The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines on the enforcement of financial information published by listed entities in the European Union (EU). The aim of the guidelines is to strengthen and promote greater supervisory convergence (...)
ESMA issues good practices for structured retail product governance
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion on structured retail products, setting out good practices for firms when manufacturing and distributing these products.
ESMA tells firms to improve their selling practices for complex financial products
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an Opinion on practices to be observed by investment firms when selling complex financial products to investors. ESMA is issuing this opinion to remind national supervisors and investment firms about the (...)
Financial Benchmarks: EDHEC-Risk Institute welcomes vote delay, calls for transparency
EDHEC-Risk Institute welcomes delay of European Parliament vote on the regulation of financial benchmarks and calls for high and uniform standards of transparency to allow investors to make informed decisions and promote integrity, competition and innovation in the indexing (...)
Amundi Alternative Investments obtains AIFM authorisation
Amundi Alternative Investments SAS (Amundi AI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amundi, has obtained AIFM authorisation from the French securities regulator (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) for all of its investment solutions. The AIFM directive, transposed by the EU member (...)
Nautilus has retained SGSS to provide trustee services for its Management Company (MANCO) in South Africa.
Nautilus Managed Account Platform, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, has retained Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) to provide trustee services for its Management Company (MANCO) in South (...)
Crédit Suisse mandates CACEIS to administer its real estate assets in Germany
Following a tender process, Crédit Suisse Real Estate Investment Management Germany selected CACEIS to administer its German real estate funds. This deal demonstrates the growing trend among German market real estate fund managers for activity (...)
CACEIS wins mandate from Programma 101 for the first third-party managed SICAF authorised by the Bank of Italy
P101, a venture capital firm specialising in investments in digital and technology-driven companies, has appointed CACEIS in Italy as depositary and administrator for its Programma 101 SICAF S.p.A., the first third-party managed SICAF authorised by the Bank of (...)
Securitisation: CACEIS acts as depositary for two new ACOFI Gestion securitisation funds
ACOFI Gestion has selected CACEIS as the depositary, registrar and settlement bank for two securitisation funds, one of which qualifies as a fund for direct lending to the economy.
CACEIS becomes depositary for Savills real estate portfolio in Germany
Savills has selected CACEIS as the depositary for 6 real estate funds in Germany with a total volume of €4.1 billion. This decision is the result of a bidding process involving several German depositaries. It is expected that the migration will be completed by the end of (...)