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ESMA has Issued Guidelines on Marketing Communication
The guidelines apply to all marketing communication addressed to investors or potential investors for AIFs, including amongst others when they are set up as EuVECAs.
Cross-BorderESMAMarketingPre-MarketingVenture CapitalProposal for Stronger EU AML/CFT Rules
On 21 July 2021, the European Commission presented a package of legislative proposals to strengthen the EU’s anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) rules.
KYC / AML
Insurance Companies Encouraged to Invest in Long-Term Equity by way of Capital Relief
The EU Commission has published a proposal to amend the EU insurance directive (known as "Solvency II") so that insurance companies can scale up long-term investments.
Solvency IIThe EU Commission Contemplates Amendments to the Criteria Required to Qualify as a Professional Investor
The EU Commission has, as part of its strategy for retail investors, completed a consultation process that, among others, invited the industry to share its views on the existing professional investor categorization, including the introduction of a new category of professional investors, in MiFID II.
MarketingNew Rules for the Calculation and Presentation of Risks, Rewards and Costs in Key Information Documents
The EU Commission has amended the EU delegated regulation for the presentation and the content of the Key Information Document (KID) that sets out information on risks, rewards and costs to be given to retail investors (i.e. non-professional investors) in good time before they invest in alternative investment funds etc.
KID / PRIIPSEU Platform for Sustainable Finance Calls for Feedback on a Social Taxonomy
The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has published its draft reports on the merits and potential design of a social taxonomy.
SustainabilityCommission Delays Application Date for the ESG Disclosure and Taxonomy Regulations
The Commission has postponed the date of application of the detailed regulatory technical standards (RTS) under the ESG Disclosure Regulation and the Taxonomy Regulation by six months from 1 January 2022 to 1 July 2022.
ComplianceCross-BorderDanish RegulationCOVID-19 Contributions
byFounders x Mazanti x Cooley: Deal Terms Pre- and Post Corona
What impact is the ongoing situation having on the terms VCs offer to founders? Have the terms shifted in favor of the investors and will we be seeing less founder-friendly term sheets compared to what we’ve seen in recent years going forward?
covid19COVID-19: New Support Package for Startups
The Danish government has announced a line of measures aimed at helping startups during the COVID-19 pandemic. We've taken a deeper look at the support package and what it entails.
covid19COVID-19: How the Pandemic is Affecting the Startup Ecosystem
Based on discussions with founders, fund managers, business angels and other players in the Danish startup ecosystem, we have conducted a small analysis on fundraising trends in the light of COVID-19 as well an analysis on the existing support packages with a specific focus on the startup ecosystem.
covid19
