Regulatory framework

Circular CSSF 08/377

Emergency measures taken in accounting in order to mitigate the consequences of the recent turbulence in financial markets

Circular CSSF 08/376

Financial information to be submitted by investment companies in risk capital (SICARs)

Circular CSSF 08/372

Guidelines for depositaries of specialised investment funds adopting alternative investment strategies, where those funds use the services of a prime broker

Circular CSSF 08/369

Electronic transmission of “Statistical ad-hoc information” (tables II.1. – II.22.) to be submitted to the CSSF by the “other professionals of the financial sector” (PFS)

Circular CSSF 08/364

Financial information to be submitted to the CSSF on a quarterly basis by “the other professionals of the financial sector” (PFS) performing a support PFS activity

Grand-ducal Regulation of 3 July 2008

on the official appointment of mechanisms for the central storage of regulated information within the meaning of the Law of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements for issuers of securities

Circular CSSF 08/359

Minimum quality standards to be complied with by an officially appointed mechanism for the central storage of regulated information (OAM)

Circular CSSF 08/356

Rules applicable to undertakings for collective investment when they employ certain techniques and instruments relating to transferable securities and money market instruments

Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2008

on external quality assurance for statutory auditors and audit firms auditing public interest entities

Circular CSSF 08/350 (as amended by Circular CSSF 13/568)

Details relating to the amendments introduced by the Law of 13 July 2007 on markets in financial instruments to the PFS statuses referred to in articles 29-1, 29-2, 29-3 or 29-4 and designated “support PFS”; Amendment to the prudential supervisory procedures for support PFS

Circular CSSF 08/349 (as amended by Circular CSSF 16/638 and CSSF 22/800)

Details regarding the information to be notified with respect to major holdings in accordance with the Law of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements for issuers, as amended

Circular CSSF 08/348

Changes to circulars IML 97/136 and CSSF 07/310

Circular CSSF 08/344 (to be read together with Circular CSSF 14/593)

Provisions relating to the transmission of reporting files to the CSSF

Directive 2008/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008

amending Directive 2003/71/EC on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

Directive 2008/30/EC of the European Paliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008

amending Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission

Circular CSSF 08/340 (as amended by Circulars CSSF 14/596 and CSSF 20/760)

Circular CSSF 08/339

Guidelines of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) concerning eligible assets for investment by UCITS

Circular CSSF 08/338 (as amended by Circulars CSSF 16/642 and CSSF 20/762)

Implementation of stress tests in order to assess the interest rate risk arising from non-trading book activities

Grand-ducal regulation of 8 February 2008

relating to certain definitions of the amended Law of 20 December 2002 on undertakings for collective investment and implementing Commission Directive 2007/16/EC of 19 March 2007 implementing Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) as regards the clarification of certain definitions

Circular CSSF 08/337 (as amended by Circulars CSSF 12/542, CSSF 16/637, 18/679 and 22/799)

Law of 11 January 2008 and Grand-ducal Regulation of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements for issuers, as amended