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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Investment Funds: Luxembourg tax reform introduces ETF exoneration
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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Investment Funds: Draft RTS on open-ended loan-originating funds published by ESMA
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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Investment Funds: ELTIF RTS published and in force
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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Investment Funds: ESG terminology in fund names – CSSF procedure
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 MAKES A SHORTLIST HAT-TRICK AT THE EUROPEAN LEGAL AWARDS 2024
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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The IFLR1000 Guide ranked VANDENBULKE in 3 practice areas
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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Investment Funds: Final ELTIF RTS released
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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Investment Funds News: What to do with SFDR pursuant to ESAs
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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Investment Funds / ESG news: ESMA publishes guidelines on fund names
The European regulator ESMA has just published its guidelines on fund names in the context of ESG or sustainability-related terms (link in comment section). These guidelines will concern all UCITS…
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ESMA proposes new version of ELTIF-RTS
Yesterday, ESMA published a new version of the regulatory and technical standards (RTS) related to the new regulation on the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF – link in the comments…
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Investment Funds: CSSF publishes replacement for 02/77 Circular
Today, the Luxembourg regulator CSSF published a replacement for its circular 02/77 that dealt with procedures to be followed in case of a net asset value calculation error or breach…
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