Compliance Services for European Asset Managers
Asset managers juggle fund rules, firm rules, and investor expectations simultaneously. ABM Global Compliance supports asset management businesses across the EU with authorisation, governance, SFDR and disclosure obligations, delegation oversight, and ongoing compliance, keeping your management company aligned with regulators while your investment teams focus on performance at every stage.
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Regulation Across Every Layer of Management
European asset managers face obligations at every level: the management company needs authorisation, substance, and governance that satisfies its regulator, the funds carry their own frameworks and disclosure duties, and delegation arrangements connecting portfolio management, administration, and distribution now attract direct supervisory attention. SFDR adds sustainability disclosure obligations that regulators increasingly test against actual portfolio practice.
Supervisory expectations around substance have hardened noticeably: regulators want genuine decision-making, resident directors, and demonstrable oversight of every delegate, not letterbox entities. Meanwhile remuneration rules, conflicts management, and liquidity frameworks keep evolving. Asset managers need compliance support that understands both the management company and the funds it runs, because supervisors assess them together.
How We Support Asset Managers
Our services span the management company lifecycle: authorisation and licensing, governance and substance frameworks, SFDR and disclosure compliance, delegation and oversight arrangements, compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting, financial crime frameworks, and training, matched to your structures, strategies, and the jurisdictions where you operate.
MSP/MSB Compliance
MSB licensing, AML/CFT compliance frameworks, and ongoing regulatory support for money services businesses.
Crypto & Blockchain Compliance
MiCA authorisation, Travel Rule compliance, and financial crime frameworks for cryptoasset service providers.
Banking Compliance Advisory
Regulatory reporting, governance, and financial crime compliance frameworks for banks and credit institutions.
Capital Markets Compliance
MiFID II compliance, market abuse controls, and licensing support for European investment firms.
E-Money Compliance
EMI and payment institution licensing, safeguarding arrangements, and ongoing regulatory compliance support.
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Why Asset Managers Across Europe Choose ABM
ManCo Expertise
Authorisation, substance, and your governance handled by specialists who know supervisor expectations.
Oversight Frameworks
Delegation and delegate monitoring arrangements that withstand genuine supervisory examination every time.
Disclosure Depth
SFDR and investor disclosure obligations translated into practical, defensible compliance every time.
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Businesses across Europe trust ABM to guide their licensing, strengthen their frameworks, and keep their compliance on track. Here is what founders, compliance officers, and executives say about working with our team.
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Asset Manager Questions Answered
What substance do regulators expect from ManCos?
Genuine local decision-making, sufficient resident staff and directors, real oversight of delegates, and governance demonstrating the management company actually manages, not just holds licences.
How does SFDR affect asset managers?
SFDR requires entity and product level sustainability disclosures, with regulators increasingly testing whether marketing claims and classifications match actual portfolio holdings and processes.
Can you review our delegation arrangements?
Yes. We assess delegation agreements, oversight processes, and monitoring evidence against current expectations, then strengthen whatever falls short before supervisors examine it.
Do you support both AIFMs and UCITS ManCos?
Yes. We support alternative and UCITS management companies, including dual-authorised super ManCos, across authorisation, compliance, and ongoing supervisory obligations at every stage.
Can you help with cross-border fund distribution?
Absolutely. We manage marketing notifications and passporting across your target markets, and advise on the local distribution rules and investor classification requirements applying in each one.