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
The Luxembourg financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published on 9 June 2016 an updated version of its FAQ concerning the Luxembourg law of 12 July 2013 on alternative investment...more
The law that transposed UCITS V1 into Luxembourg law (UCITS V Law) entered into force on 1 June 2016. Among other matters, the UCITS V Law: (i) implements a depository regime based upon – but more stringent than – the AIFMD...more
7/7/2016
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AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
CSSF ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Management Companies ,
MiFID II ,
Remuneration ,
Sanctions ,
SICAV ,
UCITS
Publication of corporate documentation in accordance with Luxembourg law will become fully digitalized. Luxembourg corporate entities – including investment funds – will benefit as instant publication results in savings of...more
The Luxembourg supervisory authority (“CSSF”) recently issued a circular letter (“Circular Letter”) that requires all Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS to provide the CSSF with information – pursuant to the filing of additional...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published its opinion on 11 April 2016 on the necessary elements for a harmonised European framework for loan origination by funds (the “Opinion”). The Opinion is issued...more
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
The Luxembourg government recently launched the “reserved alternative investment fund” – a new form of Luxembourg AIF that does not require prior approval from the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the CSSF. In other...more
12/29/2015
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Bonds ,
CSSF ,
Diversification Requirements ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
Luxembourg ,
Marketing ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
Retail Investors ,
UCITS
The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), issued on 5 May 2015 circular 15/612 (Circular) regarding the information to be submitted to the CSSF by alternative investment...more
The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), has recently issued FAQs regarding the immobilisation of bearer shares and units, as well as a press release to remind...more
One of the key drivers for the AIFMD1 is to monitor systemic risk by, among other means, collecting relevant information through harmonized reporting by alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) on their alternative...more
The Luxembourg tax authorities have confirmed, by means of the long-expected Circular Letter L.I.R. nº 14/4 (the “Circular”), the treatment of tax transparent Luxembourg limited partnerships in the form of a société en...more
As previously reported in Dechert's Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial Services Quarterly Report and DechertOnPoint, Luxembourg Law Transposing the AIFMD Passed by Luxembourg Parliament, Luxembourg’s transposition of the AIFMD...more
The Luxembourg Parliament adopted bill 6471 on alternative investment fund managers and transposing the AIFMD into Luxembourg law (the “AIFM Law”) in its first constitutional vote on 10 July 2013. The AIFM Law will become...more
8/23/2013
The Luxembourg Parliament passed the law on the transposition of the AIFMD (the “AIFM Law”) on 10 July 2013. The AIFM Law will become effective on the day it is published in the Luxembourg official gazette, which will take...more
Luxembourg bill 6471 transposing the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (the “AIFMD” into Luxembourg law is now close to being adopted by the Luxembourg parliament. ...more
The Commission de surveillance du secteur financier (the “CSSF”), the Luxembourg supervisory authority, issued a circular on the authorization and organization of Luxembourg UCITS management companies and self-managed SICAVs....more