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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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Dates of entry into force of requirements regarding client sustainability preferences in MiFID context

On 2 August 2022, the CSSF released a Communiqué on the application of MiFID rules to sustainability and more specifically to the consideration of the…

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Report on the extent of voluntary disclosure of PAI under SFDR

On 28 July 2022, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published, through the Joint Committee (JC), a report (the Report[1]) to the Eu…

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PRIIPS | Application date of new rules for key information documents

On 24 June 2022, the European Commission published in the Official Journal of the EU the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/975 …

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Additional sustainable finance requirements for Luxembourg UCITS management companies and AIFMs

On 1 August 2022, the following delegated acts, which complement the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation 2019/2088 (SFDR) entered…

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ESG in the banking sector - CSSF press release on the integration of sustainability considerations under MiFID…

The MiFID II framework was recently amended to integrate sustainability considerations into banks’ organisational requirements, rules of conduct and p…

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Crowdfunding Regulation | Latest legal and regulatory developments

Since the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 on European crowdfunding service providers for business (the “Crowdfunding R…

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MICA | Regulation of distributed ledger technology

The first cornerstone: the adoption of the Markets in Crypto-assets (“MiCA”) regulation

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Notice to private consumers in the context of investment funds providing exposure to virtual assets

On 22 July 2022, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published a notice to private consumers in the context of investment funds…

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Luxembourg: A financial collateral legal framework even more attractive

On 15 July 2022, a new law ("Law") amending inter alia the Luxembourg law of 5 August 2005 on financial collateral arrangements, as amended ("2005 Law…

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New requirements in governance policy and product distribution policy for credit institutions, investment firm…

Two sets of EU regulations coming into force shortly impact investment firms and credit institutions subject to MiFID (the "Entities") and insurance c…

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Gender diversity on corporate boards

What to expect from the new EU Women on Boards Directive, including the practical changes for your management structure and the impact on the national…

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New CSSF outsourcing arrangement rules

On 22 April 2022, the CSSF published Circular CSSF 22/806 on Outsourcing arrangements. It concerns banks, FSPs as well as various other financial…

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Establishment of a new committee to monitor financial restrictive measures

On 20 July 2022, the law of 20 July 2022 establishing a monitoring committee on the implementation of financial restrictive measures (the “Committee”)…

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ESG in the banking sector – Integrating sustainability into the MiFID II framework

Two major delegated acts will come into force that amend the MiFID II framework in order to integrate sustainability risks and factors into banks' org…

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CSSF AML/CFT reporting tool: first reporting period approaches

Following the publication of three circular letters [1] in December 2021 introducing new prudential and AML/CFT reporting requirements,…

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CSSF AML/CFT reporting tool: first reporting period approaches

Following the publication of three circular letters [1] in December 2021 introducing new prudential and AML/CFT reporting requirements,…

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Introduction of a New eDesk Module – ePassporting

Following the publication on 12 May 2022 of CSSF Circular 22/810 on pre-marketing and cross-border marketing notification procedures, the CSSF has rel…

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EBA guidelines on the role and responsibilities of the AML/CFT Compliance Officer

On 14 June 2022, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) released its guidelines on policies and procedures in relation to compliance management and th…

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Governance within smaller banks - key takeaways from the ECB thematic review

In the context of its 2022-2024 Supervisory Priorities, the ECB carried out a thematic review of the governance arrangements of more th…

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Deletion of documents published with the RCS – Recent Luxembourg case law

Legal proceedings were initiated in front of the Luxembourg district court by a public limited liability company (société anonyme), seeking the deleti…

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