On 15 September 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the AFM) published a news update on the compliance of investment fund managers with the Dutch Act on the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing (Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme, Wwft)
Funds & Asset Management
Podcast | Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus | Let’s Talk Asset Management , Episode 31 – UK Asset Management Framework Reforms Part 7 – Depositaries and prime brokers
In the latest episode of our podcast mini-series on the UK Asset Management Framework Reforms, we continue our examination of the FCA’s consultation papers published on 14 July 2026 — a proposed package of reforms designed to tailor requirements more proportionately for asset managers. This episode focuses on further proposals in CP26/28, chapters 13 and…
Podcast | Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus | Let’s Talk Asset Management, Episode 30 – UK Asset Management Framework Reforms Part 6 – Valuation, leverage calculations and delegation
This podcast mini-series on the ‘UK Asset Management Framework Reforms’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated consultation papers published on July 14, 2026, setting out a proposed package of reforms intended to tailor requirements more proportionately for asset managers.
In this episode, we focus on the proposals in CP26/28 covering valuation (chapter 4), leverage calculations (chapter…
Podcast | Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus: Let’s Talk Asset Management – Episode 29 – UK Asset Management Framework Reforms Part 5 – NPPR proposals and the business restriction
This podcast mini-series on the ‘UK Asset Management Framework Reforms’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated consultation papers published on July 14, 2026, setting out a proposed a package of reforms intended to tailor requirements more proportionately for asset managers.
In this episode, we focus on further proposals in CP26/28, including the FCA’s proposed approach to how…
FCA publishes policy statement on Enhancing fund liquidity risk management
On 13 August 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement in relation to enhancing fund liquidity risk management (PS26/17).
Background
Consultation Paper 25/38 (CP25/38) proposed targeted changes intended to make improvements to the liquidity risk management framework for retail-focused authorised funds, those being undertakings for collective…
Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus – Let’s Talk Asset Management – Episode 27 – UK Asset Management Framework Reforms Part 3 – Remuneration proposals
In our podcast mini-series on the UK Asset Management Framework Reforms, we examine the FCA’s highly anticipated consultation papers published on 14 July 2026. These papers set out a proposed package of reforms intended to tailor requirements more proportionately for asset managers.
This episode focuses on CP26/27, which proposes an overhaul of the remuneration rules…
Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus – Let’s Talk Asset Management – Episode 26 – UK Asset Management Framework Reforms Part 2 – Investor disclosures
In our podcast mini-series on the UK Asset Management Framework Reforms, we examine the FCA’s highly anticipated consultation papers published on 14 July 2026. These papers set out a proposed package of reforms intended to tailor requirements more proportionately for asset managers.
This episode focuses specifically on the FCA’s proposed approach to investor disclosures, as…
Podcast | Let’s Talk Asset Management – Episode 25 – UK Asset Management Framework Reforms Part 1
In the latest episode of our podcast mini-series on the UK Asset Management Framework Reforms, we turn our attention to the FCA’s proposed approach to firm size thresholds and residual collective investment scheme (CIS) operators.
The mini-series examines the FCA’s consultation papers published on 14 July 2026, which set out a package of reforms for…
Compartments Without the Product-Law Price Tag: A New Structuring Option for Luxembourg Partnership AIFs
Luxembourg fund managers now have a route to statutory ring-fencing between pools of assets within a single SCS (Société en Commandite Simple) or SCSp (Société en commandite spéciale) without accepting a product-law wrapper. Bill 8814, filed on 30 July 2026, proposes to decouple the two.
The Bill would amend the AIFM…
AFM update on compliance and internal audit functions at fund managers
On 23 July 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) issued a news update on areas of attention for compliance and internal audit functions at Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and managers of Undertakings in Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS Managers)(collectively referred…










