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ARTICLE · 10 JANUARY 2012

Recent Developments In The Luxembourg Financial Sector

The Luxembourg law of 17 December 2010 on undertakings for collective investment (the "2010 Law") entered into force on 1 January 2011.

LuxembourgFinance and Banking
Marc Seimetz
Marc Seimetz
Jean-Louis Frognet
Jean-Louis Frognet
Kristel Gilissen
Kristel Gilissen

Luxembourg Undertakings for Collective Investment: Additional Prospectus Information for Investors

The Luxembourg law of 17 December 2010 on undertakings for collective investment (the "2010 Law") entered into force on 1 January 2011. The 2010 Law implemented the European Directive 2009/65/EC (the "UCITS IV Directive") into Luxembourg legislation, as well as introducing several non-UCITS IV related changes.

Article 151(1) of the 2010 Law (which applies to both undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities, governed by part I of the 2010 Law ("UCITS") and other undertakings for collective investment, governed by part II of the 2010 Law ("UCIs")) provides that "the prospectus must include the information necessary for investors to be able to make an informed judgment of the investment proposed to them, and, in particular, of the risks attached thereto." The prospectus is required to include, in addition to the disclosure on the fund's

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