Collective investment schemes

On 15 April 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and a final report on its guidelines on liquidity management tools (LMTs).

Background

The revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) Directive (AIFMD) and Undertakings for Collective Investment in

On 9 April 2025, a public consultation was launched for the draft bill to implement the revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (Directive 2011/61/EU, the AIFMD) and the Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (Directive 2009/65/EC, the UCITS Directive).

The draft bill introduces new rules for alternative investment funds (AIFs

On 2 April 2025, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the AFM) announced the launch of an exploratory investigation into financial services provided under the so-called ‘national regime’ exemption. This regime allows financial service providers and investment firms in the Netherlands to provide (i) investment advice and (ii)

On 7 January 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a Final Report containing guidelines on stress test scenarios under the Money Market Funds Regulation (MMF Regulation). The guidelines apply in relation to Article 28 of the MMF Regulation and establish common reference parameters for the stress test scenarios

On 11 February 2025, the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) issued a report that provides a compliance assessment of the implementation of the ESRB’s  recommendation of 2 December 2021 on reform of money market funds (MMFs). The recommendation was addressed to the European Commission (Commission) as is the report.

On 7 January 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a Final Report containing guidelines on stress test scenarios under the Money Market Funds Regulation (MMF Regulation).

Article 28(7) of the MMF Regulation provides that ESMA shall develop guidelines with a view to establishing common reference parameters of the

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 12 November 2024, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiele Markten, AFM) published its Consumer Monitor Investors report (Consumentenmonitor Beleggers). The key message in the report is that not all asset managers and investment advisors comply with the obligation to ask investors about their sustainability preferences. Only 25%