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Commission Approving SFTR This Week
By Sharon Kimathi
December 13, 2018, Practice Insight from IFLR
The European Commission has confirmed that it will be approving the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for SFTR this week.…
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European Regs Could Be Altered for ETFs – ECB
By Andrew Neil
November 30, 2018, Global Investor Group
Economists at the European Central Bank (ECB) have suggested specific rules on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) should be drawn up to manage …
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ETFs Set for Sector Inclusion by Investment Association
By Chris Flood
November 30, 2018, Financial Times
The Investment Association, the trade body representing the U.K.’s asset management industry, has launched a consultation to determine whether exchange traded funds …
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Initial Margin Prompts Shift to Unconventional Collateral
By Sharon Kimathi
November 26, 2018, Practice Insight from IFLR
Phase four and five firms are moving away from standard forms of eligible collateral under the uncleared margin rules (UMR), …
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Industry Welcomes Ireland’s UCITS Overhaul
By Olly Jackson
November 26, 2018, International Financial Law Review
The Central Bank of Ireland’s (CBI) changes to streamline its authorization and post-authorization processes for undertakings for collective investment in …
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SFTR Will See Some Firms Stop Securities Finance, Says Simcorp Product Manager
By Jenna Lomax
November 23, 2018, Securities Lending Times
The Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) will see some firms stop securities finance activity altogether, according to Gernot Schmidt, product manager …
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SFTR Delayed Because of Six Words
By Silvano Stagni, Perpetual Motion Consulting and Research
Originally published on the TABBFORUM
The European Commission endorses 99.9% of the SFTR technical standards submitted by ESMA and disagrees on 0.01% …
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Buy-Side Looks to Rent Fiduciary Firms Post-Brexit
By Sharon Kimathi
November 8, 2018, Practice Insight from IFLR
Although the use of fiduciary management firms is not new to the buy-side community, fund managers say that they are …
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Hong Kong – U.K. Mutual Recognition Deal Creates New Opportunity for Asset Managers
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
Hong Kong just signed its fourth mutual fund recognition agreement with one of its longest and …
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Conference Quick Take – EY ETF Roadshow 2018 Dublin & London
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
EY hosted their annual ETF Roadshow conferences last week in Dublin, London, and Luxembourg. Given the …
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