Asset Managers Need to Step Up Their Liquidity Efforts – ESMAs Five Key Priorities

Asset Managers Need to Step Up Their Liquidity Efforts – ESMA’s Five Key Priorities

Regulatory Insights, Risk Monitoring

Throughout the year regulators have focused on liquidity, and as this year draws to a close, that focus shows no signs of diminishing. “Asset managers need to step up their efforts to ensure the liquidity of their funds is adequately managed and that they are prepared for future shocks” – that was the closing remarks from Steven Maijoor’s Keynote Address at EFAMA’s Investment Management Forum which heavily focused on liquidity risk.

September Liquidity Deadlines: Reminder on Funds Investing in Inherently Illiquid Assets

September Liquidity Deadlines: Reminder on Funds Investing in Inherently Illiquid Assets

Regulatory Insights, Risk Monitoring

The 30 September compliance deadline is fast approaching for a number of liquidity developments. Including: ESMA’s new guidelines on liquidity stress testing in UCITS and AIFs. The FCA’s new rules for certain open-ended funds investing in inherently illiquid assets. FCA and Bank of England survey to review the liquidity mismatch in open ended funds Article 37 MMF Reporting for both Q1 and Q2.

The Liquidity Countdown

The Liquidity Countdown

Regulatory Insights, Risk Monitoring

Fund liquidity problems witnessed in 2019 with Woodford and H2O Asset Management brought liquidity back into the spotlight. Since then, the focus hasn’t really faded on the issue of liquidity, and if anything, has intensified with the COVID-19 pandemic causing market volatility resulting in several more fund suspensions.

Although 2020 has already seen a number of initiatives intended to address liquidity risk, there are still more to come, with September due to be a particular busy month for risk management professionals.