Freddy Brausch, Linklaters LLP

Freddy Brausch Freddy has been a partner in Linklaters Luxembourg’s Investment Management Group since 1988 and served as the office’s Managing Partner for many years. As a senior industry figure, Freddy is regularly sought after for advice and opinions about the evolution of the fund industry sector in Luxembourg. He represents several prime investment banks and asset managers, on all aspects of their investment management business including the structuring of traditional, as well as alternative investment fund products. He is also involved in the servicing side of asset management, advising global custodians, administrators and securities settlement houses. Freddy is a member of several advisory bodies to the Luxembourg government and to the Regulator of the Financial Sector (CSSF). He is a permanent member of the “Haut Comité de la Place Financière”, a think tank set up by the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance. Freddy is a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), a member of ALFI’s Executive Committee and ALFI’s Vice-Chairman in charge of National Affairs. Freddy is speaking regularly at national and international funds conferences and industry road-shows in Europe, the US and Asia. Freddy Brausch holds a law degree from the University of Aix-en-Provence, France and an LL.M from the London School of Economics (University of London). He is a member of the Luxembourg Bar.
09.00-09.15

Chairperson’s introduction

  • Freddy Brausch

    Freddy Brausch Vice Chairman National Affairs ALFI and Partner Linklaters LLP


09.15-10.00

The magnitude of the current relationship of cross-border funds with the UK – What is at stake?

  • Current operating and delegation models between UK and the European asset management industry
  • Distribution models
  • Facts and figures

10.00-10.45

CSSF Circular 18/698: Substance, delegation and governance

Deep dive into CSSF requirements on substance and delegation as well as organisational considerations  


13.40-13.45

Chairperson’s introduction

  • Freddy Brausch

    Freddy Brausch Vice Chairman National Affairs ALFI and Partner Linklaters LLP


14.25-15.10

Practical examples of addressing Brexit challenges

  • Asset managers recount their experiences

15.40-16.10

The people and the place

  • Living and working in Luxembourg
  • What skillset for Luxembourg?
  • Relocation
  • Dual employment contracts
  • Your tax bill
  • Independent directors
  • Directors, senior managers and conducting officers

16.10-17.00

What does the future hold for European asset management?

  • Third-country access through equivalence; the way forward
  • Transition period
  • ESA review, recent developments from EU Commission, ESMA and the UK
  • Third-country passport under AIFMD: will it work?
  • Brexit: what spillover effect on asset managers in the US, Asia and other jurisdictions?
  • Freddy Brausch

    Freddy Brausch Vice Chairman National Affairs ALFI and Partner Linklaters LLP


Also speaking at