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On 29 November 2019 the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) announced that, similarly to last year’s exercise, an annual online survey collecting standardised key information concerning ML/FT risks which the professionals under supervision are exposed to and the implementation of relevant risk mitigation and targeted financial sanctions measures as per 31 December 2019 will be launched in early February 2020.

On 25 November 2019, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published the frequently asked questions for persons involved in AML/CFT for a Luxembourg investment fund or investment fund manager supervised by the CSSF for AML/CFT purposes.

On 6 November 2019, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier issued press release 19/54, following up on previous press releases in the context of Brexit, which were based on the assumption of a hard Brexit potentially occurring on 31 October 2019.

Following Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) press release on 1 July 2019, concerning the packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs) requirement that all SIFs, Part II UCIs and SICARs to complete an online assessment available on the eDesk Portal as specified in Circular 19/721 (Dematerialisation of requests to the CSSF).

On 30 July 2019, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier published a list of questions and responses in relation to the swing pricing mechanism.

On 1 July 2019, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) issued a press release concerning the packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs). All SIFs, Part II UCIs and SICARs must complete an online assessment available on the eDesk portal as specified in Circular 19/721 (Dematerialisation of requests to the CSSF).