Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)
No end of peer-to-peer demand for securities financing
After Archegos, buy side turns to fellow asset managers for diversity and liquidity in securities financing and repo
Europe’s clampdown on fund outsourcing chills market
Esma proposals spark worries AIFMD review could wreck existing delegation models
Rent-a-fund managers rebuff ‘misguided’ Esma criticism
Europe regulator warns of conflicts of interest between risk and portfolio managers in AIFMD delegation model
Hedge funds eye Brexit escape from Mifid reporting
UK tipped to diverge from Europe’s proposed reforms to fund manager rules
Esma’s move on hedge fund leverage worries industry
Critics say proposed guidelines rely on patchy data and inconsistent calculations
Non-EU hedge funds stage surprise escape from SFTR
European Commission clarifies scope of reporting obligation that confused many in the industry
Esma trains beam on investment fund risks
Officials look to regulatory reporting for better grasp of fund leverage and liquidity
Liquidity risks acute for popular retail funds – Esma
Eight per cent of real estate fund NAV may be withdrawn over a one-day period
Fund fears linger over guidelines set to avert fire sales
Final Esma framework allays some European asset managers’ concerns
Emergency docs: funds rush to meet EU’s revised Emir rules
Isda asks for six-month extension as previously exempt funds hit with margin requirements
European funds wary of stress-test ‘straitjacket’
As Esma finalises guidance, some fear a one-size-fits-all approach
French regulator: we are not the Brexit bogeyman
AMF denies pursuing relocations from UK, but calls on EU27 to build its financial markets
EU prime brokers hit by new rules on collateral reuse
Draft AIF and Ucits regulation would oblige more stringent record-keeping along custody chain
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Esma backtracks on account segregation
Status quo protected for rehypothecation of collateral in tri-party, securities lending and prime brokerage
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Esma set to backtrack on mandatory asset segregation
Maintaining the status quo would avoid disrupting securities financing and collateral reuse
New hedge fund plans on grabbing flash-crash profits
Manager says systemic risk has reduced, creating opportunity in sell-offs
AIFs may struggle to meet March margin deadline
Lawyers warn some AIFs may not be ready for the start of Europe's variation margin regime
Interview: Natasha Cazenave on systemic risk in asset management
Chair of Iosco’s investment management committee welcomes “shift in the debate to an activities focus”