Adrian Whelan, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Intelligence at BBH, speaks with Danny Lawlor from Aquest about the Central Bank of Ireland’s (CBI) Delegate Oversight Consultation Paper (CP86) and the CBI’s CEO mock letter that has recently ...

In this ESG Infographic, we delve into the growing trend of deeper integration of sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into asset management, especially its prominence in Europe.

BBH’s Adrian Whelan speaks with Vanessa Battaglia and Jonathan Gilmour from Travers Smith about all things regulatory reporting, deadlines, and foreign exchange and derivatives contracts.

The new EU Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC6) introduces a host of provisions aimed at increasing tax efficacy and transparency. In this InFocus piece, we take a deep dive on the key elements of DAC6 and offer a perspective on what you ...

Adrian Whelan, Head of Regulatory Intelligence at BBH, recently had the pleasure of virtually meeting with Lora Froud, Partner at Macfarlanes, to discuss the growing focus in asset management on retail investor access to less liquid alternative ...

The implementation of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) settlement discipline regime is scheduled for February 2021. Here, we provide responses to questions that our clients and industry participants are asking.

In this short video, watch Bob Stewart moderate a panel of BBH subject matter experts across custody, middle office and securities lending – Derek Coyle, Aundie Jarvis, Brianna Donaldson, and Emily Lewalski – who discuss operational readiness for ...

In this Staying Connected video, we explore the operational implications of cancelled dividends.

TALF, a market intervention program from the 2008 financial crisis to keep loans flowing to businesses, has been revived by the Fed. Time is of the essence and getting in early is key.

TALF, a market intervention program deployed during the 2008 financial crisis to keep loans flowing to businesses, was recently revived by the Fed. Opportunity abounds for credit managers, but only for a limited time.

Listen to BBH’s Adrian Whelan, Head of Regulatory Intelligence, and Orla Foley, Head of Relationship Management Europe, discuss the regulatory response to the COVID-19.

Global regulators continue to react to the various undulations of the markets caused by the ongoing COVID-19 emergency. That’s a bit of an understatement – the response so far has been nothing short of frenzied.

As ESG products continue to gain favor among global investors, the EU is leading the way to common ESG standards. Will the rest of the world follow suit?

What the recently revised beneficial ownership rules of Russia, South Korea, Poland, and Austria mean for investors.

New legislation, which expands on one existing law and introduces another, aims to solidify the Cayman Islands as a leading domicile for global investment funds by aligning its investment fund regulatory regime with other jurisdictions.

Your resource for the latest thinking on key regulatory developments in the coming year.

A sweeping new set of rules aimed at improving communication between European companies and their shareholders takes effect in 2020. When it does, asset managers can expect a heavy administrative lift.

With the impending retirement of LIBOR, one thing is certain: current users must get comfortable with alternative benchmarks.

Greater access to China could be a once in a lifetime opportunity for asset managers – there is no other place in the world where trillions of dollars of new capital are up for grabs.

Beginning in 2020, cross-border settlement failures will come with a new set of potentially costly penalties thanks to the new settlement discipline rules.

Gareth Murphy, Chief Risk Officer, and Christine Brentani, Regulatory Developments and Relationship Manager at Standard Life Aberdeen, highlight the key issues and trends shaping the global regulatory landscape in 2020.

Regulators in the US, Europe, and Asia are paving the way for new types of ETFs, which could keep the ETF boom alive for years to come.

Global asset managers have become accustomed to navigating the perilous shoals of cross-border regulation, but new regulatory developments in the EU in 2020 may make some unexpected waves.

The UK has introduced some of the strictest standards of conduct for senior asset management staff, setting a new bar across the globe.

As regulators and the financial services industry continue to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, AMLD 4, 5, and 6 are all in play in 2020.

A recent decision by one of the world's largest pension funds to pause their securities lending program has provoked questions about whether the two disciplines can co-exist in an ESG context. How can firms strike the right balance?

Following the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval of Precidian’s ActiveShares model in May, four proxy-based, semi-transparent ETF structures were given notice of approval by the SEC. The new ETF structures could herald a new ...

We explore how short-term and long-term objectives coexist and impact the global asset management industry.

“A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.” – Winston Churchill

With less than a year to go before the September 2020 deadline for Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) implementation, industry participants such as intermediaries, asset managers, brokers, and financial institutions are asking “How do I ...

The third-country passport provision in AIFMD showed promise for non-EU AIFMs looking to distribute and market their funds within the EU. But the European Commission’s plans to nix the provision has some managers looking for other options.

Roughly a decade in the making, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ETF Rule will make bringing an ETF to market faster and less expensive.

When the UN’s PRI requirements take effect six months from now, the world will be watching to see how sustainable these new rules are.

Several CSDR provisions go into effect this year and will have implications for managers who invest in European securities. Yet many are still struggling to understand the implications of the regulation. Here is a look at what operations teams ...

Here are five regulatory trends we believe will shape the asset management landscape in 2019.

With less than 45 days until the UK leaves the EU, the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit has increased, following the failure to secure political approval for the Withdrawal Agreement. With ongoing political divergence and time running out, asset ...

For asset managers both in the UK and global managers who see the potential opportunity, now is their chance to make a change. Those managers should see Brexit as a unique opportunity to shape their ideal financial product which will compete on a ...

More than a year in the making, the CBI issued revised ETF policy decisions in the form of the “CBI Feedback Statement.”