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AMLD6 – EU unveils tougher anti-money laundering rules: key highlights

AMLD6 is set to address the organisation of the institutional AML/CFT framework at national level. The new directive transfers the rules applying to the private sector from AMLD6 t…

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Ogier strengthens Luxembourg banking and finance team

Real estate and private equity specialist Delphine Gomes has joined Ogier's Banking and Finance team in Luxembourg as counsel, bringing more than a decade of experience in cross-bo…

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07/11/24
Latest developments in Luxembourg’s CSRD implementation proc…

Luxembourg’s Parliament recently amended the bill of law implementing the C…

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04/11/24
New EU proposal to simplify Pillar 2 filing obligations for …

On 28 October 2024, the EU Commission published a proposal to amend the dir…

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CSSF Circular 22/811 on UCI Administrators

On 16 May 2022, the CSSF issued Circular 22/811 concerning the authorisation and organisation of entities acting as UCI administrators (“Cir…

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Draft report on the Commission’s proposal to amend the AIFMD: key changes

On 16 May 2022, the draft report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2011/61/E…

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CSSF Circular 22/811 - Authorisation and Organisation of Entities Acting as UCI Administrators

On 16 May 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/811 on the authorisation and organisation of entities acting as U…

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CSSF Circular 22/810 - Pre-marketing and Cross-border Marketing Notification Procedures

On 12 May 2022, the CSSF published Circular 22/810 on the procedures to be followed by Luxembourg-based undertakings for collective investment in tran…

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New CSSF Circular on UCI Administrators

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier issued a circular regarding the authorisation and organisation of entities acting as UCI administr…

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Luxembourg regulator published a guidance for consumers in the context of virtual assets

On 27 April 2022, the CSSF published a guidance for consumers in the context of virtual assets (the “Guidance”). In the context of digital communicati…

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Publication of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) with regard to regulatory technical standards on SFDR …

After the entry into force of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector on 10 March 2021 ("…

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Central administration, internal governance and risk management requirements: CSSF update

On 22 April 2022, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) issued the Circular CSSF 22/807 updating the amended…

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Piercing the corporate veil of a Luxembourg limited liability company - Recent case law

On 3 April 2019, the Luxembourg court of appeal reiterated certain principles applicable for a claimant seeking to pierce the corporate veil of a Luxe…

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Reform of the right of establishment in Luxembourg: what to expect?

On April 8, 2022, the Minister of Middle Classes submitted draft bill n°7989 amending the law dated September 2, 2011 regulating access to t…

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Luxembourg financial regulator adopts new rules governing outsourcing arrangements

On 22 April 2022, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the "CSSF") published a set of documents on outsourcing arrangements …

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Luxembourg regulator announces new requirements on central administration, internal governance and risk manage…

On 22 April 2022, the CSSF released Circular CSSF 22/807 which updates the Circular CSSF 12/552 on central administration, internal governance and ris…

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Inactivity in accounts, safe-deposit boxes and insurance contracts: a new era will now begin!

Following a lengthy parliamentary process, the new law on inactive (bank) accounts, safe-deposit boxes and unclaimed insurance contracts (the “La…

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Revamped CSSF outsourcing guidance for the financial sector

On 22 April 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/806 on outsourcing arrangements (the "Circular"). By …

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Status of foreign direct investments (FDI) screening regulation in Luxembourg

As in Switzerland, the legislative process for the adoption of a regulation of foreign direct investments ("FDI") is underway, with the adoption of a …

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The European Commission’s proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the “Directive”).

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OECD released a public consultation document concerning a new global tax transparency framework

On 22 March 2022 the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) released a public consultation document concerning…

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Securitisation entities within the meaning of the EU Securitisation Regulation no longer exempt from the inter…

On 9 March 2022, a draft law was presented to Parliament in order to remove the exemption applicable to securitisation entities within the meaning of …

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The CSSF provides guidance on the liquidity management tools in the context of the Ukraine crisis

In recent weeks, investment fund managers have been faced with the question of how to deal with Russian and Belarussian assets in their managed funds.…

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Luxembourg law on inactive accounts, inactive safe-deposit boxes and unclaimed life-insurance contracts

On 1 April 2022, the new law of 30 March 2022 on inactive accounts, inactive safe-deposit boxes and unclaimed life-insurance contracts (the “Law”) was…

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