Financial Services - Ernst & Young - Luxembourg

Financial Services: Bringing the broader perspective

In today's complex business climate, the financial services industry demands an integrated approach to managing its uncertainties and opportunities.

At Ernst & Young, our reputation is built on assembling multi-disciplinary teams from around the world to deliver a global perspective. 

And with nearly 35,000 dedicated financial services professionals globally, we naturally approach issues from every angle to quickly see the broader picture. This means you get a clear perspective of your market and the options available to you. It's how Ernst & Young makes a difference.

Welcome to Ernst & Young Financial Services.

Eurozone outlook for Financial Services - Winter 2011/12

Our Winter 2011/12 edition predicts that despite political progress in the form of unlimited three-year loans being offered by the ECB, the near-term outlook has worsened and the forecast is now for the Eurozone to suffer negative growth in Q4 2011 and fall back into recession in Q1 2012.

 

Investment Funds in Luxembourg

This technical guide provides an introduction to Luxembourg as a center for investment funds, the types of funds available and a summary of the regulations applicable to the formation and operation of funds. It also covers the regulations applicable to management companies based in Luxembourg.

 

Luxembourg Financial Connection, Issue 16

September 2011 edition of The Luxembourg Financial Connection, our newsletter on regulatory, leading practice and market developments in the financial services industry from a Luxembourg perspective.

 

Navigating the post-AIFM Directive challenges and opportunities for depositaries

The AIFM Directive (pdf, 811.3kb)  establishes harmonized requirements applicable to the depositaries of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). This publication provides insight into the AIFM depositary regime, and its impact on the depositary business.

 

UCITS and new alternative UCITS in Luxembourg

Much has been written about new alternative UCITS (pdf, 960.1kb) over the last 18 months, and many basic questions have been raised. This publication attempts to answer some of these questions in a practical and simple manner. 

A new dawn for alternative investment

This publication provides you with a simple guide to the complex AIFM Directive (pdf, 1.5mb) , and outlines its major strategic and compliance implications for key alternative industry stakeholders.

Marketing in Europe in the post-AIFM Directive era

This publication provides insight into the sophisticated marketing regime for alternative investment funds (AIFs) (pdf, 2.7mb)   under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) Directive. Effectively navigating this regime will be a key challenge for asset management groups, but could increase competitive advantage.

UCITS IV and asset servicing

With full implementation of UCITS IV only a year away, how are asset managers and asset services feeling about the directive? What will the impact be of a single European market for investment funds? Our survey aims to explore leading asset servicing firms (pdf, 2.5mb)  views on this new directive.

The US Dodd-Frank Act and financial services firms

With the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, in the US, executives can expect a major transformation in the world in which financial services firms must operate. Read about immediate priorities and evaluate the impact of the law through a structured assessment of the strategic, tax and operational implications on your business model.