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
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
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
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
UCITS: New KIID Q&A -
ESMA published revised Q&A’s on the KIID on 26 March 2015. The Q&A includes a new question on the treatment of past performance information in case of fund mergers....more
4/28/2015
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
MiFID II ,
Money Market Funds ,
Shadow Banking ,
Singapore ,
Swaps ,
UCITS
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
2014 - A Good Year for Luxembourg – ALFI Press Release -
ALFI issued a press release on 3 February 2015 stating that 2014 was a historical year for the Luxembourg fund centre. For the first time in its history, assets...more
EU Passes New Council Directive to Implement “EU-FATCA" -
The Council Directive passed by the EU on 1 December 2014 implements the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in Europe. The Directive has to be implemented...more
3/10/2015
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Benchmarks ,
CCPs ,
EIOPA ,
EMIR ,
ETFs ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FATCA ,
Insolvency ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Money Market Funds ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Swap Clearing ,
Swaps ,
UCITS
AIFMD – FCA Publishes Information to Assist Alternative Investment Fund Managers with Annex IV Reporting -
New FCA Q&As on GABRIEL for Annex IV reporting: On 20 January 2015, the FCA published a new Q&As document to...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