Relevant to: Regulated Entities1 Circular C601 (“the Circular”) dated 12/10/2023 is issued following EBA’s Guidelines on the use of Remote Customer Onboarding Solutions under Article 13(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/849. Through Circular C601, CySEC wishes to inform to inform the Regulated Entities that the EBA has published its Guidelines on the use of Remote Customer...Read More
Relevant to: Cyprus Investment Firms (‘CIFs’) Circular C599 (“the Circular”) dated 27/09/2023 is issued pursuant to section 25(1)(c)(ii) & (iii) of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Law (the ‘CySEC Law’). Through Circular C599, CySEC wishes to inform all CIFs for the obligation to submit the Quarterly Statistics Form. The key takeaways from CySEC’s C599 circular can be...Read More
Relevant to: Regulated Entities[1]Circular C597 (“the Circular”) dated 28/09/2023 is issued pursuant to section 25(1)(c)(ii) & (iii) of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Law (‘the CySEC Law’). Through Circular C597, CySEC wishes to inform Regulated Entities for the obligation to submit the Quarterly Statistics Form. The key takeaways from CySEC’s C597 circular can be found below:...Read More
FCA, the UK’s financial regulator, is preparing to launch a sweeping review of valuations in private markets, amid growing fears over the impact of higher borrowing costs on the sector. The FCA’s exercise will be looking at who within a firm is accountable for valuations, how information about those valuations is passed upwards to the...Read More
Italy’s government latest amendments on windfall tax enable banks/lenders to opt out of the tax if they allocate 2.5 times the amount that would have been owed under the tax to strengthening their core tier-one capital reserves. The amendment also caps the tax at 0.26% of banks’ risk-weighted assets instead of 0.1% of total assets....Read More
German asset manager DWS has agreed to pay US$19mn to settle charges brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over greenwashing allegations, the highest penalty related to environmental, social and governance criteria against an investment adviser imposed to date by SEC. The company, majority-owned by Deutsche Bank, was charged by the US SEC...Read More
AI apps link to accounts to assist with spending, saving, debts and more. Most ordinary consumers don’t have access to a personal financial adviser, but a growing number of AI services are promising to change that by offering tools to help spenders track their expenditure and give advice on how best to manage their money....Read More
US SEC would require 80% of a fund’s portfolio to match its name. For the protection of investors. US financial watchdogs are pushing ahead with a crackdown on deceptive fund names, despite industry warnings that it will discourage stock picking, violate free speech protections and force funds to sell assets at a loss when markets...Read More
Consolidation in private equity is rife right now, with deals this month including CVC’s purchase of a majority stake in Dutch infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners, and Bridgepoint’s acquisition of US-based renewables specialist Energy Capital Partners. One leading European private equity firm has a particularly stark prediction for how this wave of dealmaking might whittle...Read More
Government officials and a growing number of investors believe the Federal Reserve’s interest rate rises will not damage the US economy significantly. But investment chiefs at two of the world’s largest asset managers are not so optimistic. FT spoke to investment chiefs at two of the world’s largest asset managers, BlackRock and Amundi, who warned...Read More
