Grand Ducal Regulation on CSSF fees published -
The Grand Ducal Regulation of 2 July 2018 amending the Grand Ducal Regulation of 21 December 2017 on fees levied by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier....more
8/8/2018
/ ALFI ,
Asset Management ,
CSSF ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fees ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Money Market Funds ,
UK Brexit
Circular of the Central Bank of Luxembourg on statistical data collection for non-regulated AIFs -
The Central Bank of Luxembourg published circular BCL 2018/241 entitled “New statistical data collection for non-regulated...more
7/10/2018
/ AIFs ,
ALFI ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Central Bank of Luxembourg ,
Common Reporting Standard (CRS) ,
CSSF ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
New Circular ,
Over The Counter Derivatives (OTC) ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securitization ,
UCITS
ALFI Notes the Commission’s Plans to Amend the UCITS and AIFM Directives -
ALFI issued a press release pointing out that they believe that a wider scope for the clarification of marketing and pre-marketing would have been...more
4/5/2018
/ AIFM ,
ALFI ,
Asset Management ,
CSSF ,
Double Taxation ,
EU ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Tax Treaty ,
Token Sales ,
UCIs ,
UCITS
CSSF Statement Confirming Support of ESMA's Position on Supervisory Convergence/Regulatory Arbitrage -
The CSSF published a statement confirming its support of ESMA’s position on the matter of supervisory convergence /...more
8/11/2017
/ ALFI ,
Arbitrage ,
Asset Management ,
CSSF ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Pensions ,
Prospectus ,
Supervisors
CSSF Circular 17/654 Dated 17 May 2017 -
The CSSF published its Circular addressed to credit institutions and certain PSFs regarding the sub-delegation for IT cloud services. The CSSF has also, inter alia, amended its...more
CSSF Circular CSSF-CPDI Dated 19 April 2017 -
The CSSF published its Circular addressed, inter alia, to investment firms as well as AIFMs and UCITS management companies who manage portfolios on a discretionary basis...more
CSSF Press Release 17/06 Dated 13 February 2017 -
The CSSF confirmed that it follows ESMA on its opinion in relation to the requirements for UCITS share classes....more
4/14/2017
/ Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) ,
ALFI ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Asset Management ,
CSSF ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATF ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Remuneration ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
UCITS ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT)
Audit Regulators in Australia and in Luxembourg Enter Into Cooperative Agreement -
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission and Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) have...more
3/10/2017
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Asset Management ,
Audits ,
Australia ,
CSSF ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
Investment Firms ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Prudential Standards ,
Singapore
Enforcement of the 2016 Financial Information Published by Issuers Subject to the Transparency Law -
In accordance with the Luxembourg law of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements for issuers, the CSSF monitors...more
CSSF Newsletter – November 2016 -
The CSSF published its newsletter (number 190), which provides updates in relation to recent national regulation and statistics....more
ALFI Response to IOSCO Consultation Report on Good Practices for the Termination of Investment Funds -
ALFI responded to the IOSCO Consultation Report on Good Practices for the Termination of Investment Funds which...more
Luxembourg VAT authorities: Circular on VAT Treatment of Director Services -
The Luxembourg VAT authorities published Circular n° 781 on 30 September 2016 regarding the VAT treatment of director services and a...more
Latest Fund Statistics for Luxembourg Illustrate Continued Growth -
ALFI has issued the fund statistics as of 30 September 2015. Luxembourg continues to be the number one location for Funds in Europe, with both number of...more
ALFI releases FAQs on RQF II -
Further to the announcement by the People’s Bank of China on 29 April 2015 of a RMB 50 billion Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (“RQFII”) quota being granted to Luxembourg, the...more
10/15/2015
/ ALFI ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Audits ,
Cooperative Agreements ,
EU ,
FATCA ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
RQFII ,
UCITS