The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a consultation paper seeking feedback from asset management industry members on its draft advice to the European Commission regarding depositary requirements under the forthcoming UCITS V directive.

The European Commission published two implementing regulations forming part of the detailed framework of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive in the EU Official Journal on May 15.

The Luxembourg's Financial Sector Supervisory Authority (CSSF) has issued a statement on April 9 on virtual assets, virtual asset service providers and the related registration process.

Luxembourg has enhanced its existing limited partnership regime in 2013, adding the special limited partnership to its range of investment vehicles designed for the alternative investment and private equity industry.

The European Commission has unveiled its proposed amendments to the European Long-Term Investment Fund regime on November 25, following extensive consultation with members of the investment industry.

The written agreement should notably enable the depositary to identify all entities within the custody chain.

Luxembourg’s Financial Sector Supervisory Authority has published on March 17 an update to its Frequently Asked Questions document on the grand duchy’s law of July 12, 2013 implementing the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, as well as the European Commission’s Level 2 regulation on implementation of the AIFMD.

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published on February 17 a Question and Answers document on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

The draft legislation transposing the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive into Luxembourg law was approved by the grand duchy’s Chamber of Deputies on the morning of Wednesday, July 10.

Luxembourg's legislation of July 21, 2021 on cross-border distribution of investment funds has come into force on August 2 following its publication in the Mémorial, Luxembourg's official gazette, on July 26.

The Luxembourg government has placed before parliament on January 18 draft legislation amending provisions relating to SIFs, SICARs and non-UCITS funds issued under Part II of the grand duchy's collective investment fund legislation.

To ensure that the depositary performs its duties properly, the regulation provides a detailed list of all the elements to be included in the written depositary contract.

The press release relating to the Provisional Agreement on new rules for alternative investment fund managers ("AIFMs") was published on 20 July 2023.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published on 19 December 2023 its final report on the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) under the revised European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) regulation.

The European Parliament calls for greater transparency and regulation of third-party litigation funding (TPLF) in the EU.

Discover our timeline and analysis of the latest developments in the AIFMD II legislative process.

Specific types of securities issued by eligible issuers may now benefit from the FastLane Admission for the listing without having to get the relevant prospectus approved by LuxSE...

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

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has launched the Securities Official List, a dedicated section of the exchange's official list that enables securities to be listed without requiring them to be admitted to trading...

The CSSF issued communications, respectively on 27 July and 6 September 2022, to the investment fund industry.