Below is a list of Asset Management & Investment Funds materials related to COVID-19.
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COVID-19 Update: Amendments To The International Framework For Margin Requirements For Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives
Final deadlines for the exchange of initial margin for non-centrally cleared derivatives to be delayed by one year. Read more here...
Coping with COVID, A Prescription for Fund Managers and Fund Boards
The evolving COVID-19 crisis poses a profound set of challenges for all regulated financial service providers including UCITS managers and AIFMs (Fund Management Companies or FMCs) and their funds under management. In this briefing we consider some of those challenges, along with key actions and considerations for FMCs coping with high levels of market volatility, reconfigured governance arrangements and threats to business and operational continuity. Click here to download the briefing...
COVID-19 Update: Shorting Bans Introduced Across Europe
The last two days has seen Spain, France, Italy and Belgium introduce temporary restrictions on net short positions on shares. Read more here...
ESMA Lowers Reporting Threshold For Short Positions In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
ESMA has issued a statement outlining its decision, effective immediately, to temporarily lower the reporting threshold of net short positions in EU traded shares from 0.2% to 0.1% of the issued share capital of the relevant company. Read more here...