LUXEMBOURG: CSSF Publishes UCITS Identifiers
On 14th January 2022, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published an excel of UCITS identifiers. Click on the above link for further information.
EUROPE: FinDatEx Intended Availability of the EET and Update of the EMT
Due to repeated inquiries, FinDatEx would like to inform as follows: As a consequence of the deferral by the European Commission of the application date of the SFDR RTS to…
EUROPE: ESA Public Hearing on the Review of the PRIIPS Regulation
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have organised an online public hearing on Friday 11 February 2022, from 09:30-16:30 CET to discuss the development of their draft Technical Advice to the…
UNITED KINGDOM: Supervisory Flexibility on the Short Selling Indicator
The FCA are putting in place temporary measures for the reporting of the short selling indicator in transaction reports while they consider changes to the UK transaction reporting regime. Transaction…
DENMARK: Supplementary information on ESMA guidelines for performance-based fees in UCITS
The transition period for ESMA’s guidelines on performance-based fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs has expired at the turn of the year, and the guidelines now apply to…
UNITED KINGDOM: AIC urges FCA to avoid misleading ESG claims
The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has proposed that demanding standards should be set for funds that call themselves “sustainable” or make ESG claims. In its response to the FCA’s discussion paper…
LUXEMBOURG: CSSF Publishes Circular CSSF 22/791
The CSSF has published Circular CSSF 22/791 specifying the criteria to assess the exceptional cases when institutions exceed the large exposure limits of Article 395(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013…
LUXEMBOURG: CSSF FAQ Virtual Assets – Undertakings for collective investment
The CSSF have updated the FAQs regarding Virtual Assets. The following questions have been amended: Question 2. May an AIF invest in virtual assets? Answer 2. Investments in virtual assets as…
EUROPEAN UNION: Editorial updates to EMT V3.0 and 3.1
The German data provider WM Datenservice informed FinDatEx of amendments to the range of delivery values used for codification in the CSV target market delivery file in WM-EMT format. This…
UNITED KINGDOM: FCA Update for Firms on PRIIPs RTS Article 18 and Related Rules
As part of the Financial Services Act 2021, Parliament legislated to extend the Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) exemption in The Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment…