The European Commission has published a report on the application and the scope of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on Alternative Investment Fund Managers. The…
On 8th June 2020, the European Commission published the following draft delegated directives and rules on sustainable finance and the obligation to advise clients on social and environmental aspects: Sustainable finance…
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) began a two-month consultation on proposals to amend the Code on Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to provide Hong Kong REITs with more flexibility in making…
On 8th June 2020, the General Board highlighted that the monitoring of liquidity risks in the insurance sector needs to be improved. It also noted that the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions…
On 22nd June 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued the official translations of its guidelines on standardised procedures and messaging protocols. National Competent Authorities (NCAs) to which these Guidelines apply must…
On 3rd June 2020, the Federal Reserve Board announced an expansion in the number and type of entities eligible to directly use its Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). Under the new terms,…
On 05th June 2020,the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the final guidelines on the MiFID II compliance function. These guidelines replace the ESMA guidelines on the same topic issued in 2012…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has published updated reporting instructions to be used for reporting under the Money Market Fund Regulation (MMFR). ESMA has implemented amendments on the XML schema…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a supervisory briefing on the supervision by National Competent Authorities (NCAs) of costs applicable to Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS)…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published updated opinions on post-trade transparency and position limits under MiFID II and MiFIR following its assessment of over 200 third-country trading venues…
