Convergence of capital markets Peter De Proft of the European Fund and Asset Management Assocation (EFAMA) discusses the plans for a European capital markets union, its benefits to the wider European economy and how a financial transaction tax could torpedo that unity.
Listing funds on an exchange: making the best decision to benefit investors and fund managers Hubert Grignon Dumoulin from the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) discusses the wide range of benefits that listing a fund has for investors and fund managers, and explains important options to consider when deciding to list
European long term investment funds – institutional wine on retail bottles? Inge Heinrichsen of Ernst & Young looks at the rise in interest in European long-term investment funds (Eltifs), how they are structured and the potential tax implications for investors
Germany sets the ball rolling Steffen Gnutzmann and Robert Welzel from WTS Tax Legal Consulting discuss the changes to the German tax law and the impact it will have on those running funds and those investing in them.
US fund managers don’t want passports Lizzie Meager from the International Financial Law Review analyses why some non-EU Alternative Investment Funds are not interested in the EU’s fund passport scheme
Switzerland’s new financial market architecture – the current status François M Bianchi, Thomas A Frick, Sandro Abegglen and Marco Häusermann of Niederer Kraft & Frey provide an overview over the current status of new financial market regulations in Switzerland and what they mean for market participants
Impact of recent EU regulation, challenges to apply it, and what next Gabriela Diezhandino and Vincent Ingham of the European Fund and Asset Management Assocation (EFAMA) look at how EU institutions are implementing regulations and the effect it is having on business
Employee Benefit Plans in the Middle East region Sohail Jaffer of the FWU Group discusses the inadequate retirement provision currently in place in Middle Eastern countries and how local governments could be doing more to encourage savings and investment.
Changes to regulations relating to funds for professional investors Eiichiro Hata and Ryuichi Nozaki of Atsumi & Sakai discuss amendments to Japanese financial regulations and the impact those have on the entities they apply to
Key developments and latest trends in South Korea – from a legal perspective Yong Seung Sun and Pil-Kook Lee of Kim & Chang look at recent amendments to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act and how they impact the asset management market
Active managers pre-empt closet tracking inquiry Danielle Myles of the International Financial Law Review looks at the practice of index hugging and what is being done to try and stamp it out
China asset management review – a timely reflection and opportunities going forward Vivien Teu from Vivien Teu & Co in association with Llinks Law Offices looks at various changes being made to China’s and Hong Kong’s financial regulations and how they might impact on investment, both domestically and internationally
Liquidity management: what to watch in the year ahead Dan Waters from ICI Global looks at how US regulatory proposals could introduce new risks and costs for investors.
