AMF Publishes Updated Guide for UCITS and AIF Depositaries
The AMF has updated its 2018 guide for depositaries of UCITS and AIFs to reflect operational and regulatory changes, particularly the development of tokenization and crypto-assets under MiCA. The revised guide clarifies settlement of subscription/redemption orders in e-money tokens and provides guidance on depositaries of funds investing in crypto-assets or using DLT. It also includes a section on staged intervention procedures.
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