On 1 June 2022, the various governments of Belgium reached a cooperation agreement on developing a foreign direct investment screening mechanism. With the adoption of a screening mechanism
As of 1 May 2022, certain crypto-related activities in Belgium will become regulated. The providers of these services will have to register with the Financial Services and Market Authority (‘FSMA’).
On March 22, OECD has published a public consultation document on the new “Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework” (hereinafter referred to as the “CARF”) and on the amendments to the actual Common Reporting Standard
The European Securities and Markets Authority has finalised its report on the Short Selling Regulation. The report summarises feedback to its 2021 consultation paper on the SSR and explains its final position on the topics raised.
Following the previously published newsletter regarding the new law that will require virtual asset service providers to comply with the anti-money laundering legislation, the Royal Decree setting out the registration requirements for both the providers of exchange services between virtual currencies
Les investissements en crypto-monnaies, susceptibles d’entrainer d’importantes plus-values, font désormais partie intégrante de notre monde financier. De nombreuses plateformes proposent des services de conversion et de conservation de monnaies virtuelles.
Since 2 February 2022, management companies of AIFs and UCITs must comply with the new ESMA Guidelines on Marketing Communications which further outline the harmonised marketing communication requirement across the EEA introduced by the Cross-border Distribution of Funds Regulation.
As from 1 May 2022, the activities of certain virtual currency service providers in Belgium will be regulated.
Last month, on 27 January, marked the end of an era when the provision of virtual asset services was not a regulated activity in Belgium. A law has now been adopted which amends the Belgian anti-money laundering law in order to, inter alia, regulate the provision of such services.
In February 2021, a new short-form prospectus was introduced in the EU regulatory framework aimed at supporting recovery from the business and financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis (Regulation 2021/337 of 16 February 2021 amending the Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017)
