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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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EBA's new mandate to lead AML/CFT supervision efforts across the entire EU financial sector

Following the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2019/2175 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 1st January 2020 (the “Regulation”),…

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Luxembourg amends its CRS and FATCA Legislation

On 20 February 2020, a draft law was presented to Parliament which introduces some amendments to the Luxembourg legislation governing CRS (“Common Rep…

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AML/CFT CSSF Guidance on Compliance by Registered AIFMS and 2019 ML/TF Survey

On 5 December 2019, the CSSF published a communication summarizing results of an AML/CFT questionnaire as well as an AML/CFT conference conc…

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CSSF calls virtual assets service providers active in Luxembourg to prepare for compliance

Following the adoption of the modified Interpretative Note to the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) Recommendation 15 on New Technologies, the …

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Brexit: CSSF informs that UK entities may continue carrying out their activities in Luxembourg under their EU …

On 31 January 2020, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) has published a press release in which it indicates that th…

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New communication from the CSSF to UK managers in the context of Brexit

Today, the Luxembourg financial supervisory authority (the CSSF) released a communication on Brexit1 which follows up on previous communications issue…

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From complexity to simplicity – the new rules and regulations of the LuxSE enter into force today

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s new rules and regulations (the “R&Rs”) enter into force today, 31 January 2020, and will certainly be warmly welco…

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Securitisation Regulation | Finalisation of the Disclosure Technical Standards

Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for si…

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UCITS KIID benchmark disclosures - the CSSF’s expectations

The CSSF published a communication reminding UCITS management companies and self-managed UCITS to include the changes required by the ESMA’s Q&A o…

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5MLD - Creation of a Luxembourg central electronic data retrieval system concerning accounts and safe deposit …

In order to fully implement the so-called 5th anti-money laundering directive (5MLD)1, bill of law 7512 (the Bill)2 was introduced before the Lux…

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Directive (EU) 2019-2121 on Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Demergers

On 27 November 2019, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive (EU) 2019/2121 (the "Directive") which amends the provisions of Directi…

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Actualité de la lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent et le financement du terrorisme

L’année 2019 a été marquée pour les sociétés luxembourgeoises par la mise en place du registre des bénéficiaires effectifs (le « RBE »), mis en place …

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Panorama 2019 de la jurisprudence en droit des sociétés

Cet article reprend les principales jurisprudences qui ont marqué l'année 2019 en droit des sociétés.

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CSSF Issues Circular 19/733 Addressing IOSCO’s Recommendations for Liquidity Risk Management for Collective In…

On 20 December 2019 the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) published circular 19/733 (the “Circular”) implementing…

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LuxSE prepares for ESEF (European Single Electronic Format) compliance

From 1 January 2020, issuers on EU regulated markets falling under the scope of the Transparency Directive, will have to prepare annual financial repo…

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New prudential framework for investment firms published

The directive (EU) 2019/2034 and regulation (EU) 2019/2033 on the prudential requirements of investment firms were published in the official EU journa…

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Revisiting European Marketing Rules

At the age of the expansion of alternative investment funds collecting more and more commitments from institutional investors in the search for yield,…

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LuxSE prepares for ESEF (European Single Electronic Format) compliance

From 1 January 2020, issuers on EU regulated markets falling under the scope of the Transparency Directive, will have to prepare annual financial repo…

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Second shareholder rights directive: impact on the Luxembourg banking sector

On 1 August 2019, the Luxembourg legislator amended the act of 24 May 2011 relating to the exercise of certain shareholder rights at general meetings …

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AMLD V Implementation

In the context of the implementation process of AMLD V1, on 8 August 2019, the Luxembourg government introduced a draft Bill of Law2 (“Bill …

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