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Insights on ESMA’s alternative investment fund consultation

Published on: 18 March 2025
Published by a Law360 reporter

Table of contents

  • Growth in semi-liquid evergreen funds
  • ESMA consults on standards
  • Liquidity management
  • Sound liquidity management
  • Appropriate redemption policy
  • Appropriate proportion of liquid assets
  • Liquidity stress testing
  • Ongoing monitoring
  • Conclusion

Article summary

Law360, Expert analysis: Against the backdrop of greater focus on European competitiveness and a changed geopolitical landscape following the US presidential election, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is consulting on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for open-ended loan-originating alternative investment funds, or AIFs, under the AIF Managers Directive (EU) 2024/927 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024 (AIFMD II). Aaron Mulcahy, partner at Maples Group, highlights the growth in semi-liquid evergreen funds and sets out the key proposals of ESMA in the standards

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