European Union: Fund Management/ REITs

France's fund finance market has rapidly evolved to match the sophistication of UK and US markets, with subscription lines remaining dominant while NAV financing, hybrid facilities, and GP financing gain traction. As regulatory changes ease the French banking monopoly and non-bank lenders fill gaps with flexible structures, the market demonstrates resilience through relationship-driven deals and innovative capital solutions.

For much of the past decade, strong fundraising, rising asset values and readily available liquidity helped contain tensions that might otherwise have developed into disputes.

La Orden ECM/973/2026 establece una nueva tipología para clasificar los fondos de pensiones según su política de inversión, desarrollando aspectos ya incorporados en la normativa reguladora. ¿Cómo afectará esta clasificación a la transparencia y comparabilidad de los fondos para los partícipes? La norma busca clarificar las vocaciones inversoras y simplificar el mapa inversor existente mediante categorías definidas que agrupen fondos con características

Ireland offers a sophisticated regulatory framework for Alternative Investment Funds, with structures ranging from ICAVs and Investment Limited Partnerships to Unit Trusts and Common Contractual Funds. The jurisdiction provides flexible options for both retail and institutional investors, with distinct regulatory pathways for RIAIFs, QIAIFs, and ELTIFs, each designed to accommodate different investment strategies and liquidity profiles while maintaining robust investor protections.

The Dutch Central Bank (DNB) has introduced a revised enforcement policy that imposes administrative fines and penalty payment orders on designated reporting entities that repeatedly fail to submit statistical reports on time. Captive financial institutions, fund managers, securitisation vehicles, and certain holding and royalty companies must now ensure their governance frameworks support timely compliance...

The EU Retail Investment Strategy is a legislative package which introduces significant changes to the UCITS Directive and AIFMD, as well as MiFID II, the Insurance Distribution Directive and the Solvency II Directive via an omnibus directive (Omnibus Directive).

On 5 May 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) finalised its comprehensive updates and enhancements to Ireland’s regulatory framework for alternative investment funds (“AIFs”), including removing...

Andrew Caruana Scicluna hosts Riccardo Conti of Fume and Stephen Gauci Baluci of CC Fund Services Limited to examine whether fund tokenisation delivers on its promises of liquidity and efficiency, or simply redistributes existing risks. The discussion explores how atomic settlement, fractional ownership, and smart contracts may reshape the roles of transfer agents, fund administrators, and settlement teams in daily operations.

The Central Bank of Ireland has issued important clarification on the authorisation pathway for open-ended loan-originating alternative investment funds (LO AIFs) structured as Qualifying Investor AIFs. This guidance addresses how Irish and EU-authorised AIFMs can navigate the regulatory framework established under AIFMD II, while also outlining the Central Bank's expectations regarding adherence to ESMA's regulatory technical standards for liquidity management and redemption policies.