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In December 2015, Luxembourg launched a draft law to implement the Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (Fonds d’Investissements Alternatifs Réservés - RAIF) regime. The draft law aims to implement a new unregulated vehicle for alternative investment players which will widen the scope of options to structure private equity, real estate or hedge funds and to significantly reduce the time to market. The Law is expected to be voted and to enter into force in 2016.
Other key regulatory developments were newly initiated by the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2015 and put a particular focus on stimulating investment and boosting growth and employment by enhancing regulatory predictability and removing barriers to investment.
Another major initiative of the Luxembourg’s Presidency is the regulatory development regarding the fight against global tax fraud, especially in view of the progress made on the exchange of information or the finalization of the work on the OECD BEPS Initiative. In this publication, some EY professionals analyze potential implications for (captive) insurers in respect of risk and non-recognition.
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