Global crypto hedge fund AUM reaches $3 8bn in 2020 up from $2bn in 2019 opalesque.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from opalesque.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
This article appears in the June 2021 issue of Advisor’s Edge
When the Canadian Securities Administrators decided to tackle activist short-selling late last year, it was already a thorny topic with the potential to cross over into debates about how information is shared online and even free speech.
Then came the GameStop saga. Retail investors’ surprising demonstration of might earlier this year inflicted huge losses on hedge funds shorting the brick-and-mortar video game retailer, pushing the company’s shares to improbable heights. Investors also showed they can organize online and respond to information in unpredictable ways that have disorienting effects on financial markets.
Recent UK and EU regulatory developments of interest to financial institutions and markets.
Contents:
UK Money Markets Code updated by BoE
UK Listing Review: government response
UK EMIR: trade association letter on use of EEA UCITS as collateral
MiFID: European Commission adopts Delegated Regulation correcting MiFID Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565
EMIR and SFTR: ESMA reports on quality of data published
LIBOR transition: FMSB case studies for conduct risk in back book transition
Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021
The Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/494) have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum.
The Regulations, made under section 8 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, amend primary and secondary legislation, and parts of retained EU law, to address deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. They amend UK fina
By IPE Staff2021-04-19T16:03:00+01:00
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, one of the UK’s public sector pension pools, is working with investment consultant Albourne on a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework for private markets.
In a statement today, the pool said it was concerned about the lack of robust and consistent ESG standards in private markets and that it was therefore supporting Albourne as it developed a framework based on due diligence questions (DDQ) recommended by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
Leeds-based Border to Coast has a private markets investment programme that it expected to grow to over £5bn (€5.8bn) in the next 12 months. Last year it appointed Albourne to provide a series of services to private market activities, such as investment and operational due diligence.
Joint Trade Association Letter On The Use Of EEA UCITS As Collateral In UK Rules On Collateralization mondovisione.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mondovisione.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.