Last week the European Parliament voted on the proposal for the modernisation of the key information document. This means significant changes in the PRIIPs KIDs regulation are on their way. The main target of the regulators is to strengthen the comparability between different products for retail investors as well as Read more…
It is commonly known that the UCITS KIIDs need to be updated every year within the first 35 business years of every new year. Last year the PRIIPs KID replaced the UCITS KIID, but same as before, also the PRIIPs KID needs an annual update according to the regulation. There Read more…
Last week ESMA published an update on the proposed guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms. The goal of this upcoming regulation is to further avoid greenwashing of fund investments. As many funds are using ESG-related fund names, the regulators aim to provide clear rules for the usage Read more…
After the 2008 financial crisis, where ABS securitisations had a major impact on the market downturns, several new regulations were implemented to avoid unpredictable risks. Overall, this led to significant volume drops in the securitisation market. With the first introduction of Solvency II, the regulation divided securitisations into 3 categories Read more…
Infrastructure investments have become an increasingly attractive asset class for insurance companies operating under the Solvency II regulation. Solvency II, implemented in 2016, aims to standardize and strengthen the regulation of insurance and reinsurance companies within the European Union (EU). It introduced a risk-based approach, emphasizing the need for insurers Read more…
Last week ESMA published an update of the AIFMD Q&A which contains a new section called XVI “Exemptions”.
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.