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  Building on similar concerns in past TRV reports, ESMA explained that ‘the risk outlook is stable, however risk [remains] high, particularly in securities markets and for retail investors,’ as geopolitical and macro drivers worsen. ‘Macroeconomic conditions deteriorated in the second half of 2019, with...

Luxembourg’s financial regulator last week announced that it has begun undertaking ESMA’s Common Supervisory Action (CSA) looking at UCITS fund liquidity.

Not only did regulators outline their top priorities, many of which they’re working on in tandem, they also cautioned that 2020 is likely to be one of their busiest, and potentially most ‘intrusive’ years yet.

This year’s Funds Congress was the biggest and most successful to date, with the annual networking event bringing together leading fund managers, CEOs, thought leaders and policymakers.

What are some of the likely outcomes? And what should firms be planning in order to be prepared for the changes ahead? AQMETRICS shares its insights, as well as key learnings from the marketplace from UCITS management companies.

ESMA last week published anewly available liquidity datasetfor bonds subject to the pre- and post-trade requirements under MiFID II and MiFIR.

ESMA last week launched a consultation on draft technical standards relating to investment services and activities in the European Union (EU) by third-country firms under MiFIR and MiFID II.

ESMA is pushing ahead with its fund liquidity review, launching a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) with national competent authorities (NCAs) to look at UCITS managers liquidity risk management.

As the FCA recently highlighted in a report on the selection and use of asset management portfolio tools, ‘processes and controls, particularly in risk model oversight and contingency planning’ are required. What does this mean for UCITS regulated firms?

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) yesterday issued its 28th Edition of the Central Bank UCITS Q&A, with few major changes from the last edition, published on 15 July 2019.

CBI issued a “Dear CEO” letter raising concerns that regulated firms might not be adequately identifying and mitigating market conduct risks.

AQMETRICS Regulatory Reporting Round-up January 2020

The Adminovate conference, at Trinity College Dublin, aims to create the inspiration for innovation in the Fund Administration.

Central Bank of Ireland shares key priorities for 2020 with a focus on conduct regulation, consumer protection and liquidity.

Last Friday ESMA published its second major analysis of the Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) market, with the report shedding further light on the overall AIF landscape.

Here are five tips from the AQMETRICS customer success team to help you get a head start on your reporting this month.

How AIFMs should report results of liquidity stress tests for closed-ended unleveraged AIFs that they manage.

ESMA together with the European Commission is performing a review on the impact of position limits on liquidity, market abuse, orderly pricing and settlement conditions in commodity derivative markets.

The FCA has finalised new rules governing open-ended funds that invest in illiquid assets.

On the 26th September at One Aldwych Hotel, we hosted “2019-2020 Regulatory Challenges and Safeguarding for the Future”