Supervision

Opinion
February 28, 2024

ECB Watch: Cultivating cult-like behaviour

In the pursuit of an inclusive and engaging workplace, the European Central Bank (ECB) emphasises…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Supervision
February 2, 2024

Esma: high risk of corrections, especially in private markets

Europe’s top financial supervisory authority is warning investors of a high risk of corrections in…
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SEC
Sector
January 30, 2024

SEC’s hefty fines contrast with Europe’s mild approach

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2023 continued to demand significant recoveries…
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CSSF director Marco Zwick speaking at the Alfi Private Assets Conference in Luxembourg on 28 November. Photo: ALFI.
News
January 8, 2024

CSSF ready to conditionally approve Eltif 2.0 applications 

Luxembourg’s financial supervisor CSSF is ready to conditionally give its green light for new…
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Eltifs are European long-term investment funds.
Sector
January 5, 2024

Eltif 2.0 launch: Tension builds in Luxembourg

As the clock ticks down to the much-anticipated launch of the revamped EU regime for European Long…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
News
December 19, 2023

Luxembourg among most-expensive fund domiciles

Luxembourg last year remained among the most expensive domiciles for investment funds in Europe in…
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The Dockland campus of the Central Bank of Ireland in Dublin. Photo via Wikimedia CC-BY-2.0.
Sector
December 15, 2023

Ireland joins supervisory drive on fund valuations

Ireland has joined Luxembourg on a supervisory drive to push the financial industry to improve their…
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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Photo: Third Way Think Tank via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Sector
December 15, 2023

ESG burnout looms for SEC due to political backlash

Political pressure is mounting on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its efforts on…
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Marco Zwick, director of investment fund supervision at the CSSF. Photo: Luxembourg for Finance.
Sector
December 14, 2023

CSSF on valuations: ‘We noted room for improvement’

Luxembourg’s financial markets authority CSSF has given fund management companies until the end of…
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Money. Image by Jason Leung via Unsplash.
Supervision
December 12, 2023

CRF tries to boost its financial investigation capacity

Luxembourg’s Financial Intelligence Unit is key to fulfilling Luxembourg’s international anti-money…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Sector
December 8, 2023

Esma warns on CLO ratings, sees conflict-of-interest risks

The European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, on Thursday issued a warning about practices…
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The Bank of England. Photo: David Iliff, CC by-SA 3.0
Supervision
December 8, 2023

Private debt ‘particularly vulnerable,’ says BoE

The Bank of England (BoE) has issued a warning about the risks posed by private credit and leveraged…
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CSSF's head office at Rue d'Arlon in Luxembourg. Photo: Raymond Frenken.
Sector
December 6, 2023

CSSF: ‘Frozen accounts not to be seen as material issue’

The fact that financial institutions in Luxembourg have frozen some 86.000 investor accounts should…
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A AML/KYC debat at the ALFI private assets conference.
Sector
December 4, 2023

Fund sector battles rising compliance pressures

Investment firms are struggling with AML/KYC requirements, with one fund manager saying his AML/KYC…
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