The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), and the Luxembourg government recently have taken measures to prepare for Brexit. In other developments, the Law of the...more
4/20/2019
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Beneficial Owner ,
Blockchain ,
CSSF ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
Grace Period ,
Grandfathered Status ,
Luxembourg ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Portfolio Managers ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
Securities ,
SICARs ,
UCIs ,
UCITS ,
UK Brexit
The scope of the New Law is quite broad, and applies to all forms and types of entities.4 This encompasses companies and partnerships, whether or not regulated, including Luxembourg investment funds such as UCITS, Part II...more
1/18/2019
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Criminal Fines ,
Corporate Entities ,
EU Directive ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Member State ,
Partnerships ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
SICARs ,
SIFs ,
UCITS
The entry into force of AIFMD in Europe has resulted in a double layer of regulation, as we now have regulation and supervision at the level of the product (regulated investment funds) and supervision at the level of the...more
7/15/2016
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AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
CSSF ,
EU ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment Companies ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Professional Investors ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
SICAV
Following hot on the heels of the introduction of the bill to implement the reserved alternative investment fund (RAIF), on 18 January 2016, the Luxembourg government deposited with Parliament a bill of law (Bill) to amend,...more