Topic
UCITS
40 published works
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Brexit: HMT Consults on Overseas Retail Funds Regime
By Carolyn H. Jackson, Nathaniel Lalone, Neil Robson
On March 11, HM Treasury (HMT), the office of the United Kingdom (UK) government responsible for financial services legislation, published a consultation paper on a regime which would allow overseas…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Cross border distribution of investment funds – legislation published in the OJ
By Imogen Garner (UK), Iona Wright (UK)
On 12 July 2019, the following legislative acts were published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ): Directive (EU) 2019/1160 amending the UCITS Directive and the Alternative Investment Fund…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESMA issues first pan-EU overview of use of supervisory sanctions for UCITS
On 4 April 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued its first annual report on sanctions imposed by Member State competent authorities (NCAs) under the UCITS Directive. The…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESMA updates Q&As on UCITS, AIFMD and MAR
By Imogen Garner (UK), Iona Wright (UK)
On 29 March 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority updated its Q&As on: the UCITS Directive. Specifically, the Q&As clarify the UCITS KIID benchmark and past performance obligations; the…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ESMA peer review on guidelines on ETFs and UCITS issues
By Imogen Garner (UK), Iona Wright (UK)
On 30 July 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report concerning its peer review on the guidelines on exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other UCITS…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
ESMA Updates UCITS and AIFMD Q&As
By Carolyn H. Jackson, Nathaniel Lalone, Neil Robson
On July 23, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a press release announcing updates to two of its sets of Questions and Answers (Q&As): (1) Q&As relating to…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ESMA updates AIFMD and UCITS Q&As
By Imogen Garner (UK), Iona Wright (UK)
On 23 July 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its Q&As on the application of the UCITS Directive and the AIFMD. The new UCITS Q&As relates to…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ESMA updates UCITS Q&As
On 25 May 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority updated its Q&As on the UCITS Directive. The Q&As include a new question and answer on the application of remuneration…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
ESMA Publishes Recommendation on Leverage and Liquidity in Investment Funds
By Neil Robson
On February 14, the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) published a recommendation (dated December 7, 2017) on liquidity and leverage risks in investment funds managed by regulated EU managers (specifically…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
ESMA Issues Opinion on UCITS Share Classes
On January 30, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued an opinion (Opinion) on share classes within Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) funds. The Opinion sets…