Brexit – Press releases issued by the CSSF, ALFI and ESMA

• CSSF Press Release 19/05 – Brexit related questions on the delegation of investment management and temporary permissions regimes – January 2019

On 25 January 2019, the CSSF published a press release in which it also reminded Luxembourg firms and investment funds that from 7 January 2019 to 28 March 2019, the FCA online system ‘Connect’ is open for EEA-based firms and fund managers of EEA-domiciled investment funds (UCITS and AIF) currently passported in the UK to notify the FCA about their intention to participate in the temporary permissions regime (“TPR”).

• CSSF Press Release 19/07 – ESMA and EU/EEA securities regulators agree on no-deal Brexit MoUs with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – February 2019
• ESMA and EU securities regulators agree no-deal Brexit MoUs with FCA Press release
• CSSF Communiqué on EMIR Reporting
• See Link with Communication on “Implementing the Commission’s Contingency Action Plan”
• ESMA Public statement central clearing
• ESMA Public statement UK CCPs and CSDs recognition
• EU Commission implementing Decision (EU) 2018/2031 of 19/12/2018: temporary and conditional equivalence recognition for UK CCPs
• ESMA Public statement CRAs and TRs
• ESMA Final Report on EMIR RTS on the novation of contracts for which the clearing obligation has not yet taken effect
• ESAs Final Report EMIR RTS on the novation of bilateral contracts not subject to bilateral margins
• EMIR RTS on the novation of bilateral contracts not subject to bilateral margins
• ALFI press release: Growth under pressure in a volatile environment