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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

Since our last newsletter, ESMA updated its Q&A on the Market in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014 (" MiFID II") and on the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation 600/2014 of 15 May 2014 (" MiFIR"), on the following topics: Q&A on MiFID II and MiFIR investor protection

New and Modified CSSF Templates for Authorisation Requests and Notifications As regards IT outsourcing of material activities by credit institutions, investment firms and professionals performing lending operations under Circular CSSF 12/552 (as amended) and IT outsourcing by electronic money