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       Posted on May 9th, 2012

IMA response to Kay Review Interim Report: Asset Management industry crucial to well-functioning capital markets

In its response to the interim report of the Kay Review, IMA welcomes the report’s emphasis on the role of the asset management industry, and on the importance of stewardship.

The response also notes that the capital markets perform an important service for investors by allowing them transparent access to long term [...]


       Posted on April 11th, 2012

IMA’s comments on ESMA’s discussion paper on “Draft Technical Standards for the Regulation of OTC Derivatives, CCPs and Trade Repositories”

The IMA has concerns that ESMA’s proposals on draft technical standards for the Regulation on OTC Derivatives, CCPs and Trade Repositories do not properly address the issues faced by clients or the role of investment managers in the OTC derivatives markets, and might result in unnecessarily increasing costs for clients.

Jane Lowe, Director of [...]


       Posted on April 9th, 2012

IMA Statement to the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament on “Improving audit quality across the European Union”

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has told a European Parliament committee that certain of the European Commission’s proposals on audit reform go a step too far. While the IMA believes that a number of the proposals are welcome there is concern that others will not address the issues identified.

Mandatory rotation could [...]


       Posted on February 21st, 2012

IMA comments on the proposed Volcker Rule

The Investment Management Association (IMA) has submitted its response to the proposed Volcker Rule, part of the US Dodd Frank legislation due to be implemented in July this year.

The main aim of the Volcker Rule is to prohibit US banks from engaging in proprietary trading while also owning private equity or [...]


       Posted on November 1st, 2011

Joint Association Letter to UK Treasury highlighting the real costs of the European Commission’s proposed Financial Transaction Tax

The trade associations highlight their serious concerns over the proposed EU Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) and urge the UK Treasury to continue to take a strong stance against the tax, and encourage the UK to work closely with those EU member states which are also opposed to the proposals.

Source: AFME


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