NEWS

• Marketing takes centre stage at AIFMD Treasury meeting

  
  

  What is considered marketing, and when is marketing at the initiative of the investor, were two primary themes at Friday’s HM Treasury town hall … read more »

• FCA promises one-month turnaround for anxious AIFMs

  The ­Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will turn around early applications for Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) in under one month, catering to the almost … read more »

• Europe ‘more extraterritorial’ than the US, SEC warns

  European OTC derivatives regulation may have more extra-territorial impact than US regulation from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) despite criticisms, representatives from the … read more »

• Ireland to open AIFM registration process imminently

  Applications for registration as Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) under the Directive in Ireland will be opened by the Irish Central Bank today or … read more »

• Germany tones down AIFMD marketing rules

  Final rules from the German parliament’s financial committee on the implementing Act for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), released in German on … read more »

• Overseas AIFM registration process overhauled by UK

• EU must “embed” automatic exchanges, implores Osborne

• EU FTT not right for London or Europe, says mayor

• Australian regulators clarify clearing eligibility rules

• Attestations usage tipped to up senior staff liability

ANALYSIS

Investor DDQ: Opera Momentum

A growing number of investors and their consultants are asking whether prospective managers are compliant with the Open Protocol Enabling Risk Aggregation (OPERA) reporting … read more »