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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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Further specifications to the AML Law

In order to perfect the transposition into Luxembourg law of the fourth EU AML Directive 2015/849, in line with GAFI recommendations, the Law of 12 No…

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Snapshot: SPACs - the Luxembourg alternative

While SPACs have existed for decades on public markets, a revival seems to be taking place, with SPACs representing about 60 percent of IPOs in the US…

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Welcomed clarification on the financial assistance measures applicable to Luxembourg Sàrls

A welcomed clarification on the financial assistance regime applicable to private limited liability companies (société à responsabilité limitée, …

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Rapport final sur les normes techniques de réglementation (RTS) par les autorités européennes de surveillance

Les autorités européennes de surveillance enrichissent le puzzle de l’environnement règlementaire de la finance durable par l’apport de nouvelles pièc…

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Luxembourg positions itself as an attractive player on the rising SPAC market

The market for initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has shown significant growth in recent years and reached unpr…

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New CSSF interactive digital portal: e-Prospectus

The CSSF has built a new digital portal (e-Prospectus) where issuers will, as of 1 March 2021, be able to submit and follow their application requests…

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Long-awaited bill clarifying and confirming the financial assistance prohibition

Long-awaited bill clarifying and confirming that the financial assistance prohibition of the Companies Act does not apply to SARL submitted to the Lux…

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Online intermediation services: new law for implementing the Platform-to-Business Regulation

Entry into force of the law of 5 March 2021 on certain rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 2019/1150 of the European Parliament

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New bill brings Luxembourg to the forefront of distributed ledger technology

On 22 January 2021 Parliament approved Bill 7637, which modified:  the Law of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector; and the Law of 6 April 20…

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Update on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

The increasing importance of ESG (environmental, social, governance) factors have already been discussed in ourJanuary M&A Series. With the D…

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New CSSF platform for submission of prospectuses and related documents

Submissions of documents under the EU Prospectus Regulation (2017/1129, as amended) and the Law of 16 July 2019 on prospectuses for securities must no…

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Joint ESA supervisory statement provides guidance on SFDR application timelines

On 25 February 2021, the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) published a joint supervisory statement (the “ESA Statement”) providing g…

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La détection des comportements criminels au sein des entreprises via les mécanismes de lutte contre le blanchi…

Les entreprises assujetties à la loi du 12 novembre 2004 relative à la lutte contre le blanchiment et le financement du terrorisme, ont été au fil du …

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CSSF – 2020 Survey related to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

The annual online survey for the year 2020 to collect standardised key information concerning money laundering and terrorist financing (“ML/CFT”) risk…

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Parallel structures: the Luxembourg solution

Parallel investment funds have increasingly become a preferred structure for sophisticated private equity fund managers seeking to access capital with…

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CSSF launches its 2020 survey collecting standardised key information concerning money laundering and terroris…

On 27 January 2021, the Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the …

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Issuance and settlement of securities directly on blockchain: now a reality in Luxembourg

Last summer in one of our e-alerts, we shared our insights on the key features of the bill of law n°7637 allowing for registration of demate…

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CSSF: Marketing of Foreign UCIs other than the closed-ended type to retail investors in Luxembourg

On 23 December 2020, the Luxembourg financial sector supervisory authority (the CSSF) published the Regulation N° 20-10 laying down the implement…

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Issuance of dematerialised securities using blockchain technology – Starting 26 January 2021, the new law of 2…

The law of 22 January 2021 (the “2021 Law”) modernises Luxembourg’s legal framework on the issuance of dematerialised securities by expressly confirmi…

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New Luxembourg Draft Law transposing IFD and IFR

The purpose of the draft law 7723, submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament (Chambre des Députés) on 27 November 2020 (the “Draft Law”) is to:

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