Objective:

This online seminar will provide practitioners and regulators with an update on progress towards the Capital Markets Union as regards the EU regulatory and supervisory regime for investment funds and asset managers. It will explore topical legal and compliance issues concerning the investment fund industry. Sustainability in asset management as well as greenwashing and sustainability preferences will also be on the agenda.

Key topics:

• The European Single Access Point (ESAP) proposal to improve the dissemination of public information about EU investment products
• The proposed update of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)
• The review of the European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) Regulation to facilitate retail investments in ELTIFs
• The proposed Consolidated Tape
• Sustainability in asset management
• Greenwashing and sustainability preferences

Who should attend?

The seminar is aimed at legal practitioners, financial supervisors and compliance officers interested in the regulation, supervision and compliance of investment funds and asset managers in the EU, including national regulators/supervisors, in-house lawyers at investment firms, fund managers, depositaries and other related financial institutions, as well as lawyers in private practice.

Interactive Online Seminar:

The online seminar will be hosted on the Zoom videoconferencing platform. You will be able to interact immediately and directly with our top-level speakers and other participants. We will make the most of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive, interactive experience. The highest security settings will be applied to ensure that you can participate safely in this high-quality online seminar.