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Summary The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views on proposed rules that would allow asset managers to opt for bundled payments for third-party investment research, reversing a significant aspect of the UK’s implementation of research rules under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).

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AIFMD II Comes into Force in April 2024 | JD Supra

Apr 15, 2024 |

By Hamish Annandale, Simon Ellis, Ian Patrick Meade

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Delegation Increased disclosure regarding delegation arrangements. This includes that host AIFMs will be required to provide material information to the regulator regarding their delegation arrangements. The information provided at the authorisation stage by the AIFM regarding the delegation and subdelegation arrangements of the AIFM is expanded to include at least: The legal name and relevant identifier of the delegate(s). The jurisdiction of establishment of the delegate(s).

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EU New Net Short Position Disclosure Threshold at 0.1%—ESMA Confirms Disclosure of Existing Positions Required | JD Supra Original

Feb 01, 2022 |

By Helen Marshall, Ian Patrick Meade, Tim Pearce

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As previously notified, the European Commission has revised rules to permanently lower the initial net short position reporting threshold from 0.2 per cent to 0.1 per cent under the EU Short Selling Regulation (EU SSR) and this new threshold will take effect on Monday 31 January 2022 (see here).

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EU Short Selling Regulation: ESMA to End Temporary Lower 0.1% Net Short Position Reporting Threshold | JD Supra

Mar 23, 2021 |

By Helen Marshall, Ian Patrick Meade, Tim Pearce

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced that the temporary lower net short position reporting threshold of 0.1 percent under the EU Short Selling Regulation (SSR) with respect to shares traded on an EU regulated market1 will end today, 19 March 2021.2 Similarly, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority has also decided to end the 0.1 percent lower reporting threshold in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (the EEA EFTA States) from the same...

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UK Regulators Consult on Amendments to Margin Requirements Under UK EMIR | JD Supra

Mar 19, 2021 |

By Helen Marshall, Ian Patrick Meade, Tim Pearce

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a Consultation Paper1 with proposed changes to the secondary rules regarding margin requirements applicable to non-centrally cleared derivatives under the “onshored” UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).2 The proposed amendments implement into English law changes to ensure consistency with the EU requirements and global standards in three key areas, as discussed below. 1.

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Derivatives Clearing: EU adopts second equivalence decision for US CCPs | JD Supra

Feb 01, 2021 |

By Helen Marshall, Ian Patrick Meade, Tim Pearce

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On 27 January 2021, the European Commission adopted an equivalence decision1 determining that the legal and supervisory arrangements applicable to US central counterparties (CCPs) registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as “covered clearing agencies” (CCAs), are equivalent to the requirements in Title IV of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).2 The equivalence decision applies in relation to transactions in securities and derivative contracts that are...

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ESMA and the FCA Extend the Temporary 0.1% Net Short Position Reporting Threshold | JD Supra

Dec 28, 2020 |

By Helen Marshall, Ian Patrick Meade, Tim Pearce

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Background In response to the unprecedented circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU and the UK temporarily lowered the reporting threshold under the EU Short Selling Regulation1 (“EU SSR”) for net short positions in shares of companies admitted to trading on an EU/UK regulated market earlier this year.

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ESMA Renews 0.1% Net Short Reporting Threshold for a Further Three Months | JD Supra

Jun 11, 2020 |

By Helen Marshall, Ian Patrick Meade, Tim Pearce

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On 10 June 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) renewed its decision to temporarily require holders of net short positions in shares traded on a European Union regulated market to notify the relevant national competent authority if the position exceeds 0.1 percent of the issued share capital.

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Termination of EU Short Selling Bans but 0.1% Net Short Reporting Continues | JD Supra

May 19, 2020 |

By Helen Marshall, Ian Patrick Meade, Tim Pearce

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On 18 May 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the non-renewal of the emergency restrictions on short selling and similar transactions by the Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) of Austria, the Financial Securities and Markets Authority (FSMA) of Belgium, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) of France, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) of Greece and the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) of Spain.

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