5 - 6 March 2019Luxexpo The Box, Luxembourg
Claude Niedner is a Founding Partner of Arendt & Medernach. He specialises in investment funds and works in the UCITS, hedge funds and real estate areas.
He has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1993.
He is chairman of the Alternative Investments Committee of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI). Claude is also member of the Comité sur les gestionnaires de fonds d’investissement (“Comité GFI”) at the level of the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) as well as of the Alternative Investment Funds working group at the level of the Haut Comité de la Place Financière (“HCPF”) where he participates in initiatives regarding the development of the Luxembourg alternative funds sector.
Claude is a regular speaker at international conferences on investment funds related topics.
He was a lecturer in financial law at the Université Robert Schuman de Strasbourg (France).
Prior to joining Arendt & Medernach, Claude Niedner worked in the capital markets department of a major Luxembourg bank.
Claude Niedner holds a Master's degree in law from the Université Robert Schuman de Strasbourg (France) as well as a Master's degree in business administration from the Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), Paris (France).
Languages: English, French, German and Luxembourgish. ESG: Actions speak louder than wordsThe European Commission is picking up speed on the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth. First concrete regulatory proposals were published in May and have made good progress since. Further items are in the pipeline, with experts appointed to work out the technical details and industry consultations circulating… As sustainable finance is becoming a reality in the EU, asset managers are getting ready to lead the way. |
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There is so much we can do: case studies of ESG approachesThe spectrum of ‘sustainable’ investment funds is as large, innovative as diversified. From exclusion to positive impact, what are sustainable investment funds really doing? Are they contributing towards a better world? Asset managers tell their – fascinating – stories from the field. |
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Economic and political outlook |
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Substance, substance, substanceThis session will closely examine CSSF Circular 18/698, its impact and implementation. Substance requirements remain on top of the list for AMs and management companies, with governing bodies’ responsibilities on the increase and delegation and oversight always centre stage. Are you compliant?
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New AML/CFT obligations and their practical consequences for the AM industry |
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ESMA's priorities for the asset management community |
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Pre-conference Seminar and PE & RE Opening Gala Cocktail
20 November 2017 - 17.00 - 20.00 19 Liberté (BCEE building)