ESMA’s AIFMD Recommendations – A Specific Look at Delegation
As discussed in our previous blog, ESMA has written to the European Commission ahead of the EU executive’s review of the AIFMD regulation. Although ESMA has recommended a raft of…
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ESMA’s Proposed Changes to AIFMD
When the European Commission announced back in March 2018, a proposal to amend the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), in order to provide for a uniform regime for “pre-marketing”…
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ESMA’s Proposed Changes to AIFMD Reporting Regime
Last week, ESMA published a letter to the Commission setting out 19 key areas where it believes AIFMD could be improved. Specifically, ESMA’s letter includes: Harmonising the AIFMD and UCITS…
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SEC Proposed Modernised Shareholder Reports
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed significant modifications to the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund disclosure framework. The proposed disclosure framework would feature concise and visually engaging…
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Masters of Disaster
It is said the definition of insanity is repeating the same action over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Its been reported a number of US execs…
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Will you still be in scope for 13F Reporting?
Last Friday (14th August) was the Q2 filing deadline for 13F reporting. But how many more filings will you have to make? Last month, the SEC announced proposed amendments to…
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From Russia, with Love?
As news emerges of a possible vaccine from Russia the world holds its breath at the possibility of a potential global solution. Unsurprisingly there has been high levels of…
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Regulatory Round-up: July 2020
Although the regulatory responses to COVID-19 have begun to slow, the past month has still brought several important updates on Liquidity, PRIIPs, Money Market Funds, as well as a number…
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Liquidity Landscape – Singapore
Last week we took a brief look at the liquidity risk management regime in Hong Kong. This week, moving slightly southwest, and staying in the same continent, we review the…
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Liquidity Landscape – Hong Kong
Although liquidity risk management practices vary in different jurisdictions, in most cases, asset managers are required to monitor the liquidity of the fund on a frequent basis. Whilst many aspects…
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