News & Thoughts

2 years ago

ESMA Consultation on UCITS Crossborder Management Notifications There is more than meets the eye in the ESMA consultation on UCITS crossborder management and marketing notification. Far from being exclusively confined to matters related…

A Closer Look at UCITS Marketing Notification

Crossborder Distribution, Fund Distribution, International, UCITS

2 years ago

A Closer Look at UCITS Marketing Notification The Crossborder Distribution Directive, on the one hand, and the more recent ESMA Consultation on UCITS Crossborder Marketing Notification, on the other, offer the opportunity…

Crossborder Distribution Marketing Communications – CSSF Weighs In

AIFMD, Crossborder Distribution, Fund Distribution, UCITS

2 years ago

Crossborder Distribution Marketing Communications – CSSF Weighs In A few weeks lapsed since the updated ESMA Q&A on the application of the UCITS directive created havoc in the industry, by calling for…

CSSF on UCITS Costs and Fees. Smaller Funds Beware….

AIFMD, Crossborder Distribution, UCITS

2 years ago

CSSF on UCITS Costs and Fees. Smaller Funds Beware…. The CSSF continues to support Luxembourg in its quest to consolidate its reputation as the go-to domicile for fund management in Europe.…

The Oncoming European Crypto Regulation

Crossborder Distribution

2 years ago

The Oncoming European Crypto Regulation The FTX scandal continues to unravel, with no shortage of conspiracy theories surrounding it. A quick scroll on Twitter is enough to get up to…

Tied Agent Passport Notification

Crossborder Distribution, Fund Distribution, International, MiFID

2 years ago

Tied Agent Passport Notification ESMA recently kicked off a consultation on the technical standards currently applicable to the Investment Services Passport Notification under MiFID. The consultation relates to one of the pillars…

PRIIPs and the Paradigm Shift on UK Retail Disclosure

Brexit, PRIIPs

2 years ago

PRIIPs and the Paradigm Shift on UK Retail Disclosure It is not a secret that UK authorities never quite liked PRIIPs. That was made sufficiently clear already when the regulation…