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Press Releases from Eastbirds (3 total)

Treats and Opportunities for the Luxembourg Alternative Investment Industry foll …

On 23 June 2016, the British people decided to leave the European Union (EU). Ultimately, this will lead to more differentiated regulations, also in the area of alternative investment funds. In the aftermath of the 2007 credit crunch and the 2008 financial crisis Europe thoroughly reformed its regulatory framework for alternative investment funds through the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive 2011/61/EU (AIFMD). Lack of Level Playing Field Today, AIFMD offers a level playing

The Responsibility of the Troika as provider of credit

The Financial Times published an interesting article early June 2016 (Painful choices still hang over Greece, by Martin Wolf) suggesting that the real difficult decisions are simply not taken at EU level and that the competent authorities are just kicking the can down the road. Current Situation Unsustainable In the aftermath of the European debt crisis, the Troika, a tripartite committee formed by the European Commission (EC), the European Central Bank (ECB)

The Concept of Conflict of Interest Revisited

A comprehensive reform of the Luxembourg Company Act (and associated legislation) will soon be completed. The legislative process started in early 2007 (Bill N° 5730) with a structural modernization as its main objective. Of note is the government’s express commitment to remaining faithful to the guiding principles of the original 1915 Company Act, to wit: (1) contractual freedom and (2) third party protection. This difficult balancing act also applies to the concept

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