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H2O to appeal record Windhorst-linked fine

H2O Asset Management is contesting a €93 million penalty issued by French regulator Authorite des Marches Financiers. The fine, issued on 3 January, comes after...

Bonds – if not now, then when?

Much of the bond market is more attractively priced now than it has been for much of the past decade. Investors thinking about making an...

European regulation chiefs lead probe into greenwashing

Europe’s three financial regulatory powerhouses have started a probe into the impact of greenwashing in the sustainability-products market. The call for industry feedback has come...

Specialist Fund Admin: BEPS tax regime leaves private equity in a quandary over substance

Private equity funds have been staffing up to provide ‘substance’ – but there are concerns that this may be window dressing, writes David Whitehouse. The...

Half of firms still to submit MiFID II ESG template data

More than half of fund managers are still to provide relevant data for ESG products to meet the MiFID II regulatory deadline of August...

Legal Ease: Eltifs’ bright future in France

EU proposals that should make ELTIF fund structures more accessible could prove particularly helpful for asset managers in France who target retail investors, say...

What investors need to know about participating in non-US Securities cases

With the growing number of global collective redress mechanisms for investors to recoup investment losses, participation in non-US-litigation actions requires specific considerations, making it...

Opinion: Irish regulator has taken first step to wider crypto adoption

The Irish funds industry is optimistic that the country’s funds are on the pathway to a widespread accommodation of crypto assets, says Adam Donoghue...

Inside view: Making sense of the Priips/Ucits mess

The long-running Priips disclosure saga has resulted in a fragmentation of rules. Ayal Leibowitz of LPA attempts to explain crucial differences between differing regimes.  Financial...

Opinion: Cryptocurrency – The World Won’t Listen

A shadow banking system may be resulting from the hype around crypto currency - and ironically the UK's advertising authority appears more concerned about damage than does the...

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