Regulatory/Compliance
Luxembourg’s transposition of EU Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of whistleblowers
On 12 January 2022, Luxembourg Minister of Justice Sam Tanson presented the bill to transpose the EU Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of whistleblowers. This bill aligns Luxembourg with EU requirements in protecting people who report breaches of EU laws. How does the Luxembourgish bill compare to the EU directive? The Luxembourgish bill is mostly a straig […]
Luxembourg’s long-form reform – how ready are you?
Origin of the reform At almost 20 years old, the current long form is no longer adapted to today’s fund landscape. Why? Some fund types were not in the scope of the requirement, so investment fund managers did not need to prepare a long form–even though they play an important role in the fund ecosystem. In addition, the long-form data was not in a format th […]
Proposed amendments to sale-and-leaseback. How ready are you?
In mid-2020, the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRS IC) received a question on how to measure a lease liability and right-of-use (ROU) asset on a sale-and-leaseback transaction with fully variable payments. You might be wondering what sparked this question in the first place. Well, IFRS 16 prohibits the inclusion of variable lease payments (except for those […]
Fair valuation of investment property in uncertain times
It’s no secret that measuring a fair value of investment property has always been a challenging task...and, needless to say, the current pandemic has not made it any easier. The valuation of investment property following the principles of IFRS 13 is usually dependent on several assumptions and unobservable inputs. The current market situation may very likel […]
Ready or not…PRIIPs KID implementation deadline for UCITS funds is coming soon!
On 3 February 2021, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) submitted draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) to the European Commission. These contained amendments to the key information document (KID) for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs). Although some national competent authorities on EIOPA’s board expressed reserva […]
