The clock is ticking: with less than a year left until the new rules on Cross-Border Distribution of Investment Funds become applicable, there is no time to lose to make sure you are prepared for the new framework and have the right processes in place. Here is an overview on the new rules for Cross-Border …
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today publishes its first Annual Statistical Report (Report) on the cost and performance of retail investment products. The Report covers Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS), Alternative Investment Funds sold to retail investors (retail AIFs) and Structured Retail Products (SRPs). The analysis complements ESMA’s risk assessment, supervisory …
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today has published a consultation on disclosure obligations for Money Market Funds. The consultation is necessary since European money market funds will have to disclose certain information under the Money Market Fund Regulation (MMFR) to their National Competent Authorities (NCAs) starting at the end of the first quarter …
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report on the Money Market Funds Regulation (MMFR). The final report contains final versions of the technical advice, draft implementing technical standards (ITS), and guidelines on stress test scenarios carried out by MMF managers under the MMFR. The key requirements relate to asset liquidity and …
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The French financial regulator, AMF, has today provided a clarification on the French market in exchange-traded funds. In recent years, the market in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has grown rapidly, both in Europe and globally. In a study of the French ETF market, the AMF analyses this growth’s consequences on market liquidity and stability. Under the …
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The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) launched today a consultation on a proposal to set minimum requirements, which manufacturers of packaged retail and insurance-based investment products with environmental or social objectives (EOS PRIIPs) should comply with to ensure that credible products are offered to retail investors. This consultation is in response to a European Commission call …
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated questions and answers document (Q&A) on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) puts in place a comprehensive framework for the regulation of alternative investment fund managers within Europe. The extensive requirements with which …
ESMA clarifies delegation of functions and other aspects under AIFMD Read More »
Cayman and Panama – Hats, Havens and OFCs What is the difference between an international financial centre (IFC) and an offshore financial centre (OFC)? “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” (Romeo and Juliet). The point that Shakespeare’s character was making was that the …
It must be tough to be in wealth management these days: first, the fund industry came under a lot of pressure from Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) that are significantly cheaper than traditional investment funds who in turn often struggled to even generate better returns for the extra charge than the ETF’s that simply track an index. …
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IOSCO consults on good practices for the termination of investment funds in an effort to increase investor protection The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a consultation report on Good Practices for the Termination of Investment Funds, which proposes a set of good practices on the voluntary termination process for investment funds. IOSCO …
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