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2 months ago | 
investmentofficer.lu | Claire Guilbert
Luxembourg’s CSSF has issued its first SFDR compliance sanction, marking a shift to enforcement. Asset managers, take note—ESG disclosures must be accurate, clear, and aligned with investment policies, writes Claire Guilbert at Norton Rose Fulbright. To read this article, you need a subscription to Investment Officer. If you don't have a subscription yet, click on 'Subscribe' to see the various subscription options.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Claire Guilbert |Simon Lovegrove
Let's Talk Asset Management: Episode 9 – ELTIFs (Podcast) In this podcast episode, Claire Guilbert and Simon Lovegrove explore European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs) and the European Commission's Delegated Regulation with technical standards. Supporting briefing notes detail key updates and implications under the ELTIF 2.0 framework.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Claire Guilbert |Cyril Clugnac |Simon Lovegrove
In our new podcast series, Let's talk asset management,
partners from our financial services and asset management teams
provide listeners with a crash course on one or more hot topics in
the asset management sector. By doing this, listeners will be able
to build their knowledge and get insights on recent regulatory
developments and market trends.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Claire Guilbert |Simon Lovegrove
On 25 October 2024, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
2024/2759 relating to European long-term investment funds was published in the Official Journal of the
European Union (OJ). It enters into force on the
day following its publication.
The Delegated Regulation contains regulatory technical standards
(RTS) guiding ELTIF managers on how to apply
certain requirements applicable to European long-term investment
fund (ELTIF).
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
investmentofficer.lu | Claire Guilbert
The new EU AML/CFT regime addresses previous shortcomings by harmonizing regulations and enhancing enforcement tools, aiming to effectively prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, writes Claire Guilbert at Norton Rose Fulbright. To read this article, you need a subscription to Investment Officer. If you don't have a subscription yet, click on 'Subscribe' to see the various subscription options.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Claire Guilbert |Simon Lovegrove
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation1
(SFDR) was introduced, alongside other
regulations, as part of a package of legislative measures arising
from the European Commission's (Commission)
action plan on financing sustainable growth.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Claire Guilbert |Uzmah Yunis |Anita Edwards
In the latest in our series of Global Regulation Tomorrow
podcasts focusing on the future of asset management regulation in
the UK, Claire Guilbert, Uzmah Yunis and Anita Edwards discuss the
key practical points firms should be considering following the
Financial Conduct Authority's recent consultation on
implementing the Overseas Funds Regime and subsequent
developments.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
investmentofficer.lu | Claire Guilbert
After reading some comments that speculated on the future of the fund industry in Luxembourg, I wanted to share my honest and personal views on this topic.
I do not have a crystal ball, so cannot say if the predominant role of Luxembourg as a fund domicile in Europe will last forever, but here are my top five thoughts on the topic, based on my experience of helping international asset managers in their cross-border fund and investment activities. Register or log in to continue reading.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
regulationtomorrow.com | Frank Herring |Claire Guilbert |Matthew Gregory |Sebastien Praicheux
On 24 May 2023, the European Commission published its Retail Investment Strategy (RIS), a legislative package intended to empower retail investors to take more informed investment decisions that would better correspond to their investment needs and objectives. The RIS comprises of a Directive as regards the EU retail investor protection rules. This Omnibus Directive amends the EU retail investor protection framework set out in the:Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
regulationtomorrow.com | Claire Guilbert |Cyril Clugnac
On 26 March 2024, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU, Directive 2024/927 of 13 March 2024, amending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and the UCITS Directive as regards delegation arrangements, liquidity risk management, supervisory reporting, the provision of depository and custody services and loan origination by alternative investment funds. The Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the OJ (15 April 2024).
