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Asset Management & Investment Funds Update - September 2021

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Welcome to the September edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update.

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Welcome to the September edition of our Asset Management & Investment Funds Update. In this edition we look at the:

key upcoming deadlines and dates for your diary
legislation published to turn off UCITS KIID and switch on PRIIPs KID for UCITS
Commission's SFDR Q&A along with an analysis of the key take-aways
MMF revised stress testing guidelines and new upcoming daily reporting requirements
new Central Bank beneficial ownership filing requirements
adoption of UCITS, AIFMD and MiFID SFDR-related amendments.

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