Against the backdrop of reinforced European and international anti-money-laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements, the Administration de l’enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED) has...more
3/12/2025
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Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
EU ,
FATF ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Luxembourg ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
On 13 December 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published the first FAQ to assist professionals in the investment sector supervised, authorised, or registered by the CSSF in complying with...more
1/17/2025
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Compliance ,
Due Diligence ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Luxembourg ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management
On October 10, 2024, the European Council officially adopted the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a regulation designed to ensure that products with digital features are secure to use and resilient against cyber threats, and that...more
10/15/2024
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Connected Items ,
Consumer Product Companies ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Policies ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
European Council ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Exemptions ,
Hardware ,
Manufacturers ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Retailers ,
Software
In the past four months, the French judicial court has provided significant clarifications regarding the liability of digital asset service providers (DASPs) in managing their clients’ crypto-assets through three key rulings....more
10/11/2024
/ Corporate Liability ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Service Providers ,
EU ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Liability ,
Limited Liability ,
Member State ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Third-Party Risk
The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) is an independent French administrative regulatory body whose mission is to ensure that the collection, storage, and use of personal data comply with data...more
10/11/2024
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CNIL ,
Compliance ,
Data Controller ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Surveillance ,
Video Recordings
In our previous alert “Acquiring or Investing in EU Crypto-Asset Businesses: MiCA’s Impact,” we discussed the impact of the European Union (EU) Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on the acquisition or investment in EU...more
4/18/2024
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Investment ,
Popular ,
Regulation Technical Standards (RTS) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards