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AIFMD
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Banking, Finance and Securities
ESMA publishes draft RTS and final guidelines on liquidity management tools
By Anita Edwards, Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 15 April 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and a final report on its guidelines on liquidity management tools (LMTs). Background…
Banking, Finance and Securities
The Dutch draft bill implementing the revised AIFMD and UCITS Directive
By Nikolai de Koning, Ademir Šehomerović
On 9 April 2025, a public consultation was launched for the draft bill to implement the revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (Directive 2011/61/EU, the AIFMD) and the Undertakings for…
Banking, Finance and Securities
Increase in AIFM-Light Managers and their assets under management in the Netherlands
By Nikolai de Koning, Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)
On 30 October 2024, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiele Markten, AFM) released findings from its exploratory study on the rising number of fund managers operating under…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESMA consults on LMTs for funds
By Claire Guilbert, Simon Lovegrove (UK)
On 8 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued two consultation papers on liquidity management tools (LMTs) for funds. The first consultation covers draft regulatory technical standards…
Global Financial Regulatory Blog
ESMA Finalises Guidelines on Fund Names
Guidelines indicate when asset managers may legitimately use ESG or sustainability-related terms in their fund names. By Nicola Higgs, Laura Ferrell, and Charlotte Collins On 14 May 2024, ESMA published…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Published in OJ – AIFMD 2
By Claire Guilbert, Cyril Clugnac
On 26 March 2024, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU, Directive 2024/927 of 13 March 2024, amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the UCITS…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Published in OJ – Delegated legislation on cross border notifications under AIFMD and UCITS Directive
On 25 March 2024, the following Delegated Regulations were published in the Official Journal of the EU: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/911 of 15 December 2023 supplementing the UCITS Directive…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
European Parliament approves deal on updated rules for hedge funds and retail funds
On 7 February 2024, the European Parliament issued a press release stating that MEPs had adopted the proposed Directive amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the UCITS Directive…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Commission adopts delegated legislation on cross-border notifications under AIFMD and UCITS Directive
On 15 December 2023, the European Commission adopted certain draft implementing and delegated acts relating to the UCITS Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) as regards notifications…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Updated AIFMD guides: The marketing passport and the requirements for fund managers across the EU
By Jonathan Herbst (UK), Simon Lovegrove (UK), Hannah Meakin (UK), Roberto Cristofolini (FR), Sebastien Praicheux, Claire Guilbert, Floortje Nagelkerke (NL), Salvatore Iannitti (IT), Frank Herring
We have now updated our two guides on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), which has now been in force for some time. Both guides are now in their…