Our December 2020 regulatory Newsletter updates you on what is happening in the regulation of asset management businesses around the world, from the removal of the Cayman Islands from the EU blacklist to the introduction of the Variable Capital Company (VCC) structure in Singapore, plus the increasing global focus on ESG, we cover all the major regulatory events affecting you now.
A snapshot of the regulatory changes across 2020:
- ESG & Sustainability initiatives from the UN and European regulators continue to accelerate the direction of capital flows into ESG and sustainable investments.
- US regulatory changes redefine Accredited Investors and Qualified Institutional buyers to streamline the Exempt offering process for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
- UK & Europe, the focus is Brexit with the Financial Services Bill including the proposed Overseas Funds Regime (OFR) to mitigate the loss of the EU passporting. Will the EU reciprocate?
- Middle East regulatory changes continue to create conducive, low cost regulatory regimes, to facilitate Fund Manager establishment and the UAE Fund Protocol facilitate cross- jurisdictional marketing of funds, further widening access to investor capital.
- Singapore provides a tech enabled financial services sector with more flexible legal structures to accommodate multiple investment strategies with the introduction of the VCC structure.
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