The Luxembourg government published bill of law n°8183 (the “Bill”) on 24 March 2023 that amends five existing laws on alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) and alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”), namely the UCI...more
3/28/2023
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AIFs ,
Annual Reports ,
Companies Act ,
CSSF ,
ELTIF ,
Liquidation ,
Luxembourg ,
New Legislation ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
Shareholders ,
SICARs ,
UCIs ,
UCITS
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
Law on 21-month grandfathering period in a "hard Brexit" scenario -
Parliament has adopted legislation that will allow UK financial service providers to continue rendering certain services in Luxembourg for a period of up...more
4/15/2019
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Annual Regulatory Fees ,
Asset Management ,
Cloud Computing ,
CSSF ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Grandfathering Rules ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
SICARs ,
SIFs ,
UCIs ,
UCITS ,
UK Brexit
Bill to set up a 21-month grandfathering period in a "hard Brexit" scenario -
The Luxembourg government has proposed legislation which would allow UK financial service providers to continue rendering certain services in...more
3/14/2019
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Beneficial Owner ,
CSSF ,
Digital Ledger Technology ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Grandfathered Status ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
SICARs ,
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
Luxembourg has transposed MiFID II into its national law, albeit five months after the deadline for doing so. In other matters, the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)...more
10/24/2018
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AIFs ,
Asset Management ,
CSSF ,
Depository Institutions ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Management Companies ,
MiFID II ,
New Circular ,
SICARs ,
SIFs ,
UCITS
Luxembourg recently has taken a number of actions in connection with the transposition or implementation of various EU directives and regulations, respectively, into national law. The Luxembourg government deposited a bill of...more
10/13/2017
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Copyright ,
CSSF ,
Financial Services Industry ,
IP License ,
Luxembourg ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
OECD ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
Retail Investors ,
SICARs ,
SIFs ,
Software ,
Tax Incentives ,
Utility Patents