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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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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's national risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing is now available!

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) has published on 9 October 2019 a press release in which it informs profess…

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Restructuring & Insolvency – Briefing note 2/2

This is the second of a series of two briefing notes published by the Restructuring & Insolvency practice of Arendt on recent or ongoing legislati…

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IBORs: EONIA to €STR transition started today

The transition from the Euro OverNight Index Average ("EONIA") to a new interest rate based exclusively on actual transactions – the euro short-term r…

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Loi du 10 août 1915 concernant les sociétés commerciales (en vigueur au 1er octobre 2019)

Vous trouverez ci-dessous une version à jour de la loi du 10 août 1915 concernant les sociétés commerciales dans sa version coordonnée par le règlemen…

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Luxembourg to create new regime for dormant bank accounts and unclaimed insurance contracts

Banks and insurance companies have a growing number of accounts, safes, and insurance contracts which have been inactive for several years and which i…

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ESG: how can clients avoid 'greenwashing'?

As environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles become increasingly mainstream and with asset managers under increasing pressure to embrace t…

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Amendments to the Benchmark Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices and financial contracts or to measure the performanc…

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Restructuring & Insolvency – Briefing note 1/2

Part 1 – Update on the upcoming reform of Luxembourg insolvency law

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Luxembourg parallel fund structures

Luxembourg is the largest European and the second largest worldwide fund domicile, due to its efficiency, flexibility and its professional, well-estab…

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New Rules for Cross-border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions. Scope and Main Sensitive Provisions

On April 25, 2018, the European Commission published a proposal for a directive1 amending directive 2017/11322 by introducing…

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The Luxembourg financial supervisory authority reminds supervised entities, of the relevance of money launderi…

Acting in its role as prudential supervisor, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier(the “CSSF”), the Luxembourg financial supervisor…

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Amendment of the Law of 24 May 2011 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders at general meetings of l…

An English translation of the consolidated version of the Law of 24 May 2011 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders at general meetings of …

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Law of 16 July 2019 implementing the Regulations on EuVECA, EuSEF, MMF and ELTIF and amending notably the Law …

The Luxembourg law implementing notably the Regulations (EU) 345/2013 on European venture capital funds, (EU) 346/2013 on European social entrepreneur…

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Luxembourg Beneficial Owner Registration - Deadline Extension to 30 November 2019

On 29 August 2019, the Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR) announced that the deadline for entities to file information on their beneficial owners has…

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Implementation of the new prospectus regime in Luxembourg

As of 21 July 2019, a new Luxembourg law on prospectuses for securities came into effect (the New Prospectus Law), repealing and replacing the Lu…

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Deadline for RBO declarations extended until 30 November 2019

The Luxembourg Business Registers (LBR) announced that the administrative deadline for entities to file the relevant information on their beneficial o…

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Central register of beneficial owners of companies and legal entities “RBE”: 3-month administrative grace peri…

The Luxembourg Business Register confirmed an administrative grace period of 3 months to file with the Register of Beneficial Owners (RBE).

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Luxembourg starts the implementation of ATAD 2

On 8 August, the draft law (the “draft law”) implementing the EU Directive 2017/952 of 29 May 2017 (“ATAD 2”) amending Directive (EU) 2016/1164 laying…

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ATAD II implementation in Luxembourg: Bill submitted to the Parliament

On 8 August 2019, the Luxembourg government filed with Parliament Bill N° 7466 (the “Bill”) implementing into domestic law Council Directive (EU) 2017…

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CSSF Portal Open For Mandatory Notification for UK Firms and Funds – A Summary

Following CSSF press release 19/33 concerning firms licensed in the UK under CRD IV, MiFID II, PSD 2, EMD and CSSF press release 19/34&…

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