French Decree No. 2026-341 of April 30, 2026, strengthens the regulatory framework governing investment vehicles offered as unit-of-account products in life insurance policies and retirement savings plans.

Europe is preparing to move from T+2 to T+1 settlement by 11 October 2027. This shorter settlement cycle will compress post-trade timelines and require pension funds, social security institutions, asset managers and custodian banks to adapt their operating models, information flows and contractual arrangements. Our expert Agnese Spina explains the operational...

Voting at shareholder meetings is one of the primary ways shareholders can influence corporate governance.

A few months after the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the revision to the Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR) (2025/022)

On June 17, 2026, Global Finance announced its selections for the 24th annual Best Sub-Custodian Bank Awards.

In response to emerging tensions in private markets, GP-stake strategies could become a key solution, providing capital, flexibility, and long-term alignment between the investor and the “capitalized” GP.

Among the changes introduced by these revised UCITS (UCITS) and AIFM (AIFM) directives, all open-ended funds must, as of April 16, 2026, have at least two liquidity management tools.

The Luxembourg law of March 3, 2026, transposing Directive (EU) 2024/927 amending the AIFMD 2 and UCITS 6 directives, was published in the Official Journal on March 9, 2026.

Societe Generale and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the divestment of Societe Generale Securities Services’ Custody Account-Keeping delegation activity dedicated to the French retail banking segment. This activity covers the management of securities transactions, interest and dividend payments, and the holding of positions in...

The decree modernizing the terms and conditions governing communications between commercial companies and their shareholders was published in the French Official Journal on February 15, 2026.

What are the main changes or impacts for the AIFM?

On November 20, 2025, the European Commission published its long-awaited final legislative proposal to amend the 2019 SFDR regulation on sustainability disclosure in the financial services sector.