Esma plans review on investors’ sustainability preferences
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, on Tuesday said it plans a comprehensive review next year of industry efforts to integrate sustainability in investment firms’ suitability assessment and product governance processes and procedures.
The review will be shaped as a Common Supervisory Action, or CSA, in which it closely involves national supervisors such as the CSSF in Luxembourg.
Esma emphasises digital and green in 2024 work programme
The European Securities and Markets Authority, Esma, on Thursday posted its 2024 work programme, emphasising digital and green transitions against a backdrop of economic challenges including inflation and geopolitical strains.
Esma said it plans to reinforce its market and risk monitoring efforts and support the European regulatory framework’s implementation, particularly in digital and sustainability sectors. This is in line with the regulator’s aim to address challenges for the European Union and its citizens, including investors.
FATF: Luxembourg needs to bolster non-financial supervision
Luxembourg needs to make a bigger effort to supervise the non-financial sector and better scrutinize real estate firms, trust companies, notaries and services firms, the world’s top body to fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism said on Wednesday. Both the Luxembourg government and financial sector supervisor CSSF issued statements underlining the FATF report’s “overall good result” for Luxembourg.
L'Efama critique la proposition de l'UE sur la cybersécurité : trop large
L’association européenne de gestion de fonds et d’actifs, l’Efama, a exprimé sa profonde inquiétude quant aux normes de mise en œuvre réglementaire et technique proposées pour le Digital Operational Resilience Act, le plan de cybersécurité connu sous le nom de Dora, critiquant les mesures comme étant excessivement larges et disproportionnées.
« Les PME détiennent une épargne considérable »
Les PME et les sociétés familiales détiennent souvent une épargne importante qui n’est pas toujours activée de manière efficace. « Avec Vitis 623, nous souhaitons y remédier. »
Efama slams EU cyber standards as broad and disproportional
European fund and asset management association Efama has raised significant concerns over the proposed regulatory technical standards and implementing technical standards for the Digital Operational Resilience Act, the cybersecurity plan known as Dora, criticising the measures as excessively broad and disproportionate. Efama, whose Luxembourg member is Alfi, the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, argues that a “one size fits all” approach will be inordinately burdensome, particularly for asset management companies.
Pinsent Masons : Nouvelles évolutions législatives au Luxembourg
Le législateur du Luxembourg a remis le couvert : avec le Projet de loi 8183 (le « Projet de loi »), récemment adopté par le Parlement luxembourgeois et entré en vigueur le 28 juillet 2023, la législation luxembourgeoise en matière de fonds a fait l’objet d’une scrupuleuse modernisation.
Projet de loi 8183 au Luxembourg : une évolution méticuleuse plutôt qu’une révolution
A license for retail investors could reduce regulation
An inconvenient truth about the financial industry is that it cannot be trusted; there have been too many scandals to remember. Common solutions, such as rules and regulations, no longer seem to be improving trust, necessitating the exploration of new measures.
Trust
A positive correlation exists between economic growth and trust; people who trust each other are more likely to engage in transactions together. The purpose of rules and regulations is to foster trust among economic participants so that they can transact securely.
Le Luxembourg va contrôler les méthodes d'évaluation des fonds
La Commission de surveillance du secteur financier (CSSF) du Luxembourg a demandé à l’industrie des fonds d’investissement de procéder à un examen approfondi des évaluations des fonds d’investissement et de les améliorer si nécessaire. Cette mesure a été prise à la suite d’un échantillon européen qui a révélé des lacunes dans la manière dont les fonds d’investissement calculent la valeur de leurs actifs dans un certain nombre de pays de l’UE.
SFDR Article 6: Dumping ground for non-sustainable investments?
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) framework’s Article 6 has often been perceived as a dumping ground for non-sustainable investments. However, experts question whether this perception is accurate. Some argue that an Article 6 fund can sometimes be even greener than an Article 8 fund.