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New CSSF Online Portal for Luxembourg Major Shareholding Notifications

Regulatory Insights, Shareholder DisclosuresBy Trevor Dempster 12 April 2022

Last month the CSSF announced the launch of the eRIIS, its new online portal for those subject to major shareholder notifications under Articles 11(2) and 18(2) of the Transparency Law. The eRIIS is already live and can be used for filings and replaces the current CSSF filing process via email for the major shareholding disclosures. With this in mind, we thought we would highlight some of the key questions regarding the new reporting portal:

Regulatory Round-up: January 2022

Regulatory Round-upsBy Trevor Dempster 3 February 2022

January started off the new year with several important regulatory developments in the investment funds and asset management industry. The most notable developments include: The proposed amendments to Form PF…

Are you complying with the updated guidelines on stress test scenarios under the MMF Regulation?

Regulatory Insights, Risk MonitoringBy Trevor Dempster 3 September 2021

Throughout August you will have seen a number of regulators publishing updated circulars, opinions and notices in relation to the application of the ESMA Guidelines on stress test scenarios under the Money Market Fund Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 (MMFR). Including regulators such as the: MFSA, CMVM, Central Bank of Ireland, FSMA & CSSF.

Regulatory Round-up: August 2021

Regulatory Round-upsBy Trevor Dempster 2 September 2021

In this month’s round-up, of particular interest, nearly two years after its publication, the EU’s new regulatory framework facilitating the cross-border distribution of collective investment schemes applied from 2nd August. With this we saw several regulators announce the transposition of the new rules.

Challenges facing ManCos – more regulations, more regulatory change, and more scrutiny than ever before (Part 1)

ManCoTech, Regulatory InsightsBy Trevor Dempster 10 July 2021

The pressure is rising on the ManCo industry – Management Companies (ManCos) are dealing with more regulations, and more regulatory change than ever before. This constant churning of regulatory change, coupled with increased scrutiny from regulators has led to a complex, pressured regulatory environment. However, this increased scrutiny is not the only challenge facing Mancos!

Regulatory Round-up: March 2021

Regulatory Round-upsBy Trevor Dempster 6 April 2021

With the end of the first quarter of the year, March brought with it a number of developments on a range of areas, including: UCITS & AIFMD, Money Market Fund Regulation, Liquidity Risk Management, Short Selling, ESG and ELTIF Regulation. See below this month’s regulatory round-up to read about these developments and many more we tracked throughout March.

Regulatory Round-up: February 2021

Regulatory Round-upsBy Trevor Dempster 1 March 2021

February saw a number of developments on a range of areas, including: SFDR; Potential money market fund reforms in the US; The new UK short selling threshold entering into force; The PRIIPs RTS being submitted to the European Commission; and Revisions to the CSSF notification form for NAV calculation errors.

Regulatory Round-up: November 2020

Regulatory Round-upsBy Trevor Dempster 1 December 2020

The past month brought important developments on topics such as fund liquidity, costs and fees charged by fund managers, AIFMD, UCITS and Money Market Funds. Most notably, in the UK, HM Treasury published the responses to the consultation on the Overseas Funds Regime, and the Financial Services Bill…

Regulatory Round-up: October 2020

Regulatory Insights, Regulatory Round-upsBy Trevor Dempster 2 November 2020

Despite the continuing focus on the rapidly rising COVID-19 infections rates in the US & Europe, the looming Lockdown 2.0, and the impending, potentially contentious race for the White House, October saw regulators press ahead with the launch of several significant fund regulatory developments.

Further Liquidity Regulatory Scrutiny Needed

Regulatory Insights, Risk MonitoringBy Trevor Dempster 15 October 2020

Last month it was great to see a number of key liquidity developments finally enter into force, including: ESMA’s new guidelines on liquidity stress testing in UCITS and AIFs, The FCA’s new rules for certain open-ended funds investing in inherently illiquid assets; and Article 37 MMF Reporting for both Q1 and Q2.

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