A common quote from assets managers is:

"Regulation as such would not be a problem, if only one knew how it looks like“.

We have seen that uncertainty regarding the implementation of EMIR leaves a lot of space for interpretation in this area; in particular the constellation of having an asset management company, fund manager and custodian, marks a huge challenge to most. The major challenges are in the following areas:

• Each fund is an own legal entity – making legal and operational on-boarding hard
• Obstacles towards reporting obligation – who reports what?
• Impact of new collateral requirements in the context of asset managers

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