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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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Entry into force of the RBE Regulation and update

The Grand-Ducal Regulation of 15 February 2019 on the registration, payment of administrative fees and access to information recorded in the register …

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Register of beneficial owners: New Grand Ducal Regulation

The 4th EU AML Directive1, as amended by the 5th EU AML Directive2, requires each Member State of the EU inter alia to establish registers o…

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CJEU decides in Danish cases relating to beneficial ownership

On 26 February 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its decisions in six cases which deal with the interpretation of the P…

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CJEU clarifies abuse and beneficial ownership concepts under the Parent Subsidiary and Interest/Royalty Direct…

On 26 February 2019 the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) rendered 2 important judgments regarding the non-applicat…

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The Luxembourg Register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners - Practical Guidelines

On 15 February 2019, a Grand Ducal Regulation on the registration requirements, administrative fees and access to information in the Luxembourg regist…

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Luxembourg Brexit Bill for the Financial Sector

On 31 January 2019, the Luxembourg finance minister introduced a bill (n° 7401) on measures to be taken in relation to the financial sector in the eve…

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Luxembourg ratifies the MLI

On 14 February 2019, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted Bill of law 7333 approving the text of the Multilateral Instrument ("MLI") signed in …

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(Some) clarifications regarding the Register of BOs

(Some) clarifications regarding the Register of BOs: publication of the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 15 February 2019 on the modalities for registration,…

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Luxembourg ratifies the Multilateral Instrument

On 14 February 2019, the Luxembourg parliament approved the bill of law to ratify the Multilateral Instrument (“MLI”) and introduce it into domestic l…

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Luxembourg’s confirmation that securities can be held through DLT-like technologies, including blockchains!

Bill of Law 7363 was approved on 14 February 2019 – Luxembourg’s confirmation that securities can be held through DLT-like technologies, including blo…

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Transitional measures for the Luxembourg financial sector in relation to a hard Brexit The Bill of Law (7401)

​On 31 January 2019, the Ministry of Finance has submitted a bill of law to the Luxembourg Parliament (the Bill 7401) as regards the measures to …

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Eba guidelines on reporting obligations under the PSD 2 in Luxembourg

The CSSF has adopted on December 17th 2018 the guidelines of the European Banking Authority on the notification of major operational or security …

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The Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners

On 15 January 2019, the law establishing a Luxembourg register of beneficial owners (the "REBECO Act"), transposing Article 30 of the 4th AML Directiv…

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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg implements the Register of Beneficial Owners Law

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has fulfilled its European obligations in the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by transposi…

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The Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners goes live on 1 March 2019

The Luxembourg law creating a register of beneficial owners transposing article 30 of Directive 2015/849 was adopted on 13 January 2019 and published …

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Key Changes Introduced by the Securitisation Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and cre…

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Luxembourg Law on register of beneficial owners

The 4th EU AML Directive [1], as amended by the 5th EU AML Directive [2], requires each Member State of the EU inter alia to establish registers of be…

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New reporting obligation for payment service providers

By a circular 18/704 of 17 December 2018 (the Circular 18/704), the Luxembourg regulator of the financial sector, the Commission de surveill…

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The Law of January 15th 2019 setting up a register of beneficial owners

On December 6th 2017, the Luxembourg Parliament published two bills of laws (PL 7216 and PL 7217) aimed at implementing new transparency measures prov…

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Law of 13 January 2019 Establishing the Register of Beneficial Owners

The law dated 13 January 2019 on the register of beneficial owners has been published on 15 January 2019 in the Luxembourg Official Journal and shall …

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