ESMA PUBLISHES UPDATED AIFMD AND UCITS Q&AS
04/06/2019
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published updated questions and answers documents (Q&A) on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Directive.
The Q&As relate to the following:
- distinction between depositary functions and mere supporting tasks that are not subject to the delegation requirements set out in the AIFMD and UCITS Directive;
- delegation of safekeeping functions;
- performance of depositary functions where there are branches in other Member States;
- supervision of depositary functions in case of branches in other Member States; and
- delegation of depositary functions to another legal entity within the same group.
The purpose of these Q&A documents is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in relation to both the AIFMD and the UCITS Directive and their implementing measures.
ESMA will periodically review these Q&A and update them where required.