Skadden outlines difficulties of marketing under AIFMD
The marketing passport is only available for EU managers
Regulation
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Europe’s wealth managers ‘failing to adapt’ to MiFID II regime
Many European wealth managers are failing to adapt to the demands of MiFID II by not fully assessing client suitability and risk levels, according to analysis by Oxford Risk. The research firm’s Wealth Managers are still adapting to MiFID II report was based on a wider study with wealth managers across France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy,…
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EFAMA critiques EC proposals on retail investment
Industry body EFAMA has responded to the European Commission’s (EC) Retail Investment Package first proposed in May this year. The European Fund and Asset Management Association lists what it calls a number of “positive elements”, along with ones that the association says need to be reconsidered. The changes were proposed earlier this year and were…
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Which European companies are most transparent about tax?
VBDO benchmark finds 34% lacked ‘proper ESG integration in tax matters’, writes Natasha Turner European companies are becoming ever-more responsible taxpayers, but a third still lack proper ESG integration on tax matters, this year’s Tax Transparency Benchmark has found. The benchmark, which has been published by the Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) and PwC, this…
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European Parliament adopts green bond standard
MEPs have voted to adopt a new voluntary standard over the use of the ‘European Green Bond’ label. According to the European Parliament, the regulation – adopted by 418 votes in favour, with 79 against and 72 abstentions – lays down uniform standards for issuers who wish to use the designation ‘European green bond’ or…
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Industry organisations take aim at EMIR 3.0
EFAMA and other trade bodies call for ‘active account requirement’ to be scrapped
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EC floats unpopular changes to sustainable finance framework
The European Commission (EC) has set out a new package of measures around the EU sustainable finance framework. The Commission said the package was part of an effort to ensure the framework continued to support companies and the financial sector, while encouraging private funding. Among its auspices were a new set of EU Taxonomy criteria…
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Industry reacts to EU’s Retail Investment Strategy
The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has come out swinging at the European Union’s Retail Investment Strategy (RIS). A statement from EFAMA – produced in conjunction with trade bodies the Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe, the European Association of Co-Operative Banks, the European Association of Public Banks, the European…