Training Session
To
41A, Avenue John F. Kennedy
L-2082 Luxembourg-Kirchberg
Luxembourg
Objectives
The objectives are to provide participants with an overview of the obligations applicable to UCITS under: (i) the EU Benchmarks Regulation; (ii) the EU KIIDs Regulation, as interpreted by section II of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) Questions and Answers on the application of the UCITS Directive (ESMA UCITS Q&A); and (iii) the ESMA Guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs.
Content
a) Benchmarks Regulation:
- temporal and geographical scope
- key concepts used by the regulation including the definition of a benchmark and the various types of use with a focus on border line cases
- obligations applicable to UCITS management companies/UCITS boards
- current developments in the area of benchmarks, including the transition away from Interbank Offered Rates
- case studies linked to the completion of the CSSF’s Benchmarks Questionnaire
b) KIIDs Regulation (as interpreted by the ESMA UCITS Q&A):
- interplay with the Benchmarks Regulation
- notion of a benchmark index
- scope of the disclosure rules/notion of a fund managed in reference to a benchmark index
- consistency between various marketing materials and timing for updates
- case studies on the approach to the disclosure of a benchmark for various categories of investment strategies
c) Guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs:
- interplay with the Benchmarks Regulation and the KIIDs Regulation
- notion of a reference benchmark index
- obligations in relation to the use of a reference benchmark index
Speakers
Piotr Giemza-Popowski (Counsel, Investment Management practice, Arendt & Medernach)
Allison Niccoletti (Associate, Investment Management, Arendt & Medernach)
Target Group
Directors of UCITS funds, compliance officers within UCITS management companies and sponsors/distributors of UCITS products.
Duration
3 hours
Language
English
Price
€400
For more information, please contact us by e-mail at institute@arendt.com