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Changes and extensions to foreign direct investment rules in the fourth quarter of 2021 continued to be fueled by Covid-19 as the Omicron variant made its debut in November. A few countries, France, Italy, and Spain have extended their existing FDI restrictions that were put in place in 2020 as temporary measures through to 31 December 2022. France...
27 January 2022 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
As expected, it’s been a slow third quarter for changes to foreign direct investment (FDI). Following on from my last update, we’ll start in the AsiaPac region and move westward. Australia has been evaluating the reforms to foreign direct investment that commenced in beginning of the year. The Treasury is evaluating whether these reforms have stru...
24 September 2021 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
Just coming up for some air, having had a busy first half to 2021 and realizing that my update on foreign direct investment is long overdue. Let’s not waste any time because there’s plenty to report since my end of year 2020 roundup. Early in the year, Germany issued a consultation to amend its FDI regime and made the following effective 1 May 20...
14 July 2021 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
Now that we have seen a close to 2020, let’s take a look at foreign investment changes around the globe. Following on from my 2nd installment in September, foreign investment regulations have continued to tighten in the more democratic nations and loosen in those less so. In November, the UK government introduced the National Security and Invest...
14 January 2021 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
On 10 July 2020, the SEC released for comment a proposed rule that would change the reporting threshold for Form 13F from $100 million to $3.5 billion for institutional investment managers. The SEC thought it was a good time to increase the threshold which was established 45 years ago to reflect the change in size and structure of the U.S. equitie...
18 November 2020 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
As a follow up to the blog published on 8 June, foreign direct investment oversight continues with several countries issuing new rules or extending previously established rules. While much of this stems from COVID-19 and the uncertainty of market stability, it also speaks to the lack of trust governments have for their foreign counterparts. Since...
10 September 2020 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
It’s July, so naturally, things are starting to heat up here in the northeastern part of the US. Taking a look back at the first half of the year, regulatory organizations were also heating up. I’ve previously written about the need for automation to support global shareholding disclosure obligations due to changes in short position reporting, and...
14 July 2020 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
Late 2018 into early 2019, there was increasing attention put on foreign direct investment in sensitive sectors by several major jurisdictions. At that time, the driver for this focus was a volatile political landscape stemming from the breakdown of trade between the US and China, as well as uncertainty of the US’ involvement in NATO and Russia’s ...
08 June 2020 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
Shareholding disclosure, the requirement to report holdings in publicly traded companies to regulatory agencies, has been a regulatory obligation for decades. But like most regulatory obligations, firms try to manage the burden with manpower first. So, between OMS reports and excel spreadsheets, compliance officers try their best to determine what...
04 May 2020 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
The recent dramatic spike in the number and complexity of regulatory reporting guidelines, has left buy-side firms and administration companies worldwide scrambling to keep up with changes in order to minimize risk and avoid costly filing errors. Recent independent surveys show that one of the main challenges buy-side participants face today is a...
12 April 2016 /regulation
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