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News, highlights and current developments
In the news section of the Averroes Concept Lounge, we regularly inform you about the latest developments in the areas of investment compliance, fund lifecycle management and regulatory intelligence. Stay up to date on our current projects, industry-specific updates and important regulatory changes affecting the financial industry.
BaFin consultation: Guidance Notice on the influence of investors on investments and disinvestments of investment funds
On 14 March 2025, the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published a draft of a Guidance Notice  for public consultation that...
Mar 20
Averroes Concept at Friends of Funds panel on the topic of retirement provision
On 25 March 2025 , the Friends of Funds knowledge and business network will be holding a panel discussion  in Zurich on the topic of...
Mar 13
BaFin updates list of authorised stock exchanges
BaFin has published an updated list of authorised stock exchanges and organised markets  in accordance with Section 193 para 1 sentence...
Mar 5
BVI proposes EU index family
The BVI is proposing a new EU-wide index family - the European All Shares Index Family (EUASIF) - which will include all listed EU...
Feb 21
Amendments to the Investment Regulation: more opportunities for infrastructure investments
An amendment to the Investment Regulation was originally planned as part of the 2nd Company Pension Strengthening Act...
Feb 14
BaFin Supervisory Notice on crypto-asset services under MiCAR published
BaFin has published a Supervisory Notice on the new regulatory requirements for crypto-asset services under EU Regulation 2023/1114...
Jan 26
Financial Market Digitisation Act creates uniform legal framework for crypto assets and digital financial services
The German Act on the Digitisation of the Financial Market ( Finanzmarktdigitalisierungsgesetz — FinmadiG)  was published in the Federal...
Jan 20
Gas derivatives: BaFin publishes draft general administrative act on the imposition of position limits
The German Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin has published a consultation on the adjustment of position limits for THE (Trading Hub...
Jan 9
EMIR 3.0 published and will enter into force on 24 December 2024
On 4 December 2024 the EU has published Regulation (EU) 2024/2987 , which forms part of the legislative package known as EMIR 3.0 . This...
Dec 18, 2024
Anti-Money Laundering Act: BaFin updates interpretation and application notes
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published its updated Interpretative and Procedural Guidance on the Anti-Money...
Dec 18, 2024
UK plans innovative platform for trading shares in private companies
The UK Treasury has published a response paper on the proposed regulatory framework for a new ‘Private Intermittent Securities and...
Dec 10, 2024
Review of our RISP event on November 21st
Last week we had the pleasure of presenting our innovative Regulatory Intelligence Service Portal (RISP) at the ICEP Academy. With an...
Nov 28, 2024
European Commission publishes delegated regulation on ELTIF
The European Commission (EC) has issued Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2759 on EUR-Lex, which enhances the framework for European...
Nov 12, 2024
Invitation to our RISP event on November 21, 2024
“Banks must remain sustainably profitable and sustainably compliant. […] However, we have now reached a point where the scope of...
Nov 5, 2024
Government draft bill for a 'Fund Market Strengthening Act' published
The Federal Government has published a government draft bill for a "Fund Market Strengthening Act", which transposes Directive (EU)...
Oct 29, 2024
ESMA publishes updated Sustainable Finance implementation timeline
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated infographic providing – in the form of a timeline - an...
Oct 25, 2024
SEC Adopts Reporting Enhancements for Registered Investment Companies and Provides Guidance on Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a final rule to enhance reporting requirements for investment funds, including...
Sep 17, 2024
Guidelines on ESG fund names published in all EU languages
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released translations of its Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or...
Sep 17, 2024
Draft bill for a 'Fund Market Strengthening Act' published
The Federal Ministry of Finance has published the draft bill for a "Fund Market Strengthening Act." This draft aims to implement the...
Aug 26, 2024
Regulatory Intelligence Service now with Law Browser – our digital library of regulatory rules
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Mar 11, 2020
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