Investment Funds Update - Europe - Issue 5, 2018

Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and primary European fund domiciles.

May 2018 - Issue 5

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France

• UCITS/AIFs’ Share Classes and Hedging
• MiFID II Update
• AFG Publications

Germany 

• BaFin Publishes New Circular Addressing Anti-Money Laundering Customer Due Diligence
• Latest Investment Fund Statistics for Germany

Ireland

• Irish Revenue Guidance on Section 110
• CP86 Deadline Fast Approaching
• AML Amendment Bill 2018
• Central Bank Consultation on Amendments to UCITS Regulations
• Irish Revenue Guidance on Returns of Regulated Investment Managers

Luxembourg

• Law on Markets in Financial Instruments Including the MiFID Transposition and MiFIR Implementation        
• CSSF Issues Press Release on Questionnaires on AML/CTF risks
• LPEA Issues its GP Survey 2018

United Kingdom 

• FCA Reports on Hard to Value Assets Review
• PRA Consults on Securitisation Rule Changes
• FCA Retires Obsolete Guidance on Inducements and Conflicts

European Union 

• European Commission Publishes Legislative Proposals on Sustainable
• Finance Which Impacts Asset Managers        
• ESMA Updates Q&A on Short-Selling Regulation
• ESMA Publishes Final Guidelines on MIFID II Suitability Requirements
• ESMA Updates UCITS Q&A
• ESMA Updates Q&A on MiFIR Data Reporting
• ESMA Updates Investor Protection and Intermediaries Topics
• ESMA Updates Q&A on Benchmarks Regulation