Over the years, Luxembourg has confirmed its position as an international distribution platform. The country’s AAA rating, its international financial centre, as well as its political and social stability, have been strong arguments for asset managers from all around the world to distribute their funds in here. France is no …
Governments across the world are increasingly putting tax transparency at the top of their agenda. In this context, the OECD developed the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) as a global reporting standard to achieve a complete and multilateral automatic exchange of information framework. The Luxembourg CRS first reporting is due on …
With more than 75% of UCITS funds distributed all over the world, Luxembourg is a global leader for cross-border distribution of investment funds. At this magnitude, new players have emerged: Management Companies. These companies can market funds using the passport throughout the European Union. Luxembourg hosts nearly 300 of them. All …
Advising, identifying, instructing, acknowledging, processing, checking, confirming, monitoring, reconciling, reporting, storing, regulating, auditing – the fund-distribution value chain is complex and has many intermediaries. Distributed ledger technologies are, however, bringing about a new business model for the asset management industry.
As a cost-effective way to achieve a broadly diversified portfolio, ETFs are hard to beat. In Europe, this market has grown steadily and boasted approximately US$565 billion Assets under Management at December 2016. Industry participants expect asset growth to accelerate by approximately 27% annually over the next five years. Here are four …
The European Parliament has approved the new Regulatory Technical Standards for PRIIPs in early April. Whether you are an insurer, banker, asset manager or third party, you fall within their scope.
For global asset managers, choosing the right fund domicile is a strategic decision. Whether seeking to establish UCITS or AIF or both, Luxembourg is a hotspot for cross-border fund distribution.
The Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) grants fund managers an additional opportunity to set up a new form of Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). While RAIF combines the features and structuring flexibilities of existing regulated vehicles in Luxembourg, it is not subject to CSSF supervision. We put together practical information to set …
BEPS remains high on the corporate agenda. EU Directives covering this Plan are coming into force in 2019, and new multilateral action to tighten up double tax treaties was announced in late 2016. With the aim of identifying the level of awareness about BEPS, we’ve interviewed asset managers across Europe on …
