06/06/2016

Reverse solicitation rule not catching out asset managers

No single asset manager appears to have yet fallen foul of the rules governing reverse solicitation under the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive although the risk of regulatory sanctions for breaches does still remain.

06/06/2016

Solvency II Will Increase Reinsurance Buying Demand: Fitch

Full S2 equivalence also is an important advantage because it simplifies the process of transacting reinsurance with carriers domiciled in countries that are designated equivalent to EU regulations for reinsurance supervision.

06/01/2016

MiFID II – ESMA opinion on standards on ancillary services

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion in response to the European Commission's request that ESMA amend its draft regulatory standard 20 under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regula

05/31/2016

The UCITS V Directive

The UCITS V provisions seek to address certain perceived weaknesses in the UCITS regime, particularly following the Madoff fraud and the default of Lehman Brothers.