CSSF issues press release on approach to permissible investments by Luxembourg UCITS in non-UCITS ETFs -
The CSSF clarified their position on deciding to take a more restrictive approach to permissible investments by...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
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
EMIR: Non-Deliverable FX Forwards and Interest Rate Swap Clearing -
Non-deliverable FX forwards -
ESMA confirms that EMIR clearing requirements will not apply to non-deliverable FX forwards, though reserves its...more
4/2/2015
/ Benchmarks ,
Capital Markets ,
Crowdfunding ,
EMIR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
FX Forwards ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Swap Clearing
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