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Regulation Round Up - March 2024

Proskauer Rose LLP on 4/10/2024

Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

[Podcast] SFDR for Beginners

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/4/2021

In this episode, the first in our three-part EU ESG Considerations for Beginners miniseries, Akin Gump financial regulatory partner Ezra Zahabi looks at the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and what it means...more

Sustainable Finance In Luxembourg — What Managers Should Do Now

Goodwin on 12/18/2020

Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of 27 November, 2019 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector, as amended by Regulation (EU) of 18 June, 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate...more

EU Authority Allows Further Short Delay to Annual Transparency Calculations for Non-Equities

A&O Shearman on 10/2/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority has announced the delay of the publication dates by investment firms and trading venues of the annual transparency calculations for non-equity instruments (other than bonds) from...more

AML Update: Central Register of Beneficial Ownership is Now Live

Dechert LLP on 10/2/2019

The Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies (the Central Register) is now open and Irish entities have until 22 November 2019 to file their beneficial ownership details....more

Revised EU Statement on the Share Trading Obligations in a No-Deal Brexit

A&O Shearman on 6/20/2019

Following concerns regarding its March 19, 2019 statement, the European Securities and Markets Authority has published a revised statement on the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the trading obligation for shares where no...more

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

Dechert LLP on 3/18/2019

AIFMD – ESMA issues draft guidelines on liquidity stress testing in UCITS and AIFs - On February 5, ESMA issued a consultation paper on issuing liquidity stress test guidance for investment funds. The draft guidelines aim...more

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

Dechert LLP on 2/12/2019

MiFID II – updated Q&As on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency topics and obligations on disclosure of information to clients in the context of Brexit - ESMA updated its Q&As on 4 January on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency...more

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

Dechert LLP on 11/16/2018

AIFMD – updated ESMA Q&A - ESMA published updated Q&As on the application of the AIFMD on October 4. ESMA has added a new Q&A clarifying the application of the AIFMD notification requirements with regard to AIFMs managing...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/8/2018

U.S. Financial Industry Developments - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act - The "Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act," signed by the President on May 24, amends...more

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

Dechert LLP on 3/5/2018

MiFID II – Member State Transposition and Updated Q&A on Market Transparency - The European Commission updated its webpage on 13 February 2018 setting out member state transposition of MiFID II....more

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

Dechert LLP on 2/2/2018

MiFID II – ESMA issues updated Q&As on transparency and market structures and investor protection and intermediaries topics - ESMA updated its Q&As on 18 December 2017 on MiFID II Q&As on transparency and market...more

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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/25/2018

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

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

Dechert LLP on 5/2/2017

BaFin Publishes Guidance on Transparency Standards for German Funds - On 4 April 2017, BaFin has published new transparency standards for funds after a BaFin investigation found that some active funds “closely” track...more

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

Dechert LLP on 3/15/2017

EMIR - Spanish Pension Schemes Exempt and Updated Q&A - On 25 January, ESMA issued its opinion confirming the exemption from the EMIR clearing obligation for certain Spanish pension schemes....more

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

Dechert LLP on 2/25/2017

Enforcement of the 2016 Financial Information Published by Issuers Subject to the Transparency Law - In accordance with the Luxembourg law of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements for issuers, the CSSF monitors...more

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

Dechert LLP on 12/30/2016

AIFMD – ESMA Updates Q&As and Re-Visits View of Application of Delegation Rules - ESMA issued updated Q&As on 16 November on AIFMD including two new questions and answers on the cross-border marketing of AIFs, clarifying...more

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

Dechert LLP on 12/21/2016

BaFin Publishes Circular on Solvency II - Bafin published a revised draft circular on 7 December 2016 addressing Solvency II entities regulated by the BaFin which will enter into force on 1 January 2018. The draft...more

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

Dechert LLP on 11/30/2016

Central Bank launches ORION II platform to authorise all QIAIFs applications - All QIAIFs applications (including ICAVs) will be processed via the CBI’s ORION platform allowing consistency with other legal structures and...more

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

Dechert LLP on 12/15/2015

CSSF Press Release 15/49 Relating to the New Transparency Requirements for Issuers of Securities and Notifications of Major Holdings - In press release 15/49, the CSSF provides clarifications in relation to the...more

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