Lois et réglementation

Euro notes in a suitcase. Photo: iStock.
Asset Managers
29 avril 2024

AML efforts stymied by lack of qualified staff, PwC finds

Despite constant new regulations and sophisticated technology, one of the main reasons why money…
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Opinion
25 avril 2024

Loan origination funds; exploring the evolving framework

Loan origination activities under the EU’s second Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Secteur
23 avril 2024

Eltif 2.0: Esma wants its table to be reinstated into rulebook

Worried about the protection of European investors, illiquid investments, and financial stability…
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Secteur
16 avril 2024

‘There is a barrier towards investing in our own markets’

As home to investors and companies that prefer the allure of American markets over their domestic…
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The IMF headquarters in Washington, DC. Photo: iStock.
Lois et réglementation
10 avril 2024

IMF sounds alarm over perils in surging private credit markets

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week issued a dire warning concerning the rapidly…
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Secteur
2 avril 2024

CFA urges investment firms to train finfluencers on compliance

A significant portion of financial influencers, commonly known as finfluencers, has been found to…
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Emmanuel Gutton and Silke Bernard at Alfi Eltif panel
Asset Managers
25 mars 2024

Another 40 Eltif funds in the pipeline, say Luxembourg experts

Some 40 new Eltif funds, enabling European retail investors to put their money in private markets…
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Luxembourg fund managers ordered to review costs and fees
Supervision
22 mars 2024

CSSF fines Intertrust €162,500 for not sticking to custodian duties

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has imposed a fine of 162,500 euro on…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma
Supervision
22 mars 2024

Esma fines Scope Ratings €2.2 mln euro for regulatory breaches

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), the EU’s financial markets regulator, has…
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Marco Zwick, CSSF director. Photo: ALFI.
Lois et réglementation
19 mars 2024

CSSF: Eltif 2 approvals proceeding smoothly, despite RTS delay

Approvals of new European Long-Term Investment Funds in Luxembourg are proceeding smoothly, despite…
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Stephanie Yon-Courtin, member of the European Parliament - Renew Europe, France, vice president of the ECON committee. Photo: European Parliament.
Asset Managers
18 mars 2024

EU set for final push to greenlight retail investment reform

Retail investors and investment consumer rights activists concerned about the implications of the…
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A Luxembourg tête-à-tête at the Eurogroup in Brussels on Monday, with finance minister Gilles Roth and Pierre Gramegna, managing director of the ESM. Photo: EU.
Secteur
14 mars 2024

Eurozone seeks to resuscitate EU’s stunted capital markets project

Eurozone finance ministers have put forth a five-year blueprint to forge a robust Capital Markets…
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Secteur
7 mars 2024

The fund valuation paradigm is shifting, pushed by regulation

Amidst heightened regulatory scrutiny, Luxembourg’s private investment fund landscape experiences a…
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The Luxembourg House of Finance, which houses ABBL, ALFI, Luxembourg for Finance, and other trade associations. Photo: Alexandre Prevot via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Lois et réglementation
6 mars 2024

ABBL: Ditching EU depositary passport idea ‘victory for reason’

Brussels has opted to abandon the proposed establishment of a ‘European passport’ for depositary…
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