Potential Impact on International Investment Managers"

The U.K. referendum vote to leave the European Union has focused attention on Brexit’s potential impact on the U.K.’s financial services industry. The U.K. is home to a wide array of asset managers, banks, insurers,...more

Morgan Lewis

Financial Services Sector Implications of ‘Brexit’

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Should Britain decide to leave both the EU and EEA as a result of a “Brexit” vote on 23 June 2016, the impact on UK and EU financial services firms could be significant. The City of London is Europe’s key financial...more

Dechert LLP

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

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EU Capital Markets Union: FCA Responds to European Commission Green Paper - The FCA published its response to the European Commission's green paper on 27 May 2015 on building a capital markets union (CMU). The FCA...more

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Starting a Hedge Fund in 2015

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Hedge funds are well into the transition from bastions of alternative investment to being accepted into the mainstream investment marketplace. It is now estimated that global hedge fund assets under management amount to in...more

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