Luxembourg’s Parliament recently amended the bill of law implementing the C…
On 28 October 2024, the EU Commission published a proposal to amend the dir…
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This Focusing on Funds article looks at the evolving hot topic of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology for the funds sector. Crypto-assets, par…
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The Luxembourg Parliament has adopted a draft law introducing new measures related to shareholders’ rights in listed companies. The main objectives ar…
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On 15 July 2019, the CSSF published two press releases (19/33 and 19/34) directed at (i) UK firms and (ii) UCITS management companies and AIFMs, clari…
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The European Central Bank’s (“ECB”) working group on euro risk-free rates published earlier this week its final recommendations regarding th…
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The Luxembourg Law of 13 January 2019 (the Law) implementing EU Directive 2015/849 requiring each EU member state to create a central register recordi…
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More than the end of summer holidays, 31 August will mark this year the end of the six-month transitional period provided by the Register of Beneficia…
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In April 2019 two Luxembourg laws (the “Brexit Laws”) were published in anticipation of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union wi…
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The CSSF has published on 15 July 2019 two press releases concerning mandatory notifications for UK firms as well as for UCIs and their managers in th…
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Following the publication of Luxembourg laws of 8 April 2019[1] (see our previous briefing here), the Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisor…
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In the event of a so-called “Hard Brexit”, these firms and entities will be considered as “third-country entities” meaning they will lose the benefit …
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Increased shareholder rights equal additional obligations for asset managers and intermediaries
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Draft Law No. 7349 was adopted by the Luxembourg Parliament on 11 July 2019 (the “Law”) and implements into domestic law certain provisions of the fol…
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On 1 July 2019, the CSSF issued Press Release 19/28 (Communication regarding PRIIPs assessment) (the “Press Release”) whereby the CSSF requi…
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The UBO Register Act, which entered into force on 1st March 2019, provides for a six-month transition period to submit information to the UBO Register…
Read MoreOn 2 July 2019, the Luxembourg parliament adopted the bill of law no. 7328 (the “New Prospectus Law”), implementing Regulation 2017/1129/EU of the Eur…
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Today (02.07), the Luxembourg parliament has adopted the final text of the bill of law (the “New Prospectus Law”) implementing into Luxembourg do…
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On 28 May 2019, EMIR Refit, the Regulation (EU) 2019/834 of 20 May 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 648/2012, was published in the Official Journal of th…
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The Luxembourg law dated 13 January 2019 (the RBO Law) created a register of beneficial owners (registre des bénéficiaires effectifs) (the RBE), with …
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In this chapter we have tried to set out some of the key issues that a lender and its counsel need to consider when entering into a typical subscripti…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published and updated version of its questions and answers (Q&A) documents related to the…
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