The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), and the Luxembourg government recently have taken measures to prepare for Brexit. In other developments, the Law of the...more
4/20/2019
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Where are we on implementation? Are we nearly there yet?
Yes and no. The UCITS V directive comes into force on 18 March 2016. But:
Additional implementing rules (known as "Level 2") on the duties of UCITS...more
A fine of over £18 million was recently imposed by the UK regulatory body, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), on a fund manager for a range of compliance breaches, including failing to ensure that its KIIDs were...more
6/7/2014
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