LUX EDA RAIF AML-CFT 2025 Campaign

Published on: Feb 20, 2025

On Feb. 17, LUX EDA issued questionnaire on investment funds 2024.

  • LUX EDA issued RAIF AML/CFT Questionnaire 2024 (Excel), 2025 guide, and invites Chief Control Officers (RCs) to submit a report on their activities up to Dec. 31, 2024.
  • Also, provides FIAR AML/CFT Questionnaire 2023 (Excel), with guide on submissions.
  • In context of reserved alternative investment funds, known as RAIF (EN), FIAR (FR).
  • Follows LUX EDA Apr. 2024, updated the AML/CFT questionnaire 2023, see #209463.
  • RAIF AML/CFT Questionnaire 2024
  • Further to fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism, as amended (AML/CFT law), LUX EDA launched campaign involving AML/CFT compliance officers.
  • Known as responsable du contrôle, or RC, this is the person responsible for compliance with professional obligations in the fight against money laundering/terrorist financing.
  • In French, this is responsable du respect, or RR, and as such LUX EDA requires all RAIFs to submit RAIF AML/CFT Questionnaire 2024, as per art. 5 of AML/CFT law.
  • Questionnaire must be submitted yearly, so LUX EDA invites RAIFs to submit RAIF AML/CFT Questionnaire 2024 with data required as of Dec. 31, 2024.
  • 2023 Questionnaire
  • As RAIF AML/CFT 2024 Questionnaire has had several changes, with the addition of new questions, LUX EDA published updated guidelines for RAIFs for assistance.
  • RAIF AML/CFT Questionnaire must be submitted by the RR of the RAIF to LUX EDA.
  • However, a RR can mandate the RC to submit the questionnaire.
  • LUX EDA has also provided instructions on how to format submissions, accordingly.
  • Effectiveness
  • Deadline to submit RAIF AML/CFT Questionnaire 2024 is May 31, 2025 at CoB.
Regulators
LUX EDA
Entity Types
HF; IA
Reference
Surv RAIF 2024, PR, 2/17/2025
Functions
AML; Compliance; Financial; Legal; Reporting; Risk; Tax
Countries
Luxembourg
Category
State
N/A
Products
Fund Mgt; Hedge Funds
Rule Type
Final
Regions
EMEA
Rule Date
Feb 17, 2025
Effective Date
May 31, 2025
Rule ID
244105
Linked to
Reg. Last Update
Feb 17, 2025
Report Section
EU