This new system aims to modernise administrative procedures, enhance efficiency while ensuring robust investor protection standards. The CSSF also seizes this opportunity to introduce a list of amendments to the prospectus,...more
On 21 October 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) implemented the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Guidelines regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) fund naming as...more
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) aims to harmonize provisions related to cybersecurity and information and communication technology (ICT) risk management in the financial sector. Its scope covers nearly all entities...more
EU competent authorities seem to be stepping up enforcement actions for SFDR disclosure acting as a timely reminder for fund managers to ensure that holdings and procedures for allocating investments align with statements in...more
On 15 October 2024, the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) imposed a fine of EUR 56,500 against a fund manager, Aviva Investors Luxembourg S.A. (the “Manager”), with regards to the...more
The financial services regulations relating to outsourcing by Luxembourg-headquartered financial institutions have been significantly simplified by the introduction of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier...more
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has launched a new web platform called eRIIS which stands for electronic Reporting of Information concerning Issuers of Securities providing issuers and persons...more
On 2 August 2021, changes to fund marketing rules will come into effect in the European Union (“EU”). The revised rules (the “Marketing Rules”) amend the existing regime relating to the marketing of alternative investment...more
Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of 27 November, 2019 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector, as amended by Regulation (EU) of 18 June, 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate...more
With the transition period coming to an end by the end of 2020, many UK managers are questioning the implication of Brexit to the fundraising and management of Luxembourg-based funds. As forecasted in our previous market...more
Many UK managers are currently questioning the implication of Brexit to the fundraising and management of Luxembourg based funds. In particular, many query whether they may still today launch a new Luxembourg fund and act as...more
Various measures have been implemented in Luxembourg to help Luxembourg funds tackle the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak... This is a fast-moving crisis and it is important to closely monitor the outbreak, its business...more
The UK’s exit from the European Union is now postponed to 31 January 2020, and whilst there is still significant uncertainty regarding the occurrence of Brexit on that date, the CSSF set out a new deadline on 6 November 2019...more
On 6 November, the CSSF released a new press release 19/54 which is intended to replace the reference date to a hard Brexit (i.e. 31 October 2019) in all previous CSSF communications with the new Brexit date, 31 January 2020....more
A new Luxembourg act dated 16 July 2019 on prospectuses for securities and implementing the Prospectus Regulation (the New Prospectus Act) was published in the Luxembourg Official Gazette on 18 July 2019. ...more
One of the consequences of the implementation of MiFID II into Luxembourg law is the creation of a new regime for third country firms providing investment services. This new regime is distinct from the regime that is in place...more
By its circular 19/718 (https://bit.ly/2LDTG2k), the CSSF has endorsed the Guidelines on complaints-handling for the securities (ESMA) and banking (EBA) sectors of 4 October 2018 (JC 2018 35) (the Guidelines)....more
As already mentioned in our previous e-Alert of 16 January 2019, payment service providers must provide, at least on an annual basis, statistical data on fraud relating to different means of payment, to the Luxembourg...more
From 18 January 2017, the courts in the EU Member States will apply Regulation (EC) No 655/2014 (the EAPO Regulation) establishing a European account preservation order (EAPO), which will represent a new (and potentially...more
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