Despite the corona crisis, acarda continuously provides reliable services

As per the latest MIFiD II guidelines, the European MIFiD Template (EMT) version 3.0 was launched to be produced by manufacturers from December 10, 2019. FinDatEx has provided a period of one year for asset managers to transition from the old EMT to the new version. This means that, by 10th December 2020, we should be able to produce EMT version 3.0.

On 21 July, 2020, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) informed the European Commission of the outcome of their review on the Key Information Document (KID) for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs). The review of the PRIIPs Delegated Regulation pointed out the main issues that had been identified following the October 2019 Consultation Paper, in particular regarding information on risk and performance measures and transaction costs.

The implementation of the EU regulation on the disclosure of standardised sustainability indicators
for financial investments is progressing rapidly.

On August 18th, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a letter that was sent to the European Commission (EC) on recommendations to incorporate in the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
The ESMA and EU national competent authorities have identified areas of improvement to AIFMD. The review provides the base for their recommendations to be enacted.

The RegTech company acarda, a specialist in integrated regulatory data management and reporting solutions, is a new member of the LPA Group.

The compliance platform arep is now available to all LPA customers worldwide for efficient coverage of regulatory requirements.

The focus is to provide transparent SaaS solutions and services for asset managers, deposit banks and service providers in Europe and Asia. A team of more than 400 employees provides support in this area.