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Articles - Money market funds (“MMFs”) provide short-term finance to financial institutions, corporations, and governments. The (non-binding) Guidelines on a common definition of European money market funds” (“Guidelines”), which were adopted by the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) on 19 May 2010, were applied by 12 Member States only. In view of this, the Council of the European Union (“Council”) adopted the Regulation on money market funds (“MMF Regulation” or “MMFR”) on 16 May 2017, which will apply directly in all Member States.

Articles - On 1 March, the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (“FSMA”) published two communications on the marketing, and notification (also referred to as “registration”) thereof, of units or shares in alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) by alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”) under Articles 32, 36 and 42 Directive 2011/61/EU on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (“AIFMD”).

Short Reads - Het cumulatieve effect als gevolg van beboeting van verschillende vennootschappen binnen hetzelfde concern kan volgens een uitspraak van de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State van 21 september jl. van invloed zijn op de boetehoogte. Een beroep op beperkte draagkracht slaagt niet als binnen hetzelfde concern de tekorten van een dochtermaatschappij door een andere wel financieel draagkrachtige dochter worden aangevuld.

Short Reads - Yesterday, the European Commission proposed to extend the date of application of the PRIIPs Regulation with one year. If this proposal were to be accepted, the PRIIPs Regulation would apply as from 31 December 2017 instead of 31 December 2016.

Articles - In 2013, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation on Collective Redress. It invited Member States to adopt a collective redress framework by July 2016 that would include the features mentioned in the Recommendation and then by July 2017, to report to the Commission about the extent to which they had done so. On the basis of the Member States’ report, the Commission will assess whether further actions by the EU is required.

Inside Stibbe - The Luxembourg office of Stibbe expands its practice with the appointment of Renaud Graas as funds partner as per 1 January 2017 and the appointment of three new counsels. With these new hires, our Luxembourg office strengthens its service offering on the Luxembourg market.

Articles - Het steeds verder uitgebreide dienstenpakket van consumentenbanken en zakenbanken wordt wel aangemerkt als een oorzaak van de financiële crisis. Is de financiële sector gebaat bij een scheiding tussen consumentenbankieren en zakenbankieren (‘ringfencing’)? Roderik Vrolijk en Rogier Raas bespreken of de Nederlandse wetgeving thans in enige vorm van ringfencing voorziet, en of zij in een verdere mate van ringfencing zou moeten voorzien.

Articles - Since 2015, negative interest rates have become a real issue for our financial markets, and therefore for our financial institutions, corporations, and consumers. Ivan Peeters and Oliver Stevens summarize the legal consequences of this interesting evolution.