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Reporting Requirements European Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities

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Reminder to Managers re Upcoming Changes to EMIR Reporting

The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) data reporting requirements apply to European Union (EU) funds and EU fund managers. UK EMIR imposes reporting requirements on UK funds and UK managers. The reporting...more

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Exploring DORA’s ICT Risk Requirements: Key Issues for Asset Managers

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DORA became law in December 2022 but provides for a grace period until 17 January 2025 for organisations to put in place the necessary measures to comply. The new rules will require engagement from both an operational and...more

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Names and Claims – ESMA probes use of generic ESG terms in EU funds

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Yesterday, ESMA published a risk analysis report outlining the results of its disclosure study on ESG names and claims in the EU funds industry. ESMA utilised natural language processing ("NLP") techniques to analyse the...more

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AIFMD 2.0 – The Negotiations Begin

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As noted in our earlier OnPoint, on 25 November 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted a package of measures that aimed to deliver on several key commitments in the 2020 Capital Markets Union action plan,...more

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FCA finalises its rulebook for the new UK authorised open-ended fund to invest in illiquid assets: the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF)

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The FCA’s Policy Statement published on 25 October 2021 provides feedback to its May 2021 consultation (the Consultation) and sets out the final rules and guidance for the new authorised open-ended fund regime to invest in...more

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New AMF Reporting Requirements

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On 23 June 2021, the French financial markets authority, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the AMF) announced new quarterly reporting obligations relating to (i) indemnification payments to unitholders and (ii) breaches of...more

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The European Commission Unveils New Sustainable Finance Package

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The package focuses on material sustainability reporting and disclosure obligations, as the EU looks to direct capital toward sustainable activities. On 21 April 2021, one day prior to Earth Day and a US-led global...more

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ESMA Publishes Guidelines on Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on May 10 published final guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers (ESMA Guidelines) to help firms and competent authorities identify, address, and monitor the...more

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Funds and asset management regulatory news, September 2020 # 2

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COVID-19: phased ending of FCA temporary relief extending deadlines for publishing fund reports and accounts - On 9 September 2020, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated its COVID-19-related webpage on...more

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EMIR Alert: Refit Reporting Changes Go Live

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18 June 2020 will mark one year since the EMIR Refit Regulation (the “EMIR Refit”) came into force. On the same date, the reporting responsibility changes introduced by the EMIR Refit will take effect....more

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SFTR Alert: Buy-side reporting reprieve

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A recent exchange of letters between the European Commission and ESMA and AIMA has confirmed that non-EU AIFs (irrespective of manager location) will not be subject to the SFTR reporting obligation, bringing welcome clarity...more

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EU Securities Financing Transactions Regulation Reporting – Impacts for Asset Managers

The new European Union rules requiring reporting by fund managers of securities financing transactions (SFT) take effect on October 11, 2020. While the scope of the reporting requirements under Article 4 of the Securities...more

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Central Bank of Ireland CP130 - Treatment, Correction and Redress of Errors in Investment Funds

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In September 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) published CP130, a consultation paper on the proposed regulatory framework (the Framework) for the treatment, correction and redress of errors in investment...more

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Amendments to the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds

• The revised UT Code came into effect on 1 January 2019, with a 12-month transition period for compliance by funds currently registered with the SFC. • Revised regulatory standards will impact all SFC-authorised funds and...more

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

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MIFID II – end of “no LEI” exemption for transaction reporting; ESMA takes stock of MiFID II achievements - ESMA confirmed on 20 June that the current exemption from using Legal Entity Identifiers for certain transactions...more

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In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

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So You Want to Market Funds in Europe? Rules of the Road for Accessing Capital in Europe

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Europe is the largest market for fund products after the United States. However, despite the advances of the European single market, there remains a confusing combination of pan-European and country specific rules governing...more

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New lending opportunities for EU Alternative Investment Funds in Italy

On 23 December 2016, the Bank of Italy supplemented the regulation on the collective investment management (the "Regulation") which, inter alia, implements article 46-ter of Legislative Decree. n. 58/1998 ("Consolidated...more

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

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FCA Publishes Final Rules Removing Certain Ineffective Disclosure Requirements - The FCA published a policy statement on 11 October 2016, removing certain ineffective disclosure requirements from the FCA Handbook...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2016: MiFID II: Key Considerations for Asset Managers

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The Council of the European Union on 13 May 2014 formally endorsed a new regulatory regime that will replace the current Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), which has been in force since 2007. The new...more

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New Semi-Annual Reporting of Risk Data Required for Luxembourg-Domiciled UCITS

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The Luxembourg supervisory authority (“CSSF”) recently issued a circular letter (“Circular Letter”) that requires all Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS to provide the CSSF with information – pursuant to the filing of additional...more

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U.S. SEC Proposes Liquidity Risk Management Programs, Optional “Swing Pricing,” and Liquidity Reporting for Mutual Funds and...

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On September 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed a new rule and amendments to rules and reporting forms under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), designed to standardize...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Third Quarter 2015: Developments in the Luxembourg Financial Sector

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The Luxembourg government has brought to Parliament a bill of law transposing UCITS V into Luxembourg’s UCI Law and AIFM Law. Further, the Luxembourg CSSF published a new version of its AIFMD Frequently Asked Questions, among...more

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Dodd-Frank at 4: Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here? As we mark another milestone in regulatory reform with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, it strikes us that although most studies required to be undertaken by the Act...more

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MiFID II: The Next Big Challenge - Key Issues for Asset Managers

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Background - The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the related Regulation (“MiFIR”) is the next big rewrite of EU legislation, due to take effect at the beginning of 2017. Although its greatest...more

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