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On 16 October 2019, the European Banking Authority (the " EBA") published an opinion on the deadline for the migration to strong customer authentication (the " SCA") under the Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market (the "PSD 2") for e-commerce card

On 11 December 2019, the CSSF published press release 19/60 (the " Press Release") reminding that pursuant to press release 19/28 published on 1 July 2019 all SIFs, Part II UCIs and SICARs are obliged to complete an online assessment about the impact of Regulation 1286/2014 on key information

As and from 1 November 2019, applications for new UCI approvals (i.e. UCITS, UCI Part II, SIF and SICAR) not yet registered on the official list, will have to be submitted via the CSSF’s new eDesk portal. Applications via email will no longer be accepted. The CSSF have provided a dedicated user

BACKGROUND On 4 December 2019, ESMA published updated Questions and Answers (" Q&A") on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (" AIFMD"). The updated Q&A incorporate a new question and answer into Section III on reporting to national competent authorities under

On 5 December 2019, the CSSF published a communication summarizing results of an AML/CFT questionnaire as well as an AML/CFT conference concerning registered AIFMs and Self-Managed Non-AIFs which took place on 3 December 2019 (the " Communication"). The Communication provides seven areas which in

On 25 November 2019, the CSSF issued its FAQ on persons responsible for AML/CTF compliance for a Luxembourg Investment Fund or Investment Fund Manager supervised by the CSSF. This FAQ gives the CSSF’s interpretation on the application of article 4(1) of the Law of 12 November 2004 on the fight