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Aug 1, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine |Glynn Barwick |Justin Cornelius
In our previous alerts (here and here), we noted critical feedback that the European Commission (Commission) gave to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on its December 2023 draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS).
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Glynn Barwick |Justin Cornelius |Chris Ormond |Andrew Henderson
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Glynn Barwick |Justin Cornelius |Andrew Henderson
The Pension Schemes Bill announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July builds on the UK Government’s drive to encourage defined contribution (DC) pension investment in long-term illiquid investments such as private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and real estate, and accelerate interest in the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF).
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Andrew Henderson |Glynn Barwick |Justin Cornelius |Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine
In our previous alert, we looked at the draft revised
Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) supplementing the amended
ELTIF Regulation (ELTIF 2.0) published by the European Securities
and Markets Authority (ESMA) in its December 2023 Final Report.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Glynn Barwick |Samantha Coghlan |Justin Cornelius
Welcome to the first edition of our Horizon Scan for 2024: key recent and expected funds, regulatory and tax developments to look out for. As before, we focus on the most important developments and changes that we expect to be of interest to those in the private funds and investment management sectors.
Please see full publication below for more information.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Andrew Henderson |Glynn Barwick |Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine |Justin Cornelius
In our previous alert ELTIF Reform: A Milestone in the Development of an EU Private Fund Structure for Accessing Wholesale Markets, we discussed the EU Commission's adoption of a revised regulation for the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), which we refer to as "ELTIF 2.0." On 19 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Final Report on the draft revised Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) supplementing ELTIF 2.0. The Final Report follows from...
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine |Glynn Barwick |Justin Cornelius
In our previous alert ELTIF Reform: A Milestone in the Development of an EU Private Fund Structure for Accessing Wholesale Markets, we discussed the EU Commission’s adoption of a revised regulation for the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), which we refer to as “ELTIF 2.0.” On 19 December 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Final Report on the draft revised Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) supplementing ELTIF 2.0. The Final Report follows from...
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Chris Ormond |Brian O’Neill |Ed Hall |Justin Cornelius
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
(ECCTA) became law on 26 October 2023, having
completed the legislative process and received Royal Assent. Part 2
of ECCTA introduces significant reforms to UK limited partnership
(UKLP) law, principally to tighten registration
requirements and increase transparency.
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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.
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Jul 6, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Justin Cornelius |Samantha Coghlan |Andrew Henderson |Bhargavi Mudakavi
Following its August 2022 consultation on the broader retail
distribution of interests in a Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF), the FCA
published its Policy Statement PS23/7 including final
Handbook rules on 29 June 2023.
These changes take effect straight away on 3 July
2023 (and for the existing handful of LTAFs, there is a 12
month transitional period which will require compliance by
3 July 2024, or sooner if fund documents are
updated).
