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Jan 27, 2023EU Listing Act | Interesting regulatory changes in the pipeline
On 7 December 2022, the European Commission put forward a set of measures to further develop the EU Capital Markets Union ("CMU"). These measures which are commonly referred to collectively as the "Listing Act" comprise proposals for: an amending regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (
Jan 20, 2023Securitisation | Recent regulatory developments
New technical standards for synthetic securitisation On 13 October 2022, Commission Implementing Regulation 2022/1929 of 31 March 2022 was published (the "New Implementing Regulation"). The New Implementing Regulation amended the implementing technical standards laid down in Implementing Regulation
Jan 16, 2023Crowdfunding | Transitional period extension | New delegated and implementing regulations | New ESMA Q&As
Extending the Transitional Period Referred to in Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 On 21 October 2022 and having regard to Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 (“Crowdfunding Regulation”) on European crowdfunding service providers (“CSPs”) for business, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1988 of 12 July
Jan 16, 2023DLT Pilot Regime | New ESMA guidelines and Q&As
In December 2022, ESMA published new guidelines and Q&As regarding Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of 30 May 2022 on a pilot regime (the "DLT Pilot Regime") for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) (the "DLT Pilot Regime Regulation"). On 15 December 2022, ESMA published its
Jan 12, 2023Luxembourg Stock Exchange | New rules and regulations and new Euro MTF Fast-Lane Procedure
Updated Rules & Regulations of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange On 18 October 2022, Luxembourg Stock Exchange (“LuxSE”) published an updated LuxSE Rules & Regulations 2022 and LuxSE Trading Manual 2022. The purpose of this update was the introduction of a new Fast-Lane procedure for admission to
Jan 12, 2023MAR and CSDR | ESMA updates its Q&As
In October and November 2022, ESMA updated its Questions and Answers (“MAR Q&A”) on Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (the “Market Abuse Regulation” or "MAR"), and its Questions and Answers (“CSDR Q&A”) on Regulation (EU) No. 909/2014 (the "CSDR"). With the latest update of the MAR Q&A, ESMA amended its
Latest Articles & Books
Jan 29, 2021Paperjam Dossier Digital | Corporate governance without physical meetings
Luxembourg companies were required to adapt quickly to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, Luxembourg companies were required to hold, almost exclusively, non-physical board and shareholder meetings. We look back on the last months to see how companies
Aug 13, 2020AFME | Outsourcing - Guidance on the Legal and Regulatory Framework
Given regulators increasing focus on outsourcing, AFME in collaboration with Latham and Watkins, has published a reference paper ‘Outsourcing: The Legal and Regulatory framework’. Aimed at compliance and legal teams, the paper seek to act as a useful tool in helping firms understand and meet their