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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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12/02/25
The Luxembourg MiCAR law applies as from 10 February 2025

On 10 February 2025, the law of 6 February 2025 regarding notably digital f…

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03/02/25
Luxembourg’s new cross-border mobility regime

Whilst until recently Luxembourg was the only country yet to transpose EU D…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

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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Luxembourg’s new bill on merger control

Luxembourg is the last EU Member State without a legal framework on merger control. At present, the Competition Authority (“Authority”) can only inter…

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European Green Bonds Regulation adopted

The long-awaited Regulation (EU) 2023/2632 on European Green Bonds (“Regulation”) was adopted on 22 November 2023. It sets out the requirements that b…

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Forthcoming new rules on information accompanying transfers of crypto-assets

Regulation (EU) 2015/847 imposes certain rules in the context of transfers of funds, in any currency, where at least one of the payment service provid…

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Clarification on draft technical standards for the ELTIF 2.0 regime

On 19 December 2023, ESMA published its final report setting out the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for Regulation (EU) 2015/760 on Europe…

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ESAs propose amendments to the SFDR RTS

Continuing the theme of frequent changes to the application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”), the European Supervisory Author…

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Accelerated application process for ELTIF 2.0

On 15 December 2023, the CSSF announced its updated application questionnaire for ELTIF 2.0. With the updated application questionnaire, the CSSF aims…

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Keen to issue a European green bond or a sustainability-linked bond? Here’s what you need to know

On 30 November 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/2631 of 22 November 2023 on European Green Bonds and optional disclosures for bonds marketed as environmenta…

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LP-led Secondaries: Trends, opportunities and key considerations

Initially the secondaries market was considered as a niche in the private equity market. In recent years, secondary transactions have been increasingl…

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ESAs Final Report on the review of SFDR Delegated Regulation

The ESAs have published their final report on the review of the SFDR delegated regulation. The report builds on amendments initially proposed in the j…

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Frequent ESG disclosure issues under the EU Sustainable Finance framework explained

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued three notes on 22 November 2023 to explain key concepts that apply across the EU Sustainab…

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US fund managers – insourcing functions related to Luxembourg holding structures

When US fund managers tap into the European investor market, they frequently offer prospective European investors the option to commit to a Luxembourg…

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Luxembourg implements the modernisation of its fund toolbox

On 11 July 2023, the Luxembourg legislator has adopted the bill of Law N°8183 (the Bill) introduced by the Ministry of Finance on 27 March 2023 amendi…

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AIFMD II: Political agreement is out!

The EU Commission, the Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on AIFMD II in July this year and since then the asset management industry has …

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Final text of political agreement on AIFMD II has been published

After two years, including several months of technical trilogues, the final text of the political agreement on the amendment of AIFMD (the AIFMD II) i…

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AIFMD 2 - a fine-tuning of the AIFMD framework and targeted harmonisation with the UCITS framework

The text of the political agreement on the review of the alternative investment fund managers directive has been published. The political agreement am…

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New guidance on remuneration requirements based on MiFID II

On 13 October 2023, the CSSF released a circular on remuneration requirements under Directive 2014/65 on markets in financial instruments (“MiFID II”)…

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Luxembourg: Insolvency law reform

On 1 November 2023, the Luxembourg law dated 7 August 2023, issued from Draft Bill No. 6539A on business preservation and modernization of the insolve…

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The Council adopts the EU Green Bonds Regulation

On 23 October 2023, the Council of the European Union (the Council) adopted in first reading the regulation on European green bonds standards (the EU …

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Law of 7 August 2023 on non-profit associations and foundations (as consolidated on 23 September 2023)

The rationale behind adopting this law was to update and streamline the 1928 law applicable to non-profit associations and foundations (Non-Profit Org…

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Payment services and financial data access

In 2022, the European Commission evaluated the application and impact of the second payment services directive1 (“PSD II”), the conclusions of which r…

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