The goal of the European Long-Term Investment Fund to provide much needed funding for small and mid-cap private companies has not been met yet, but a redesign could change that, write Holly Gardner and Adrian Whelan

Participants in our latest webinar heard that to retain and attract investors, it is critical that a manager aligns its people, policies and procedures to support its ESG principles.

What’s needed before a region with 41 trading exchanges and 31 settlement infrastructures can consider a shorter settlement cycle?

The U.K.’s Long Term Asset Fund initiative could be a strategic solution for pension schemes amid future volatility.

As an outlier in a world of rising interest rates, and as investment behaviour evolves, Japan offers a growing opportunity to Western asset managers eyeing the ¥2,023 trillion* household savings market. BBH’s Japan team shares how they can best access that opportunity.

What is now needed to meet the next generation of ESG investors? Adrian Whelan unpicks the title of a session at Sibos, where he will be speaking next month.

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened a public consultation which seeks to reshape the rules around marketing of Long-Term Asset Funds (LTAFs) to allow access to a wider group of retail investors and pension schemes.

Banks, asset managers and insurers operating in the EU will be subject to new rules intended to boost the security and resiliency of the financial sector. Adrian Whelan maps out what asset managers need to know.

Managers and distributors are increasingly obligated to engage investors on their ESG appetite. Adrian Whelan sets out the MiFID II Sustainability Preferences and other factors that firms should consider.

Simo Liu sits down with Adrian Whelan to discuss three ESG themes including global taxonomies, corporate governance and point of sale rules.

With the curtailment of trading in Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian securities, fund liquidity is high on asset managers’ agendas. BBH’s Adrian Whelan addresses some of the key questions around use of side-pockets for UCITS funds.

Regulatory reporting proposals could have significant consequences for private fund advisors, writes BBH’s Adrian Whelan.

BBH’s Adrian Whelan looks at three significant points from the SEC’s recent proposals for new cybersecurity related rules.

BBH’s Adrian Whelan looks at the primary proposals from one of the most significant U.S. climate related policy actions to date and the practical implications for asset managers.

The regulatory environment across the globe is as dynamic as any time in the last decade. We bring you this guide to light a path on your regulatory journey for 2022.

BBH hosted a webinar of cross-border fund experts to discuss the potential of the Latin American market and provide guidance on the best ways to market and distribute to local investors.

As the U.K. embarks on its post-Brexit regulatory journey, ESG is an area of policymaking where the rules are being framed to be similar but not the same as those of the E.U. These areas of divergence will occupy many asset managers’ minds as they look to compare and contrast rulesets, writes Adrian Whelan.

BBH hosted a webinar of cross-border fund experts to discuss the potential of the German market and provide guidance on the best ways to market and distribute to local investors.

The U.S. Department of Labor has taken a significant step towards the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in pensions management. BBH’s Adrian Whelan sets out how the proposed rule reverses previous barriers to investment.

SPACs have existed in the United States since the early 2000s, but they have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity recently, and in spite of a slight cooling of SPAC launches they remain one of the most discussed trends across the market. Here we take a whistle-stop tour through the various aspects of the rise of the SPAC.

In a recent speech, SEC Chairmen Gensler returned to a corner of the market he knows extremely well, speaking at length about security-based swaps (SBS) reform.

The EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is unquestionably one of the most complex implementation projects asset managers operating in Europe have ever been tasked with.

ESMA's recently released Annual Report covers several areas of focus for regulators in the next few years to come. Here, we break down the top 10 things to know about the future of ESMA.

Adrian Whelan sits down with Lata Vyas to discuss the latest development in the ELTIF and how it is finding ways to make private markets available to a broader market.

Regulators are reviewing how gamification and other tech led sales techniques sit within their Regulation Best Interest framework after the recent Robinhood/GameStop events. Here, we discuss their considerations.

There is some good news and some bad news regarding the Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Products (PRIIPs) regulation. Here, we explain the updates and the five pain points that remain.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought the topic of operational resilience to the top of the agenda for regulators worldwide. Here, we sum up some of the common areas of focus among the open operational resilience regulatory assessments and how they are influencing policymakers' actions going forward.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is one of the hottest topics in asset management, and just the start of many acronyms thrown around regularly. Here we discuss the latest ESG acronym: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, or CSRD.

We explain some of the top issues likely to ensure Mr. Gensler doesn’t get a whole lot of a “honeymoon period” when he takes his seat at the head of the SEC table. One thing is for certain, he starts his tenure with a full plate.

In the final part of our three part series on fund liquidity, we focus on the recently published report from European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on its study of UCITS liquidity risk management.

In Part Two of our three part series on fund liquidity, we focus specifically on European Money Market Funds.

In Part One of a three part series on fund liquidity, we discuss the important “what if” questions regulators are posing currently.

Despite certain points of tension across the asset management industry in the lead up to Brexit, overall things have been pretty calm in the wake of the “divorce”. Here, we discuss the latest Memorandum of Understanding and what it could mean for the industry.