Key Topics in Regulation

AIMA does a lot of work in some specific and some more general areas.  Clicking on any of the topics below will allow you to see more information on our work in that area.

Americas

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US Commodity Pool Operators and US Commodity Trading Advisors

AIMA regularly advocates on behalf of its members relative to their CFTC/NFA obligations, as well as for increased harmonization of the SEC and CFTC to reduce redundancies and provide greater clarity on differences in reporting metrics and conduct rules. AIMA also provides its members with a wealth of educational content related to these obligations, whether through workshops, webinars or online resources available on demand.

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US Investment Advisers

Recent advocacy work includes topics such as marketing rules, corporate climate change disclosures, proposed changes to position reporting (including short sales and synthetic positions), cross border application of European ESG disclosures to the public, insider trading enforcement, the impact of Chinese company delistings on minority shareholders, digital asset investment and valuation, alternative data usage, leverage relative to financial stability initiatives and regulatory harmonization.

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US Investment Companies

AIMA’s advocacy and educational work regularly touches on issues of importance to all investment companies. Recent efforts have addressed recent FinCEN requirements for beneficial ownership reporting, new SEC rules for use of derivatives, potential changes to investment company cross trading practices and the new fair valuation framework for fund investments. Workshops, webinars and online resources are available to all members and can be downloaded on demand.

EMEA

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AIFMD

The European Commission has published a proposal to review the AIFMD. The legislative proposal covers delegation, liquidity risk management, loan funds, investors disclosures, depositaries and regulatory reporting matters.

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IFR/D

A new bespoke EU prudential regime. Effective from 26 June 2021.

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MiFID

From proposals to establish consolidated tapes for market data to proposals to improve the identification of systematic internalisers, reviews of the MiFID II/MiFIR regulatory framework at EU and UK level are currently underway. See here for an overview of developments and AIMA’s regulatory and policy engagement.

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EU Remuneration

IFR/IFD remuneration requirements effective as of 26 June 2021. EBA and ESMA have publish their updated IFD and MiFID II remuneration guidelines, respectively. Notable other EU remuneration requirements under AIFMD and the UCITS Directive are also linked.

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UK Remuneration

New requirements for investment firms and CPMIs effective 1 January 2022. AIMA has responded to the FCA's third IFPR consultation which sought views on remuneration disclosure requirements. Final rules published on IFPR remuneration requirements.

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Tax (EU)

AIMA’s current European tax advocacy encompasses key topics such as hybrids and other mismatches, financial transactions tax and EU non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.

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Tax (UK)

AIMA’s current UK tax advocacy focuses on the UK funds review, asset holding companies, securitisation companies tax regime, and UK tax on asset management businesses.

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UCITS

The Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Directive puts in place a comprehensive framework for the regulation of harmonised investment funds within Europe. The latest amendments to the UCITS framework, agreed under the AIFMD review, will apply from 16 April 2026. In 2024, ESMA launched a call for evidence on reviewing the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive.

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EU Policy Vision

AIMA and the ACC set out 8 specific recommendations addressed to the incoming European Commission and European Parliament ahead of the new 5-year legislative term. These recommendations – including reforming the securitisation rules, facilitating cross-border lending and streamlining reporting requirements - aim to help complete the Capital Markets Union (CMU) and thereby deepen capital markets in Europe.

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UK Policy Vision

AIMA and the ACC are working with policymakers to promote and develop the UK’s alternative investment management and non-bank lending sectors to renew the UK’s position as one of the world’s pre-eminent financial centre, boost innovation and SME financing and help build a better-regulated financial services industry.

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UK Regulatory Change

HMT, FCA, BoE and other UK government departments have been considering the future of UK regulation for asset managers and funds and AIMA is following these developments and engaging on matters of interest to members.

Global

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AML and Beneficial Ownership

AIMA provided views to FinCEN on their proposal for Beneficial Ownership Reporting. AIMA has published a position paper on the European Commission proposal for an AML Regulation.

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Cyber and Technology

In recent years, cyber security has increasingly become the top global risk for business, with regulators and policy-makers also paying increased attention to financial institutions’ cyber security planning.

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Data Regulation

From assisting members with the implementation of data privacy laws to engaging with data regulators and international standard setting bodies on potential conflicts with financial regulation, AIMA is helping the industry to navigate the evolving data landscape.

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Digital Assets

AIMA serves as the global voice of the alternative investment management industry in the digital assets space.

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Financial Stability

Financial stability and the topics of liquidity risk management and risks related to the use of leverage are high on the agenda of global and regional supervisory bodies. AIMA continuously engages with various policymakers around the globe to share information and insights on our industry's management of such risks.

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Loan Fund Vehicles

AIMA's private credit affiliate, the Alternative Credit Council, leads global advocacy on loan fund vehicles such as ELTIF, LTAF and BDCs.

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Operational Resilience

Operational resilience is expected to be a key regulatory focus over the coming years. The aim of regulators is to bring about change in how the finance industry thinks about operational resilience in order to build a more resilient financial system.

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Outsourcing

The increasing use of outsourcing by regulated entities is of growing importance to a number of supervisory authorities.

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Reporting

AIMA's advocacy focuses on the improvement of a more efficient and streamlined reporting framework across the reporting regimes. The European Commission published a proposal for a European Single Access Point and outlined its Supervisory Data Strategy, introducing a range of new initiatives and actions to improve EU-wide regulatory reporting. The SEC has proposed amendments to Form PF which would require large hedge fund advisers to report information on key events within one business day.

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Responsible Investment

AIMA's resources for implementing responsible investment (also known as 'ESG') and interpreting the relevant regulation. Notable research papers and relevant events are also linked.

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Sanctions

While historically not an area that AIMA has focused on, in light of current developments, AIMA members should understand the impact and responsibilities of managing sanctions risk.

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Secondary Loan Market

AIMA's private credit affiliate, the Alternative Credit Council, leads global advocacy on the regulation of the secondary loan market, with notable activity on the topics of non-performing loans and securitisation.

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Tax (Global)

AIMA’s current global tax work encompasses BEPS 2.0, financial transactions tax, hybrids and other mismatches, tax information reporting and withholding tax.