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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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It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Luxembourg and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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CSSF Issues a New Circular on the Authorisation and Organisation of UCITS Management Companies and Alternative…

On 23 August, the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), issued Circular 18/698 relating t…

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Les clauses de sortie conjointe et de sortie forcée dans les conventions d’actionnaires

Dans nos deux précédents cahiers de MNKS consacrés aux conventions d’actionnaires[1], nous avons présenté brièvement les principales clauses conventio…

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New CSSF Circular 18/697 on non-UCITS depositaries

By way of preamble and as a reminder, a depositary of a Luxembourg fund may currently fall under either (1) the regime of the UCITS Directive&nbs…

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New CSSF Circular on AIFMs/UCITS ManCos

On 23 August 2018, CSSF released its new Circular 18/698 on the authorisation and organisation of Luxembourg investment fund managers (the C…

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Impact of the EU Regulation on Money Market Funds

We would like to draw your attention to the entry into force, on 21 July of this year, of Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of …

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New CSSF Circular on substance requirements of fund management companies in Luxembourg

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) has issued today circular 18/698 concerning (i) the approval process and organisation of …

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SFTR – Challenges ahead

The law of 6 June 2018 on transparency of securities nancing transactions (“SFTs”), implementing the European regulation 2015/2365 on transparency of …

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Sustainable Finance | European Commission Legislative Proposals

The EU Commission, following the publication of its Sustainable Finance Action Plan in March 2018, published on May 24th 2018 the following legislativ…

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Proposals to Strengthen ESMAs Oversight over Delegation. Why you Should Review your Delegation Arrangements No…

At the end of September 2017, the European Commission published its 283-page Review of the European Supervisory Authorities1 (ESAs). It is concer…

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New requirements for fiduciary arrangements: setting up by their fiduciary agent of an internal file on their …

Bill of law 7216A - New requirements for fiduciary arrangements: setting up by their fiduciary agent of an internal file on their beneficial owners

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Depositary Safe-Keeping Rules | Proposals for Amendment

On May 29th 2018, the European Commission published two draft delegated regulations which contain proposals to amend certain rules relating to the saf…

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Main clauses relating to the maintenance of the structure of the share capital

In our previous « MNKS booklet » dedicated to shareholders’ agreements[1], we briefly described the main clauses restricting the transferabi…

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Prospectuses | Draft Law

On June 29th 2018, the Chamber of Deputies of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg issued a draft law 7328 on prospectuses (the “Draft Law”) for the purposes…

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EU Proposal in Relation to Crowdfunding Service Providers for Business

On March 8th 2018, the European Commission released a new proposalfor a European Regulation on European Crowdfunding Service Providers (“CSP”) for Bus…

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5th AML Directive - Key aspects

The new directive (Directive EU 2018/843) on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terro…

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New bills on ATAD implementation and MLI approval

On 15 June 2018 the Luxembourg government approved 2 new bills of law: - the first bill of law (“ATAD Bill”) implements the provisions of the Council…

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EU legislative proposals to facilitate the cross-border distribution of investment funds

On 12 March 2018 the European Commission issued legislative proposals to amend the existing legal framework for the cross-border distribution of inves…

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MiFID 2 and its distinctive Luxembourg features

On 31 May 2018, the law on markets in financial instruments (the “2018 Law”) as well as the grand-ducal regulation relating to safeguarding of financi…

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Focusing on Funds | Double Trouble - France and Luxembourg double tax treaty

This Focusing on Funds update looks at a specific hot tax topic affecting how and where funds are structured. In addition to the increased general foc…

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The fifth anti-money laundering and terrorist financing directive (AML 5) - Key aspects and changes

The new directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorism financing (2016/0208/COD) (th…

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