Financial Regulation

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Finance
Fund Regulation
European Commission sets higher liquidity benchmarks for money-market funds, affecting Luxembourg's sector
The European Commission has published its long-awaited review of the EU's Money Market Funds Regulation, alongside new guidance recommending, for the first time, liquidity benchmarks above the legal minimums. The FAQs point to weekly liquid asset levels of 40% for stable-NAV funds and 20% for variable-NAV funds. Luxembourg's CSSF flagged the move to the local fund industry on 15 May 2026.
By Pierre Hansen1 June 2026
Finance
Financial Regulation
CSSF Sharpens Its 2026 Watch on Luxembourg Funds: Liquidity, Valuation, Fees and Cyber
The CSSF has set a tougher 2026 supervisory agenda for Luxembourg's investment funds, signalling closer scrutiny of governance, liquidity, asset valuation, costs and fees, cyber resilience under DORA, sustainable-finance claims and anti-money-laundering controls. Published on 31 March 2026 and covered by the Luxembourg press in late May, the priorities respond to market volatility and geopolitical strain.
By Pierre Hansen21 May 2026
Finance
Financial regulation
Luxembourg moves to update market-abuse, prospectus and benchmark laws for new EU rules
Luxembourg’s Government in Council approved a bill modifying laws on market abuse, benchmarks, securities prospectuses and EU financial-services implementation to align national law with Regulations (EU) 2024/2809 and 2025/914.
By Pierre Hansen and Sophie Lentz16 May 2026