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For the most part, asset managers deal with risks according to market best practices.

As of 21 July 2019, a new Luxembourg law on prospectuses for securities came into effect (the New Prospectus Law), repealing and replacing the Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) Euro MTF Specialist Securities Segment (EM3S) covering both debt and equity instruments now allows securities to be admitted to trading without being recorded in a central...

The European Securities and Markets Authority has approved co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators, with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment funds including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds, and 34 of their global counterparts.

ESMA puts all firms involved in ICOs on notice, asking them to consider whether they are involved in regulated activities.

The RTS aims to clarify the concepts of "AIFM of open-ended AIF(s)" and of "AIFM of closed-ended AIF(s)".

The specialised investment fund ("SIF") was first introduced by the Law of 13 February 2007 and has since enjoyed great success.

On 27 March 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its Final report on Guidelines on MiFID II product governance requirements (the "2023 Guidelines").

The 2022 Guidelines replace the former 2013 Guidelines on remuneration policies and practices issued in relation to the MiFID I conflicts of interest and conduct of business requirements applicable...

On 14 July 2016, the draft bill n°6929 creating a new Luxembourg fund structure called the Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF).

On December 19, 2024, Luxembourg adopted Blockchain Law IV, a landmark legislative move aimed at strengthening the legal framework for blockchain in the financial sector.

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (the LuxSE) has launched a new professional segment within its Euro MTF Market: the Euro MTF Specialist Securities Segment (the Euro MTF EM3S).

ESMA says the Q&A documents aim to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the practical application of the various UCITS directives and the AIFMD through responses to questions posed by industry members and regulators themselves.

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published final guidelines on remuneration of alternative investment fund managers, designed to prevent conflicts of interest arising that could lead to managers taking on excessive risk to the detriment of their investors.

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published its final report on the guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs on 3 April 2020 (the "ESMA Guidelines").

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has introduced a simplified new admission process for trading on its EuroMTF market.

The Luxembourg government created a new type of fund vehicle in July 2016, the reserved alternative investment fund (fonds d'investissement alternatif reservé).

A UCITS may be set up as an umbrella structure with multiple compartments.