F9PART 7Duties and powers of the FCA
Designation as competent authority65
Requirement to notify ESMA of information required from AIFMsF666
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Use of information by FCA F1...67
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The FCA must use the information it gathers under F2rules 3.4.2 to 3.4.6C of the Investment Funds sourcebook and Articles 110 and 111 of the Commission Delegated Regulation in respect of AIFMs it supervises for the purposes of identifying the extent to which the use of leverage contributes to—
a
the build up of systemic risk in the financial system;
b
the risks of disorderly markets; or
c
the risks to the long-term growth of the economy.
F32
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F33
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F34
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Limits on leverage68
1
The FCA must—
a
assess the risks that the use of leverage by full-scope UK AIFMs with respect to the AIFs managed by them could entail;
b
use the measures in paragraph (2), if they are necessary in order to ensure the stability and integrity of the financial system, to limit the extent to which the use of leverage by a full-scope UK AIFM with respect to the AIFs managed by it contributes to—
i
the build up of systemic risk in the financial system; or
ii
the risks of disorderly markets.
2
The measures are—
a
imposing limits on the level of leverage that such an AIFM may employ; or
b
imposing other restrictions on the management of such an AIF.
F73
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F74
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F75
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F76
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The FCA may use its powers under section 55J and 55L of the Act (variation or cancellation on initiative of regulator and imposition of requirements by the FCA) to impose limits on leverage or other restrictions on the management of an AIF, but this paragraph does not limit the powers of the FCA.
Exchange of information relating to potential systemic consequences of AIFM activityF869
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Regulations revoked (14.12.2023 for the revocation of reg. 79) by Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (c. 29), s. 86(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with s. 1(4)); S.I. 2023/1382, reg. 2(c)(vi)