The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA – previously CESR) has published a 430+ page consultation on implementing measures for the AIFMD. Issues addressed include ‘General provisions’ (e.g. organisational requirements; […] [...]

The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) – see past Regulatory Roundups e.g. No. 15 – has taken a long time coming (the original proposal was back in April 2009) […] [...]

A letter from the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (‘SEC’) to the North American Securities Administrators Association, sent on 8 April, provides an indication that the SEC will look to […] [...]

An article on short selling in Regulatory Roundup 10 advised that a CESR report recommended the introduction of a pan-European short selling disclosure regime. The European Commission has now published […] [...]

Following on from Regulatory Roundup #17 we have had requests for further details on the regulatory developments within the US. As you will know, the ‘Dodd Bill’ was enacted on […] [...]

As you will be aware from Regulatory Roundup #15, the European Commission has proposed the establishment of a European System of Financial Supervisors (ESFS) which will be composed of national […] [...]

The US President has this week signed the H.R. 4173 ‘Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010’ (which can be found via the link). Contained within ‘Title IV–Regulation of Advisers […] [...]

In early June the FSA held a presentation on the AIFM directive. The link will take you to the slides used for the FSA’s AIFM directive presentation. Slides 14 & […] [...]

Rapporteur Jean-Paul Gauzès has now announced that the Parliamentary vote on the AIFM directive will be delayed from July until September. The UK is said to be pushing for second […] [...]

There has, of course, been an abundance of articles on the AIFM Directive recently. The quality of reporting is variable, with some headlines suggesting that it’s all over (see the […] [...]

There have been further developments in respect of the proposed Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act 2010 (see Regulatory Roundup 18 January and previous). Senator Christopher Dodd’s financial reform proposals […] [...]

The Regulatory Roundup of 19 November contained details of the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act 2009, which in its original form could have had implications for UK fund managers […] [...]

As you will be aware, AIMA has recently reiterated its support for the proposed registration of hedge fund managers in the US in the interests of financial stability. The move […] [...]