
The Depositary Bank Forum is a platform composed of ABBL and alfi members who specialise in custody and/or depositary activities. The Forum is a joint sub-organisation of the ABBL and alfi with the specific purpose of:
The Depository bank Forum welcomes the opportunity to comment on the ESMA’s draft technical advice to the EU Commission on possible implementing measures of the AIFM Directive and appreciate the openness and willingness to engage with the industry that has been displayed by ESMA, evidence of which includes both the industry workshops and the
extensive consultation process.
On 9 February 2011, the ABBL and ALFI held their second Depositary Bank Forum breakfast seminar in order to inform members on the challenges for depositaries in the context of the AIFM Directive and the forthcoming new legislations on the UCITS depositary function.