Statements
Over the year, ALFI participates in numerous consultations issued by European Institutions and industry associations.
ALFI response to ESA consultation on RTS for PRIIPs
- ALFI statementsOn 26 January 2016, ALFI responded to the consultation on Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs) conducted by the European Supervisory Authorities.
ALFI / LPEA response to Commission consultation on the review of the EuVECA and EuSEF Regulations
- ALFI statementsOn 6 January 2016, ALFI and the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA) responded to the EU Commission consultation on the review of the EuVECA and EuSEF Regulations.
Alfi response to the ESMA consultation paper on guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the UCITS Directive and AIFMD.
- ALFI statementsOn 23 October 2015, ALFI responded to the ESMA consultation paper on guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the UCITS Directive and AIFMD. ESMA will finalise the UCITS Remuneration Guidelines and publish a final report by early Q 1 2016 ahead of the transposition deadline for the UCITS V Directive. The final report is expected to also include the revision of the AIFMD Remuneration Guidelines as proposed in the consultation paper.
ALFI’s response to ESMA’s consultation on the draft regulatory technical standards under the ELTIF Regulation
- ALFI statementsAccording to the ELTIF Regulation, ESMA shall develop draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) to determine the criteria for establishing the circumstances in which the use of financial derivative instruments solely serves hedging purposes, the circumstances in which the life of a European long-term investment fund is considered sufficient in length, the criteria to be used for certain elements of the itemised schedule for the orderly disposal of the ELTIF assets, the costs disclosure and the facilities available to retail investors. This consultation paper represents the first stage in the development of the draft RTS.
ALFI response to IOSCO consultation report on Elements of International Regulatory Standards on Fees and Expenses of Investment Funds
- ALFI statementsOn 23 September 2015, ALFI responded to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation report on Elements of International Regulatory Standards on Fees and Expenses of Investment Funds, which proposes an updated set of common international standards of best practice for the operators of Collective Investment Schemes(CIS) and regulators.
ALFI response to ESA technical discussion paper on PRIIPs
- ALFI statementsOn 17 August 2015, ALFI responded to the technical discussion paper on packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs), which was published end of June 2015 by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).
ALFI response to the EC consultation on regulation EU No 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories
- ALFI statementsALFI responded to the EC consultation on regulation EU No 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories.
ALFI responds to the OECD Public Revised Discussion Draft “BEPS Action 6: Preventing Treaty Abuse” dated 22 May 2015
- ALFI statementsALFI responded to the OECD Public Revised Discussion Draft “BEPS Action 6: Preventing Treaty Abuse” dated 22 May 2015.
ALFI issues a second Q&A on reporting and withholding in the context of FATCA
- ALFI statementsOn 27 March 2015, the Luxembourg draft law on FATCA was submitted to Parliament. The law will ratify the execution of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) signed between Luxembourg and the United States of America on 28 March 2014 as well as the related Appendices and Memorandum of Understanding. It is expected that the law will be passed in the coming days. In this context, ALFI's implementation working groups for FATCA prepared a Q&A document to deal specifically with reporting and withholding issues in the context of FATCA.
ALFI response to EBA consultation paper on draft EBA guidelines on limits on exposures to shadow banking entities
- ALFI statementsOn 19 June 2015 ALFI responded to the EBA consultation paper on draft guidelines on limits on exposures to shadow banking entities. The EBA proposes, in the absence of a definition of “shadow banking entities”, to include alternative investment funds and money market funds under the definition of shadow banking entities which carry out banking activites outside a regulated framework. To read the full response please click here.