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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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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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It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Luxembourg and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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Information accompanying transfers of funds

Regulation (EU) 2015/847 of 20 May 2015 on information accompanying transfers of funds (“Regulation (EU) 2015/847 ”) repeals Regulation (CE) 1781…

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Coordinating Version of the Law of 10 August 1915 on Commercial Companies as of 19 December 2017

As of 19 December 2017, any reference to the law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (the “Company Law”) is to be understood as the re-arranged …

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Luxembourg regulator changes its policy about UCITS investing in other UCI

In its press release 18/02 of 5 January 2018 (the Press Release), the Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector (Commission de su…

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The revamped MiFID and EUVECA frameworks

Completing the MiFID framework, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1946 supplementing Directives 2004/39/EC and 2014/65/EU of the European …

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Loi modifiée du 10 août 1915 concernant les sociétés commerciales - version consolidée au 19 décembre 2017

The law of 10 August 1915 has been entirely renumbered and the table of contents has also been reordered. The new version does not contain any substan…

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The issuance of bonds to the public by a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée)

The legislator through the adoption of the law of 10 August 2016 which modernized the law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (the “Law”) has ex…

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La mise en place annoncée du registre luxembourgeois des bénéficiaires effectifs... Soyez prêts !

Répondant aux exigences internationales en matière de transparence des personnes morales portées par la 4èmedirective anti-blanchiment, …

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Registers of beneficial ownership: new rules to be implemented soon

The draft laws implementing AMLD 4 set out strict rules to allow for protection against improper access to the information on BOs. On 6 December 2017,…

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Central registers for the ultimate beneficial owners (“UBO Register”)

On 6 December 2017, the Bill 7217 establishing a register of beneficial owners has been deposited with the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies. This bill i…

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MiFID II will come into force soon: what is the impact on the investment fund industry?

Since 2007, the aim of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has been to establish a regulatory framework for the provision of invest…

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Venture Capital and Social Entrepreneurship Funds - Update

On September 14th the European Parliament voted to adopt a regulation amending the European venture capital funds (“EuVECA”) and the&nb…

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Brexit | ESMA Opinion to support Supervisory Convergence

On July 13th 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) issued three opinions setting out relocation principles specific to&nbs…

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UBO Register

Article 30 of the Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial s…

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A special securitisation framework in the EU

The EU aims to equip its domestic economy with a broad and sustainable financial base by means of the Investment Plan for Europe (the “Investment Plan…

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CSSF Press Release 17/38 on risks of ICOs for investors

An ICO is an unregulated and innovative way of public fund raising, by selling coins or tokens. By launching an ICO, a company (the&nbs…

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ESMA Q&A update and focus on the new EU prospectus regulation ESMA Q&A update and focus on the new EU …

On 20 October 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (the “ESMA”) updated its Questions and Answers Prospectuses document (27th version) …

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MIFID II | Draft Law and Grand Ducal Regulation

According to the Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments (“MiFID II”), Member States must transpose the directive in n…

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The amended EuVECA and EuSEF Regulations

Regulation (EU) 2017/1991 amending regulations (EU) No 345/2013 on European Venture Capital Funds (EuVECAs) and (EU) No 346/2013 on European Social En…

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Luxembourg Corporate - Unregulated securitisation vehicles

With over 1,000 securitisation vehicles (SVs) and thousands of related compartments, the Luxembourg securitisation market enjoys a continuous and stea…

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Transposition of the second payment service directive (PSD2) in Luxembourg through draft bill n° 7195

On 10 October 2017, draft bill n°7195 transposing PSD2 into national law was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament. PSD21 entered into force on…

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