ESMA published two (draft) documents today, both of which relate to the use of so-called liquidity management tools (LMT). The AIFM Directive and the UCITS Directive were recently amended in…
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Das Recherche-Unternehmen Scope Fund Analysis hat vor kurzem einen interessanten Marktüberblick in Sachen ELTIF (European Long Term Investment Fund) veröffentlicht. Da 2024 das erste Jahr darstellt, in welchem die neuen…
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At the beginning of the month, the CSSF published a press release announcing the introduction of a new administrative process for those investment fund structures that are under its direct supervision…
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The European regulator ESMA just published a small addition to its Q&A relating to the AIFM Directive. Before outlining them, could someone please tell European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)…
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During 2024, the Luxembourg government introduced a draft bill of law with a number of amendments to the rules on taxation, in particular in the financial sector, with the aim…
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The European regulator ESMA started the consultation process on the rules that will apply to alternative investment funds that originate loans and intend to adopt an open-ended structure, i.e. with…
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Last Friday (25 October), the so-called RTS (regulatory and technical standards) which provide for specific details in relation to the recently updated ELTIF Regulation were published in the official journal…
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Three days ago, the Luxembourg regulator CSSF published its circular 24/863 which implements the ESMA Guidelines on the use of ESG terminology in the names of investment funds. The Guidelines…
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VANDENBULKE has been again nominated by The Lawyer European Legal Awards’ judging panel for the final cut in the categories “Benelux Law Firm of the Year” and “European Specialist Law…
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VANDENBULKE has again been ranked in the IFRL1000 Guide for its expertise in the fields of Banking, M&A and Investment Funds. It underlines our firm’s ambition to continue to be…
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After a long gestation period and a rather controversial discussion between the European regulator ESMA and the European Commission, last Friday the latter released the final text (link in the…
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The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) recently published their Opinion on the assessment of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ("SFDR", link to the Opinion in…
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