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
/ AIF ,
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
/ Administrative Monetary Penalties ,
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
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