Unless you’ve been on Mars for the last 12 months, you will be only too aware of the chaos that has been uncorked following the UK’s decision, in June 2016, to leave the European Union. A seminal moment in European and UK history, ‘Brexit’ has thrown into uncertainty the access
By Jean-Florent Richard (pictured) & Pilar de Terry – Next year sees the introduction of two major pieces of regulation both of which will have implications for how asset managers distribute their investment funds across Europe. Simply put, MiFID II will apply to investment firms manufacturing and/or distributing financial instruments
Luxembourg will always be a very heavily regulated jurisdiction. When the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive was introduced in 2011, the Grand Duchy was well prepared in advance of this new post-financial crisis environment of global regulation. “I believe the most important thing to have happened to Luxembourg in
Rather than taking a short-term reactive approach to coping with regulatory change, and the inevitable reporting/data management task that comes with it, asset managers would be best advised to step back and think more long-term. That’s the view of Lee Godfrey (pictured), CEO of KNEIP, one of the industry’s leading
Although perceived as a very safe and conservative country, Luxembourg has embraced innovation in a number of ways that continue to set it apart from many of its competitors. In many respects, Luxembourg got it right in 2013 when it shook things up a bit. It embraced AIFMD, having already
Linda Gibson, Director of Regulatory Change and Compliance Risk, BNY Mellon’s Pershing on teh challenge and opportunities of MiFID II… The FCA will not be lenient on firms that fall behind on MiFID II compliance. But where a zero tolerance approach will apply to more straightforward areas – such as
By George Ralph, RFA – A recent study by Watchguard Technologies of 1,600 organisations also found that only 10 per cent believed they were 100 per cent prepared for the regulations to pass into law. That’s 90 per cent who do not feel prepared, or are unsure if the regulations
With the implementation of AIFMD and UCITS V, the cost of launching EU funds has undoubtedly increased. Managers have to weigh up these costs versus the benefits of reaching a wider audience of European investors, compared to offshore funds. For those based in the UK, an added complication is Brexit.
New measures to update the merger system and better protect national security have been set out by UK Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark. The new proposals include enabling the Government to intervene in mergers that raise national security concerns, even when they involve smaller businesses. These changes are targeted
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has published a new edition of its flagship due diligence questionnaire (DDQ), 20 years after the first AIMA DDQ helped to standardise the due diligence process for alternative investment managers and investors. The new AIMA Illustrative Questionnaire for the Due Diligence of Investment Managers
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