Laws and Regulations

The Stalin skyscraper in Moscow. Photo by Alex Zarubi on Unsplash.
Asset Managers
March 25, 2022

CSSF guidance expected on 145 Russia-exposed funds 

Even as limited trading resumed on Moscow’s exchange on Thursday, prospects for emerging market…
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Camille Thommes, managing director at Alfi. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Asset Managers
March 23, 2022

‘Side pockets’ discussed to lift suspensions of Russia funds

Luxembourg is discussing the innovative use of a particular liquidity management tool known as “side…
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Photo by Tuna Ekici on Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
March 22, 2022

UK takes step forward into fog on Ucits post Brexit

The UK has taken a further cautious step towards the permanent regime which will govern access to…
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CSSF's office in Luxembourg. Photo: CSSF.
Sector
March 17, 2022

CSSF recognises need to improve cross-border cooperation

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF on Thursday acknowledged that there is ‘some’ room for…
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Photo by Ivan Radic, CC via Flickr.
Laws and Regulations
March 17, 2022

Esma warns consumers on risks of crypto-assets

The EU’s financial supervisory authorities on Thursday warned consumers that many crypto-assets are…
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EU flags at the European Commission building in Brussels. Photo via Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
March 15, 2022

After false start, review sets up Eltifs for success

A comprehensive review by the European Commission has the potential to put the European long-term…
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Vianden castle in Luxembourg. Photo via Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
March 4, 2022

Luxembourg reluctant to move on Russian oligarchs

Luxembourg has joined the international move to impose sanctions against Russia for its ruthless…
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Former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Laws and Regulations
March 2, 2022

Luxembourg’s Russian interests set for change

Russian interests have found Luxembourg’s expertise useful as a European business hub for several…
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Luxembourg. Photo by Cedric Letsch on Unsplash
Laws and Regulations
February 28, 2022

Luxembourg reforms its business registers

Part of Luxembourg’s effort to tackle allegations that it enables questionable business and tax…
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Kerstin Matthias, City of London
Laws and Regulations
February 24, 2022

Brexit: de facto equivalence seen as boon for Luxembourg

It is over a year since the end of the transition period that saw Brexit come into full effect and…
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Stock exchange: Photo by Ahmad Nawawi, CC via Flickr.
News
February 15, 2022

Esma: consumers face risk of significant market corrections 

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), the EU’s securities markets regulator based in…
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Luxembourg Parliament
Laws and Regulations
February 10, 2022

Luxembourg opens up for active management of debt pools

The Chambre des Députés, Luxembourg’s parliament, on Wednesday approved a long-awaited modernisation…
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Queen Maxima. Photo by King Willem-Alexander, via RVD. 
Asset Managers
February 7, 2022

Citing inflation, Máxima wants action on financial literacy

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has called on European financial supervisors to review financial…
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European Parliament members debate and vote on the EU-UK withdrawal agreement on 29 January 2020. Photo by EP. CC BY 4.0
Laws and Regulations
February 4, 2022

Brexit: little change so far

There has been scant divergence from EU financial sector rules in the two years since the UK left…
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