On 12 December 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on open-ended loan originating alternative investment funds under the revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
Background
On 25 March 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/927 amending the AIFMD and
On 25 October 2024, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2759 relating to European long-term investment funds was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ). It enters into force on the day following its publication.
The Delegated Regulation contains regulatory technical standards (RTS) guiding ELTIF managers on how to
There are two methods which allow the marketing of alternative investment funds (AIFs) in the EU by alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). The first method is a marketing “passport” which has been introduced by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) to allow AIFs to be marketed to professional
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We have updated our briefing note on ESMA guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms.
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On 22 July 2024, the Financial Stability Board issued a progress report regarding enhancing the resilience of non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI).
The progress report describes recent and ongoing work by the FSB to address systemic risk of NBFI. It sets out the main findings of work over the past year to assess and