AIFMD

In September 2018, Euroclear entered into initial discussions with the Paris Stock Exchange on the "transparency initiative" project.

The first European regulation on alternative investment funds was introduced 8 years ago. Its positive effect is remarkable today. What should be expected in the near future in terms of liquidity and investor protection in this field? What about the role of custodians? And the arrival of green finance? Changes lie ahead.

Discover here the video and its transcript regarding the custody of digital assets that will drive our thoughts in 2019.

What are the future prospects of the European real-estate fund market?

For the last decade or so following the financial crisis of 2008, a series of directives and regulations have emerged to deal with any new crisis, since when Europe has not experienced any new financial cataclysms. We take a look at the new regulations that have emerged over the last decade and what the future holds in store.

Mathieu Maurier, Country Manager for Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in Luxembourg, looks at a number of issues currently facing asset management: UCITS, KIID, AIFMD, Capital Markets Union, RAIF, Pan-European Pension Product, ESG, digitalisation…

Helped by a favourable environment combining historically low rates, an abundance of available capital and an economic cycle in its expansion phase, the European capital investment market has succeeded, in regularly producing a high level of financial performance for investors whilst providing growth, transformation and job creations for the SMEs and mid-tier...