Julia Dixon

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Kirkland partner Julia Dixon is an experienced financial services regulatory partner who advises clients on contentious regulatory investigations and proceedings, non-contentious advisory matters and transformational projects and transactions. Julia regularly advises on authorisation, licensing and permission requirements, the establishment of compliance programmes and arrangements for monitoring and testing, and regulatory issues and compliance with UK/EU regulation, including the promotion and marketing of financial products, conduct of business, conflicts of interest, client money and assets, market abuse and insider dealing.

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EU AIFMD II—an overview of changes made to AIFMD and UCITS

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides an overview of Directive (EU) 2024/927 (AIFMD II) which will amend Directive 2011/61/EU (the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)) and Directive 2009/65/EC (the Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Directive, also known as UCITS IV.

EU Law

EU SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards—FAQs

Practice Notes

These Q&As answer some of the most frequently asked questions on the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU SFDR) (Regulation (EU) 2019/2088, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/852) regulatory technical standards (RTS). These Q&As cover, among other things, product classification; Article 8 characteristics; principal adverse impact (PAI) data collection; use of third-party data; human rights due diligence and impact on non-EU managers.

EU Law