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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Beneficial Owner ,
Blockchain ,
CSSF ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
Grace Period ,
Grandfathered Status ,
Luxembourg ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Portfolio Managers ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
Securities ,
SICARs ,
UCIs ,
UCITS ,
UK Brexit
Bill to set up a 21-month grandfathering period in a "hard Brexit" scenario -
The Luxembourg government has proposed legislation which would allow UK financial service providers to continue rendering certain services in...more
3/14/2019
/ Asset Management ,
Beneficial Owner ,
CSSF ,
Digital Ledger Technology ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
Grandfathered Status ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
SICARs ,
UCITS ,
UK Brexit
The scope of the New Law is quite broad, and applies to all forms and types of entities.4 This encompasses companies and partnerships, whether or not regulated, including Luxembourg investment funds such as UCITS, Part II...more
1/18/2019
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Criminal Fines ,
Corporate Entities ,
EU Directive ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Member State ,
Partnerships ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
SICARs ,
SIFs ,
UCITS
Luxembourg recently published two important bills to combat money laundering and terrorism financing – one transposes the EU AML4 Directive1 into Luxembourg law; the second establishes a central register of beneficial owners,...more
1/17/2018
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Company Law ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
EU ,
Financial Action Task Force ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Internal Controls ,
Luxembourg ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations ,
Transparency