On February 26, the European Commission released a series of key proposals and communications to reshape the European Union’s (EU) regulatory framework. Alongside the overall framework communication Clean Industrial Deal, the...more
New requirements concerning reporting by EU AIFs and UCITS of statistics on their assets have been introduced by the European Central Bank (ECB). The new reporting requirements will apply from 1 December 2025....more
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
The final text of the amendments to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)—known as “AIFMD II”—was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on March 26, 2024, and will enter into force on...more
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The European Commission (“EU Commission”) has published its report on the functioning of the EU Securitisation Regulation which contains the EU Commission’s assessment of a number of key aspects of the...more
12/6/2022
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Capital Requirements ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Information Reports ,
Investors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securitization
As previously notified, the European Commission has revised rules to permanently lower the initial net short position reporting threshold from 0.2 per cent to 0.1 per cent under the EU Short Selling Regulation (EU SSR) and...more
The European Commission has published rules to permanently lower the initial net short position reporting threshold from 0.2 per cent to 0.1 per cent under the EU Short Selling Regulation (EU SSR). The lower disclosure...more
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
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced that the temporary lower net short position reporting threshold of 0.1 percent under the EU Short Selling Regulation (SSR) with respect to shares traded on an...more
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
Derivatives reporting responsibilities under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) will change from 18 June 20201, as (i) alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) will become responsible for reporting for...more
6/16/2020
/ Alternative Investment Funds ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
ISDA ,
Non-Financial Counterparties (NFC) ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Special Purpose Vehicles ,
UK Brexit
On 10 June 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) renewed its decision to temporarily require holders of net short positions in shares traded on a European Union regulated market to notify the relevant...more
On 18 May 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the non-renewal of the emergency restrictions on short selling and similar transactions by the Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) of Austria, the Financial...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that it has adjusted its systems to facilitate reporting in accordance with the decision of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) of 16 March 2020 to...more
The European Commission has clarified in a letter to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) published on February 10, 2020, further to AIMA’s request for clarification, that the requirement to report...more
Welcome to the 2020 edition of In Principle. With the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU) on31 January 2020, and moving into a transition period which will last until 31 December 2020, Brexit of courselooms...more
1/30/2020
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Certifications ,
Climate Change ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EMIR ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Benchmark Regulation ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
Libor ,
Market Abuse ,
National Competent Authorities (NCA) ,
Personal Liability ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Senior Managers ,
SFTR ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
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
1/23/2020
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
EMIR ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Legal Entity Identifiers ,
New Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs) ,
SFTR ,
Third Country Entities (TCEs) ,
UCITS
• Under Swiss law, to fulfil the clearing, reporting and risk mitigation obligations applying to derivatives trading under foreign law, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) must recognize the foreign law...more
4/18/2019
/ Counterparty Risk ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Derivatives ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
FINMA ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
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
1/25/2018
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Appeals ,
Asset Management ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Banks ,
Code of Conduct ,
Compensation ,
Competition ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EMIR ,
Encryption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Internal Investigations ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Market Abuse ,
MiFID II ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Legislation ,
Notification Requirements ,
Penalties ,
Performance Reviews ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Royal Bank of Scotland ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs) ,
SFO ,
SFTR ,
Short Selling ,
Skilled Laborers ,
SMCR ,
Technology Sector ,
Transparency ,
Trustees ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Wall Street