AIFM Data Management Regulation
ESMA AIFMD Q&A Update
Last week ESMA published an update of the AIFMD Q&A which contains a new section called XVI “Exemptions”.
Fund Reporting MiFID II Regulation
New EMT V4.1 Draft published!
FinDatEx has published the draft European MiFID Template (EMT) V4.1 for public consultation that covers the new requirements under the UK Consumer Duty regulation.
PRIIPs
New PRIIPs Q&A available!
On 21st December 2022 the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published again an update on the PRIIPs Q&A. This shows that the industry still has many open questions on the latest RTS as the previous update was only released on 14th November.
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Separation anxiety: EU & UK regulatory divergence
Amid the many, many nauseatingly hyperbolic statements and goals issued to promote Brexit, one stared ambition was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fend off Paris and Frankfurt as major European financial centres.
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Everything’s gone green: ESG and Real Estate reporting
Variously described as the most exciting thing ever to happen in finance and also one of its biggest challenges, ESG is no longer just a factor for investment decision-making, but a regulatory reporting requirement.
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PRIIPs Reprise and the Journey from EUCs to Web Apps
Asset managers love EUCs – End-User Computing solutions. These lovingly self-built Excel tools are often designed as quick fixes to very custom processes and problems – from valuation models through to simply taking manual effort out of a regular task.
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Alternative Investment Reporting and Cloud Transformation
Asset classes like real estate, hedge funds, private equity and credit, or emerging alternatives like cryptocurrencies, are routinely treated like those people choosing to live on society’s furthest fringes – left to their own devices and treated with a high degree of caution.
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PRIIPs Implementation and Fund API Initiative
The delays surrounding the introduction of PRIIPs KIDs for UCITS funds by the European Commission are vaguely reminiscent of the slow-motion back-and-forth that characterized another European drama of recent years, Brexit.
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ESG Disclosure and API Utilization
Asset managers seek to embed ESG into their investment processes, but the extent that this integration is possible also depends, to a certain extent, on clear guidelines and metrics from regulation in order to assess the ESG impact of various investments.