The Preferred Return Podcast | AIFMD II – Implementation Begins
Investment Management Update - January 2015
Die überarbeiteten Fassungen der AIFM- und der UCITS-Richtlinie stehen fest und sollen Mitte 2024 in Kraft treten. Die Mitgliedstaaten haben dann zwei Jahre Zeit zur Umsetzung. Änderungen sind insbesondere bei den Themen...more
As set out in our Proskauer Special Report “Primarily Non-financial corporate reporting for U.S. companies – where to start?”, it may be complex to determine the applicability of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting...more
10 years after the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) entered into force, the Council of the European Union (EU) has published the final text of the political agreement reached in relation to the changes...more
Luxembourg has developed a significant expertise in collective asset management and structuring of investment funds, and the Luxembourg "investment toolbox" provides a broad array of options in respect of fund regimes and...more
On 20 July 2023, the Council of the EU announced that it has reached political agreement with the European Parliament on the proposed Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) and the...more
Key developments in June 2022: 30 June - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a consultation paper (CP22/11) on winding down synthetic sterling LIBOR and USD LIBOR. The Bank of England (“BoE”)...more
On 1 June 2022, the French Presidency published its “final” compromise text in relation to the revision to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (known as “AIFMD2”). According to this latest AIFMD2...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in May 2022: 31 May - Key developments in May 2022: The European...more
Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2022 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a corrigendum from the European Commission to a set of answers on the application of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU/2019/2088) (“SFDR”)....more
On 25 November 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted a package of measures aimed to deliver on several key commitments in the 2020 Capital Markets Union (CMU) action plan. The package includes four...more
On 25 November 2021, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published a legislative proposal with targeted amendments to Directive 2011/61/EU (“the “AIFMD”) and (to a certain extent) the UCITS Directive (“AIFMD...more
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS - The New European Parliament: More Fragmentation, Ad Hoc Coalitions, And Greener Policies? The results of the May 2019 European Parliament (“EP”) elections resulted in a more complex European...more
MoUs with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - The Central Bank of Ireland has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on February 1, 2019 with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom (UK) on foot...more
A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on ESMA's updated Q&As on the Benchmark Regulation and European Commission delegated...more
As we move into a new year, we have taken the opportunity to prepare an Annual Update for our investment adviser and private fund clients. This Annual Update reflects on major statutory and regulatory changes from 2016,...more
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