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Spring is a time of renewal, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)–under its new chairman, Paul Atkins–has shown that. On 12 June 2025, the SEC withdrew 14 proposed rules impacting funds and asset managers,...more
A number of responses to the Consultation and Call for Input: Future regulation of alternative fund managers published by HM Treasury and the FCA on 7 April have been recently published. These reveal a diversity of views...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a press release welcoming a joint statement from asset management trade associations supporting the transition to faster settlement of trades in funds. Effective from 11...more
Mayer Brown’s UK Regulatory Update is a quarterly newsletter for the asset management sector. In this edition, covering Q1 2025, we look at consultations relating to the UK AIFMD framework, reporting and notification...more
Last month the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set out its final rules related to the application of investment research payment optionality to fund managers. This move follows its consultation paper late last year which...more
In this horizon scan for private investment funds, which is aimed at managers based in Europe, we have set out the some of the principal legal and regulatory-focused developments to look out for in the coming months....more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has published its final Policy Statement on Investment research payment optionality for fund managers (PS25/4) (see here for our note on PS25/4’s preceding Consultation Paper). The...more
The UK government’s April launch of a consultation, along with a related call for input by the FCA, paves the way for further material divergence between the EU and UK models for the regulation of managers of alternative...more
It has been reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently reduced head count by an estimated 12% due to the Trump administration’s effort to rapidly downsize the federal government. Particularly hard-hit...more
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a consultation in April 2024 to explore whether the existing Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) framework – introduced for asset managers in November 2023 – should...more
His Majesty’s Treasury issued consultation paper—and the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Call for Input—in April, setting out proposals for a revised regime under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM)...more
On 28 April 2025, the UK government published draft legislative amendments to: - Align the UK’s domestic tax rules on permanent establishments (PE) with the 2017 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...more
On 2 May 2025, the European Commission launched its ‘Call for Evidence’ on the review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The European Commission aims to review the SFDR to simplify the framework,...more
Our Investment Funds Team reviews a development from the Securities and Exchange Commission that paves the way for private funds to launch interval funds and business development companies (BDCs) that operate as co-investment...more
On 28 April, the UK Government produced draft legislation for consultation as the latest step in the reform of UK rules on transfer pricing, permanent establishments and diverted profits tax. From an asset management...more
ESMA Guidelines and Final Draft RTS on Liquidity Management Tools of UCITS and Open-Ended AIFs - Pursuant to the revised Directive 2011/61/EU (AIFMD) and Directive 2009/65/EC (UCITS Directive), the European Securities and...more
Our investment funds team outline the latest developments within the investment funds market in the Cayman Islands, including the further changes to the Beneficial Ownership Regime, recent regulatory publications, CIMA annual...more
Supporting growth, fighting crime, helping consumers and being a smarter regulator: These are the four predictable priorities identified in the Financial Conduct Authority's 2025-2030 strategy document, released on March 25. ...more
The European Commission (EC) has published its targeted consultation on the integration of EU capital markets under its savings and investments union (SIU) strategy, accompanied by a press release and updated webpage. The...more
On 17 April 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland published its latest UCITS Q&A (42nd Edition). The Q&A contains its updated policy position regarding portfolio transparency requirements for exchange traded funds ("ETFs")...more
Welcome to the January - March 2025 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
On 7 April 2025, HM Treasury (HMT) published a consultation (Consultation) on the reform of the UK regulatory regime for alternative investment funds (AIFs) and their managers, alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs[CM1]...more
On April 8, 2025, Acting SEC Chairman Mark T. Uyeda gave a speech signaling that the SEC may revisit the current minimum assets under management (“AUM”) threshold for federal registration, potentially reducing the number of...more
On 8 April 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published their Annual Work Programme, detailing what the FCA intends to deliver in 2025/26—read on for our views on what this means for the digital assets space....more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled its ambitious strategy for 2025-2030, with growth identified as a cornerstone of its forward-looking approach. This theme permeates the entire strategy and is one of only...more