Audra Cohen

Nov 7, 2024 | friedfrank.com | Jonathan Adler |Lawrence N. Barshay |Gregg Beechey |Jeremy Berry |Robert Blumenfeld |William J. Breslin | +42 more

Client memorandum | November 7, 2024 Authors: Michael L. Sherman, Michael Gershberg, Nihal Patel, Joanna RosenbergOn October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (”EXAMS”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published its examination priorities for 2025 (the “2025 Priorities”).[1] EXAMS’ examination priorities are released annually and are designed to preview key areas where EXAMS intends to focus its resources.

Aug 1, 2024 | lexology.com | Jonathan Adler |Gregg Beechey |Jeremy Berry |John Bibona |William J. Breslin |Kate Downey | +24 more

On  8 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published draft regulatory technical standards [1](“RTS”) and draft guidelines [2](“Guidelines”) addressing liquidity management tools (“LMTs”) for open-ended funds.

Oct 18, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Sebastian Bruchwitz |Audra Cohen |Justin Cornelius

As the market continues to evolve with the dynamics of sustainable finance legislation, managers are often facing challenges in how to best navigate competing investor demand and sentiment on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) preferences. More specifically, changing investor demand is requiring managers to look closely at whether “anti-ESG” preferences can be reconciled with the requirements in the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), especially those in Article 8.