Regulatory watch
In a constantly evolving financial landscape, regulation plays a key role in transforming the asset management and securities services industries. Societe Generale Securities Services’ regulatory watch offers a clear and structured analysis of European and international main texts, ongoing initiatives and their operational impacts on securities services.
Regulatory insights
09 Apr 2026
UCITS & AIFMD: the revised Directives take effect on April 16, 2026
Among the changes introduced by these revised UCITS (UCITS) and AIFM (AIFM) directives, all open-ended funds must, as of...
UCITS & AIFMD: the revised Directives take effect on April 16, 2026
Among the changes introduced by these revised UCITS (UCITS) and AIFM (AIFM) directives, all open-ended funds must, as of...
Regulatory
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.
UCITS & AIFMD: the revised Directives take effect on April 16, 2026 
27 Mar 2026
Luxembourg adopts the transposition law for AIFMD 2.0 and UCITS 6
The Luxembourg law of March 3, 2026, transposing Directive (EU) 2024/927 amending the AIFMD 2 and UCITS 6 directives,...
Luxembourg adopts the transposition law for AIFMD 2.0 and UCITS 6
The Luxembourg law of March 3, 2026, transposing Directive (EU) 2024/927 amending the AIFMD 2 and UCITS 6 directives,...
Regulatory
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.
Luxembourg adopts the transposition law for AIFMD 2.0 and UCITS 6
06 Mar 2026
Changes to the Rules for Participation in French Shareholders' General Meetings
The decree modernizing the terms and conditions governing communications between commercial companies and their...
Changes to the Rules for Participation in French Shareholders' General Meetings
The decree modernizing the terms and conditions governing communications between commercial companies and their...
Regulatory
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.
Changes to the Rules for Participation in French Shareholders' General Meetings 
01 Feb 2026
AIFMD 2: an evolution more than a revolution
What are the main changes or impacts for the AIFM?
AIFMD 2: an evolution more than a revolution
What are the main changes or impacts for the AIFM?
Regulatory
What are the main changes or impacts for the AIFM?
AIFMD 2: an evolution more than a revolutionAnalysis of key regulatory and standards initiatives
Asset management and investment funds
- AIFM Directive - Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive
- CBFD - Cross Border Fund Distribution
- EuVECA/EuSEF - Venture capital funds and social entrepreneurship funds
- ELTIFs - European Long-Term Investment Funds
- IORP - Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision
- MMFR - Money market funds Regulation
- PRIIPs Regulation - Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products
- UCITS V Directive - Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities
Markets, financial instruments and market infrastructures
- BMR - Benchmark Regulation
- Collateral Directive
- CSDR - Central Securities Depositories Regulation
- EMIR Regulation - European Market Infrastructure Regulation/Derivative Products
- ESAP - European Single Access Point Regulation
- MIFID II/MIFIR - Markets in Financial Instruments Directive & Regulation
- T+1 EU - Transition to the T+1 settlement cycle across all European markets
- T+1 US - Settlement cycle shortened to T+1 in the US market
- Recovery & Resolution (for non banks)
- Settlement Finality Directive (SFD)
- SFT - Securities Financing Transactions Regulation
- SRD - Shareholder Rights Directive
Regulatory videos
08
Jun
2026
SGSS Solutions for a Successful Transition to T+1
Discover SGSS solutions to successfully navigate your transition to T+1.
Discover SGSS solutions to successfully navigate your transition to T+1.
Regulatory
Discover SGSS solutions to successfully navigate your transition to T+1.
SGSS Solutions for a Successful Transition to T+116
May
2022
Corporate Actions, do you speak 20022?
The ISO 20022 format has just been adopted for electronic data interchange between financial institutions for Corporate...
The ISO 20022 format has just been adopted for electronic data interchange between financial institutions for Corporate...
Regulatory
The ISO 20022 format has just been adopted for electronic data interchange between financial institutions for Corporate Actions. What is it about and why is this change necessary? Interview with Pierre Colladon, Senior Advisor Public Affairs and Regulation at Societe Generale Securities Services.
Corporate Actions, do you speak 20022?16
May
2022
Pilot Regime: an experimental regulation at the service of innovation
Find out all about the Pilot Regime, designed to test the use of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) in market...
Find out all about the Pilot Regime, designed to test the use of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) in market...
Regulatory
Find out all about the Pilot Regime, designed to test the use of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) in market infrastructure, through our interview with Alain Rocher, Head of Knowledge Management at Societe Generale Securities Services.
Pilot Regime: an experimental regulation at the service of innovation24
Jan
2022
"Gates": A solution to address liquidity risk
Discover "Gates": the liquidity management tool addressing liquidity risk, with Christian de Beaufort, Market...
Discover "Gates": the liquidity management tool addressing liquidity risk, with Christian de Beaufort, Market...
Regulatory
Discover "Gates": the liquidity management tool addressing liquidity risk, with Christian de Beaufort, Market Infrastructures & Regulation, SGSS.
"Gates": A solution to address liquidity risk