Financial rules affecting the management of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) or the marketing of alternative investment products, including retail markets and KID/PRIIPs regulation as well as Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) requirements.
The Danish FSA has announced that they are strengthening their supervisory activities within anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing by implementing a number of new measures.
KYC / AMLThe statement seeks to mitigate the risk of divergent application, by national competent authorities, for determining the type of bonds for which it is necessary to draw up a Key Information Document (KID).
Disclosure RequirementsESMAKID / PRIIPSOn 16 October 2019 ESA has issued a consultation paper on amendments to existing rules underpinning the Key Information Document (KID) for Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs).
Disclosure RequirementsESMAKID / PRIIPSESMA has issued updated statements in relation to its approach to the application of some key MiFID/MiFIR II provisions in case of a no deal Brexit.
BrexitOn 28 August 2019 the Danish FSA (in Danish: Finanstilsynet) published for consultation a draft proposal to change, among others, the Danish AIFM Act and the Danish AML Act.
ComplianceDanish RegulationKYC / AMLWhistleblowingThe report is part of the EU Commission’s overall effort to create a unified standard for sustainable economic activities in the European Union, which is expected to significantly impact the private equity and venture capital industry.
AIFMDDisclosure RequirementsGovernanceMarketingOn 2 May 2019, the Danish Parliament adopted amendments to the Danish Companies Act, which implements part of the 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
Beneficial OwnershipComplianceDanish RegulationDisclosure RequirementsKYC / AMLOn 30 April 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report on integrating sustainability risks and factors relating to environmental, social and good governance considerations in the AIFMD and UCITS Directive.
AIFMDESMAGovernanceRegulatory Technical StandardsRisk ManagementSustainabilityOn 13 March 2019, the Danish Government presented a proposal for an amendment of various acts including the Danish Companies Act which implements part of the 5th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive concerning the registration of ultimate beneficial owners.
Beneficial OwnershipComplianceDanish RegulationDisclosure RequirementsKYC / AMLOn 27 February 2019, the Danish Government presented a proposal for an amendment of the Danish AIFM Act giving the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority competence to enforce the PRIIPs regulation.
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