On 23 December 2020, the Luxembourg Budget Law was published in the Mémorial (“the Law”). It contains some tax measures aiming at promoting investment in sustainable economic activities and is part of a more extensive sustainable finance strategy for Luxembourg as an international financial centre.
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the CSSF), has issued a communication (the CSSF Communication) to inform investment fund managers (IFMs) of Luxembourg undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds (AIFs)
Further to the long-awaited outcome of the Brexit negotiations on 24 December 2020, the Luxembourg financial supervisory authority – the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”)
Creation of a new CSSF fast track procedure for fund managers when implementing EU ESG rules
With less less than 3 months to go until the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) comes into force in the EU (on 10 March 2021), the Luxembourg regulator (the « CSSF») published on 16 December 2020 a communication detailing the new regulatory requirements
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the « CSSF») published on 7 December 2020 the following circular letters relating to central administration, internal governance and risk management which will come into force on 1st January 2021
On 3 April 2020, ESMA eventually released its much-anticipated final report on guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs, including the guidelines themselves (the “Guidelines”).
The CSSF reminds market participants that passporting rights will be terminated as of 31 December 2020 at midnight and therefore be lost as of 1 January 2021.
To keep up to speed with recent market developments, the innovative Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs) can now be displayed on the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX).
In view of the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU on 1 February 2020 and the forthcoming end of the transitional period on 31 December 2020, the CSSF stated its expectations and rendered some clarifications through a press release published on 7 December 2020.
