Greater transparency of costs and charges for pension funds could have a significant positive impact on investment strategy, help to cut risk and ultimately improve
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is to focus on supervisory convergence issues next year, according to its 2017 Work Programme. The programme sets
Despite the so-called uniformity of the EU, the pan-European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is still being interpreted and applied by individual EU Member
By Scott Price, Maitland – It is fair to say that regulatory fatigue has set in when it comes to the European Union market. This
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a consultation paper on its draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) regarding the creation of a consolidated
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a consultation paper on draft technical standards implementing the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR), which aims
BCS Global Markets, the largest securities broker on the Moscow Exchange, has signed a partnership agreement with Caderus Capital, the Russian-Chinese investment group, to develop
The Maltese Notified Alternative Investment Fund (NAIF) fills a gap in Europe's fund market. According to Dr Stefania Grech, Financial Services Associate, Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates,
Malta has been quite innovative in providing certain infrastructure for the securitisation cell company (SCC) and securitisation in general. According to the MFSA, 30 securitisation
On 10 June 2016, Malta burnished its reputation when the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) launched the Notified Alternative Investment Fund (NAIF) regime through the
