Lois et réglementation

Industry wants EU framework and code of conduct for ESG ratings
Supervision
16 octobre 2023

Contours of SFDR 2.0 are gradually emerging

Though the EU consultation of the much-debated Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is set to…
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Tom Loonen and Jan Saalfrank of Pinsent Masons. Image: IO.
Supervision
13 octobre 2023

Investment advice: where MiFID II meets AIFMD

On 11 July 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) updated its guidance in…
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CSV leader Luc Frieden (left) on Monday was appointed as formateur by Grand Duke Henri. Photo: Grand Cour Ducale.
Secteur
10 octobre 2023

Return of CSV could reshape Luxembourg’s financial course

With the collapse of the Green vote ending the country’s so-called “Gambia” (blue, green, red)…
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In Flux: Where there’s smoke…
Lois et réglementation
4 octobre 2023

In Flux: As the green dust settles...

The sustainable finance sector has faced a whirlwind over the past two years. From greenwashing…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Supervision
3 octobre 2023

Esma plans review on investors’ sustainability preferences

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), the EU’s financial markets regulator and…
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ESMA's headquarters are in Paris. Photo: ESMA.
Supervision
29 septembre 2023

Esma emphasises digital and green in 2024 work programme

The European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, on Thursday posted its 2024 work programme…
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Finance minister Yuriko Backes, justice miniser Sam Tamson and formal national AML/CFT coordinator Michel Turk received the FATF report on Wednesday. Photo: Luxembourg government.
Secteur
28 septembre 2023

FATF: Luxembourg needs to bolster non-financial supervision

Luxembourg needs to make a bigger effort to supervise the non-financial sector and better scrutinize…
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Cyber security. Photo by Markus Spiske via Unsplash CC-BY-2.0
Lois et réglementation
13 septembre 2023

Efama slams EU cyber standards as broad and disproportional

European fund and asset management association Efama has raised significant concerns over the…
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Gregory Kennedy, IO columnist. Image: IO.
Lois et réglementation
31 août 2023

A license for retail investors could reduce regulation

An inconvenient truth about the financial industry is that it cannot be trusted; there have been too…
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Kempen cuts classification of three sustainability funds 
Lois et réglementation
4 août 2023

SFDR Article 6: Dumping ground for non-sustainable investments?

The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) framework’s Article 6 has often been perceived…
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Green EU flags at the European Commission's Berlaymont building in Brussels. Photo: EC.
Lois et réglementation
3 août 2023

Call for mandatory sustainability reporting standards ignored

The European Commission this week disappointed sustainable investment organisations by ignoring…
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The AIFMD deal was largely negotiated under the Swedish EU presidency which ended on 30 June. Spain took over on 1 July and redecorated the atrium at the European Council building with solar panels. Photo: EU2023ES via Flickr CC-BY-2.0.
Secteur
21 juillet 2023

Breakthrough EU deal clarifies leverage rules for loan funds

Negotiators from the European Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement…
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FSMA is Belgium's financial markets regulator. Photo: FSMA.
Supervision
20 juillet 2023

FSMA : Fuchs ne peut plus fournir de services en Belgique

Le fournisseur de services financiers basé au Luxembourg, Fuchs & Associés Finance SA, ne peut plus…
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The opening lap at the 2010 F1 Malaysia Grand Prix. Image by Morio via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-2.0.
Secteur
17 juillet 2023

Luxembourg, upgrading funds law, aims for pole in Eltifs

The 60-seat Luxembourg parliament has finalised its adoption of a major upgrade of five investment…
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