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Is the CSSF future fit ?
Interview between Claude Marx, Director General of the CSSF and Rajaa Mekouar, CEO Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA). In an interview with the LPEA, Claude Marx spoke about the role of the CSSF in the context of the crisis related to COVID-19 and the manner…
Global situation of undertakings for collective investment at the end of April 2020 (only in French)
Press release 20/13 Ventilation du nombre et des avoirs nets des OPC (PDF) Durant le mois de référence, les six organismes de placement collectif suivants ont été inscrits sur la liste officielle : OPCVM partie I Loi 2010 : ALLIANZ EURO CREDIT SRI PLUS, Bockenheimer Landstraße…
Warning concerning the website www.findealadvisers.com
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) warns the public of the website www.findealadvisers.com where an unknown entity presents itself under the name of Findeal Advisers, claims to be established at 7a rue Thomas Edison, L-1445 Luxembourg, and offers investment services. The CSSF informs…
Warning issued by the UK authority (FCA) regarding the activities of an entity named Falcon Fund Management (Clone of an EEA authorised firm)
Ministerial Regulation of 22 May 2020
amending Annex I C of Grand-ducal Regulation of 29 October 2010 enforcing the Law of 27 October 2010 implementing United Nations Security Council resolutions as well as acts adopted by the European Union concerning prohibitions and restrictive measures in financial matters in respect of certain persons, entities and groups in the context of the combat against terrorist financing.
Coronavirus (Covid-19): Recommendations to supervised entities on telework and a possible return to the office
The recent easing of the lockdown by the Luxembourg government has not signaled the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the number of staff directly employed in financial services, in excess of 50,000, CSSF firmly recommends to supervised entities to remain extremely careful when considering…
Launch of the IFM notification on fund issues and large redemptions via eDesk
On 10 March 2020, the CSSF implemented a specific monitoring of the largest investment fund managers (“IFM”) in view of the specific circumstances and risks to which these companies were exposed to as a result of the prevailing market conditions. Since then, these IFMs have…
FAQ: Covid-19
FAQ of 13 May 2020: Covid-19 – Information about changes made for the reporting Early Warning on large redemptions (UCITS) in question 7 of FAQ Covid-19 and new question/answer regarding the possibility to extend the deadlines for the submission of certain documents by specialised PFS
Law of 12 May 2020 (only in French)
extending certain deadlines provided for in the sectoral laws of the financial sector during the state of crisis
Banks are part of the solution to the financial crisis
Interview with Claude Marx, Director General of the CSSF, by RTL. In an interview on RTL.Lu and RTL Tele Lëtzebuerg, Claude Marx, Director General of the CSSF, spoke about the health crisis due to the coronavirus, the actions of the CSSF in this context and…
Discover the CSSF's new website
In order to meet the demands of its audiences, the CSSF launched today its new website offering a set of enhanced functionalities Today, the CSSF is taking a further step in the implementation of its CSSF 4.0 strategy, which aims at accompanying the Institution in…
LUXTRUST: How to get a certificate to access eDesk
You need to access the CSSF eDesk portal? Here is how to do it. On eDesk, it is important to distinguish between users and advanced users. The latter are allowed to manage the entities that they are linked to. Every advanced user is endorsed by…
CSSF's communications and initiatives in the Covid-19 context
Faced with the coronavirus crisis, the CSSF continues its missions of prudential supervision and accompanies professionals of the financial sector. All CSSF communications intended for the supervised entities in this context are accessible here. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, the CSSF has made…
A new graphic identity for the CSSF
Discover what it reveals about the financial sector supervisory authority. The CSSF is a key player in the financial sector, an essential part of the Luxembourg economy. The institution’s new identity highlights visuals illustrating the dynamism of the country, suggests flows and exchanges or simply…
Warning regarding the activities of an entity named Terra-Finance LTD
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) warns the public of the activities of an entity named Terra-Finance LTD which offers investment services and claims to be established at 3, allée Scheffer, L-2520 Luxembourg and to be authorised by the CSSF. The CSSF informs…
Circular CSSF 20/742 (only in French)
Entry into force
1) of the Law of 25 March 2020 amending notably the Law of 12 November 2004 on the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing and,
2) the Law of 25 March 2020 establishing a central electronic data retrieval system concerning IBAN accounts and safe-deposit boxes
AML/CFT supervision in the Collective Investment Sector during the Covid-19 situation
On 1 April 2020, the FATF President released a public statement regarding Covid-19 and measures to combat laundering and illicit financing. In this statement the FATF President drew the attention of the professionals and the regulators to the new challenges entailed by the outbreak. The…
Circular CSSF 20/741
Adoption of the Guidelines of the European Banking Authority on legislative and non-legislative moratoria on loan repayments applied in the light of the COVID-19 crisis (EBA/GL/2020/02)
Global situation of undertakings for collective investment at the end of March 2020
Press release 20/12 During the month under review, the following 14 undertakings for collective investment have been registered on the official list: 1) UCITS Part I 2010 Law: ABERDEEN STANDARD SICAV IV, 35A, avenue J-F Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg LAROUTE MANAGED OPPORTUNITIES, 1C, rue Gabriel Lippmann,…