By: Jim Bulling and Kithmin Ranamukhaarachchi
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, global economic sanctions have evolved into a complex web of restrictions and prohibitions with limited exceptions. As a result, asset managers have more layers of regulation to navigate in relation to current holdings and future investments in virtually all markets directly or indirectly connected to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine (Region).
Read MoreBy: Andrew Massey
On 25 March 2022, the FCA confirmed new requirements for the key information document (KID) required for package retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) in the UK: policy statement 22/2. Investment funds are generally categorised as PRIIPs, although UK UCITS and UK non-UCITS retail schemes are exempted from the PRIIPs KID requirement until 31 December 2026.
Read MoreBy: Jim Bulling and Phoebe Naylor
Controversial regulations seeking to govern the provision of proxy advice services were introduced by the Government in late December 2021. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Greater Transparency of Proxy Advice) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) introduced a definition of “proxy advice” and prescribed it as a financial service. In summary, proxy advice was defined as an offer of voting recommendations to specified entities, in relation to the exercise of their voting rights attached to securities or interests.
Read MoreBy: Todd Gibson
It’s time again for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s mandatory five-year benchmark survey of the ownership of foreign securities by U.S. residents. All U.S. custodians and end-investors that exceed the applicable reporting threshold of reportable foreign must complete Form SHC and file it electronically or by email with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York no later than 4 March 2022.
Interested in learning more? Our recent alert provides details about who is required to report, the structure and purpose of the form, which securities are reportable, the penalties for noncompliance, and the confidentiality of data. The alert also provides a links to the Federal Register notice announcing the survey and instructions for Form SHC on the Department of Treasury website.
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