AMF Public Consultation on ICOs -
The AMF launched a public consultation on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) on 26 October 2017 in order to assess how these fundraisings could be regulated. Out of the three regulatory options...more
3/30/2018
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Asset Management ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Financial Adviser ,
France ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Public Consultations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies
AMF Priorities in the EMIR Review -
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (the “AMF”, the French financial markets authority) published two position papers on 2 May 2017 relating to the EMIR review...more
6/26/2017
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Crowdfunding ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
France ,
Investment Funds ,
Liquidity Risk Management Rule ,
MiFID II ,
Open-Ended Fund Companies (OFCs) ,
Public Consultations ,
UCITS
UCITS: New KIID Q&A -
ESMA published revised Q&A’s on the KIID on 26 March 2015. The Q&A includes a new question on the treatment of past performance information in case of fund mergers....more
4/28/2015
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Asset Management ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
MiFID II ,
Money Market Funds ,
Shadow Banking ,
Singapore ,
Swaps ,
UCITS
EMIR: Non-Deliverable FX Forwards and Interest Rate Swap Clearing -
Non-deliverable FX forwards -
ESMA confirms that EMIR clearing requirements will not apply to non-deliverable FX forwards, though reserves its...more
4/2/2015
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Capital Markets ,
Crowdfunding ,
EMIR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FX Forwards ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Swap Clearing
EU Passes New Council Directive to Implement “EU-FATCA" -
The Council Directive passed by the EU on 1 December 2014 implements the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in Europe. The Directive has to be implemented...more
3/10/2015
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Asset Management ,
Benchmarks ,
CCPs ,
EIOPA ,
EMIR ,
ETFs ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATCA ,
Insolvency ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Money Market Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Swap Clearing ,
Swaps ,
UCITS