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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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Luxembourg - one step closer to the screening of foreign direct investments

On 15 September 2021, the Luxembourg minister for foreign and European affairs tabled a bill (no 7885) "establishing a national screening mechanism fo…

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New CSSF Circular on the new EBA guidelines on AML/CTF risk factors

On 24 September 2021, the CSSF released its Circular 21/782 which (i) provides information on the EBA Guidelines (the “GL”) on customer due diligence …

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EU Whistleblower Directive: new standards applicable across all sectors

By the end of 2021, companies will need to have appropriate protocols in place to facilitate whistleblowing. For some, this will be an incremental imp…

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Contribution in kind to an SARL directly at incorporation

Contributions in kind to the share capital of private limited liability companies (sociétés à responsabilité limitée) (SARL) need to be valued. Contri…

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The Luxembourg Stock Exchange issues its first guidelines for SPACs listings

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has published on 19 August 2021, its first guidelines for the listing of SPACs on each of its markets. The guide…

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New prudential regime for investment firms

Investment firms offer a variety of services and vary by their size, business model, risk profile and complexity. Considering that their activities an…

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The new EU Commission AML/CFT legislative package revealed

On 20 July 2021, the European Commission put forward a bumper package of legislative proposals (“the Package”) which implements the commitments of its…

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Financial assistance rules not applicable to private limited liability companies (société à responsabilité lim…

The draft law 7791 aiming at clarifying whether the rules regarding financial assistance contained in the Luxembourg law on commercial companies of 10…

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New prudential regime for investment firms

Investment firms offer a variety of services and vary by their size, business model, risk profile and complexity. Considering that their activities an…

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Law clarifying and confirming the non-applicability of the financial assistance

Law clarifying and confirming the non-applicability of the financial assistance prohibition set out in the Luxembourg Companies Act to private limited…

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Clarification of the financial assistance rules applicable to Luxembourg sociétés à responsabilité limitée

On 14 July 2021, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted a long-awaited amendment to the law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended (the “LSC…

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Changes to the CSSF’s fund authorisation process

The CSSF continues to optimise its fund authorisation process. To this purpose, it recently published information on certain procedural changes and ne…

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Adoption of the law implementing a new prudential regime for investment firms

Investment firms offer a variety of services and vary by their size, business model, risk profile and complexity. Considering that their activities an…

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Questions and answers clarifying the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

On 26 July 2021, the EU Commission published a Q&A on the SFDR  

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New rules proposed to tackle financial crime in the EU: is the European game now over for money launderers?

The European Commission (“Commission”) has been looking to strengthen European anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (“AML/CTF”) enfor…

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Cross-border distribution of investment funds – the Luxembourg law of 21 July 2021

The law of 21 July 2021 implementing Directive (EU) 2019/1160 with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings (the “CBD…

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Follow-up: New rules on pre-marketing and marketing of AIF have been transposed in Luxembourg

As a reminder, Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 (the “Regulation”) and Directive (EU) 2019/1160 (the “Directive” and together the “Cross-Border Marketing and…

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The new EU AML-CFT package

This package aims to further enhance the existing EU AML-CFT framework by taking into account new and emerging challenges linked to technological inno…

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Cross-border distribution of investment funds – the Luxembourg law of 21 July 2021

The law of 21 July 2021 implementing Directive (EU) 2019/1160 with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings (the “CBD…

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Protection of the euro against counterfeiting: new requirements applicable to relevant institutions

The Luxembourg legislator has adopted the bill of law 7464[1] amending i.a. the amended laws of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector an…

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