Regulatory framework

European Securities and Markets Authority Decision (EU) 2020/1689 of 16 September 2020

renewing the temporary requirement to natural or legal persons who have net short positions to lower the notification thresholds of net short positions in relation to the issued share capital of companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market to notify the competent authorities above a certain threshold in accordance with point (a) of Article 28(1) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Circular CSSF 20/756

Application of the Guidelines of the European Banking Authority on the determination of the weighted average maturity (WAM) of the contractual payments due under the tranche in accordance with point (a) of Article 257(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (EBA/GL/2020/04)

Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019

on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1536 of 22 October 2020

implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/796 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States

Circular CSSF 20/754 repealed by Circular CSSF 21/767

FATF statements concerning
1) high-risk jurisdictions on which enhanced due diligence and, where appropriate, counter-measures are imposed
2) jurisdictions under increased monitoring of the FATF

Circular CSSF 20/755

Adoption of 1) the Guidelines on supervisory reporting and disclosure requirements in compliance with the CRR ‘quick fix’ in response to the COVID‐19 pandemic (EBA/GL/2020/11) and 2) the Guidelines amending Guidelines EBA/GL/2018/01 on uniform disclosures under Article 473a of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) on the transitional period for mitigating the impact of the introduction of IFRS 9 on own funds to ensure compliance with the CRR ‘quick fix’ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (EBA/GL/2020/12) and 3) amendment of CSSF Circular 18/687

FAQ “Application form – Third country auditors and audit entities”

Circular CSSF 20/753

Amendment of Circular CSSF 07/301, as amended by Circulars CSSF 08/338, CSSF 09/403, CSSF 11/506 and CSSF 13/568 on the implementation of the internal capital and liquidity adequacy assessment process (ICAAP and ILAAP) and of Circular CSSF 11/506 on principles of a sound stress testing programme

Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 October 2020

on European crowdfunding service providers for business, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (Text with EEA relevance)

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1480 of 14 October 2020

implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1463 of 12 October 2020

implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1423 of 14 March 2019

on supplementing Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the criteria for appointing central contact points within the field of payment services and on the functions of those central contact points (Text with EEA relevance)

FAQ related to Circular CSSF 20/747 – version 2

Version 2, October 2020

FAQ related to Circular CSSF 20/747 – version 2 – track changes

Version 2, October 2020

Ministerial Regulation of 9 October 2020

Ministerial Regulation of 9 October 2020 amending Annex I C of Grandducal 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.

UN designation of 8 October 2020 – SC/14321

CSSF Regulation No 20-06 of 30 September 2020

on the setting of the countercyclical buffer rate for the fourth quarter of 2020

FAQ in relation to procedures and protocols exempted from strong customer authentication pursuant to Article 17 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/389

ESMA Public Statement: Update on the process of revising the guidance published under the Prospectus Directive and applicability of the CESR recommendations concerning specialist issuers

ESMA31-62-1491

Circular CSSF 20/752

ESMA Guidelines on Liquidity Stress Testing in UCITS and AIFs