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ESMA hits back at FCA’s criticism of fund rules

By Chris Flood
September 11, 2019, Financial Times

One of Europe’s top financial regulators has rebuffed criticism suggesting that design flaws in European regulations contributed to the meltdown at the …

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New ESMA Fund Stress Tests Aim to Soothe Investor Liquidity Concerns

By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog

Regulatory scrutiny of mutual fund liquidity has been an ongoing area of focus for several years …

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Post-Woodford, State Street has an idea on liquidity risk

By Noah Zuss
September 13, 2019, Risk

In June, the £3.5 billion Woodford Equity Income Fund was suspended to avoid fire sales that would have been necessary to cover sudden, …

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ESMA’s risk outlook on asset managers ‘deteriorates’

By Oliver Wade
September 10, 2019, Global Investor Group

Europe’s financial watchdog’s risk outlook for the asset management sector has “deteriorated” due to concerns on liquidity.

In its second Trends, …

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European watchdog warns on bond fund liquidity risk

By Chris Flood
September 5, 2019, Financial Times

As many as four in 10 European high-yield bond funds would not have enough liquid assets immediately available to meet investor withdrawals …

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Buy-side face operational risks if they don’t prepare for Libor transition

By Charles Gubert
August 30, 2019, The Trade

Having spent the last few years prepping for MiFID II, most European asset managers are now busy concentrating their resources on applying …

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Bank of England eyes reform to make long-term investment more attractive

By Huw Jones
September 2, 2019, Reuters

More realistic curbs on investors wanting to pull cash from funds could make investing in infrastructure more attractive and bolster economic growth, a …

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Liquidity Fears Stalk the $4 Trillion ETF Market. Here’s One Fix.

By Ksenia Galouchko
August 28, 2019, Bloomberg

Market mayhem this month has re-ignited fears about how the $4 trillion U.S. ETF industry will react in a liquidity crunch. Europe may …

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Big Outflows in Risky Credit Funds as Investor Concerns Grow

There were some big outflows from riskier credit funds this week as investors grow more concerned about global trade tensions. Bloomberg’s Lisa Abramowicz reports on “Bloomberg Markets: The Close.”…

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