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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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Reform of the legal publication regime adopted

Today the Luxembourg Parliament adopted a reform of the legal publication regime in respect of commercial companies. The reform will apply as from 1 J…

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Modernisation of Luxembourg company law

The draft law (Projet de Loi) no 5730 regarding notably a modernisation of the Law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies (as amended) (the “Compan…

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Changes to the investor compensation scheme regime in Luxembourg

With the entry into force of the law of December 18th 2015 on the resolution, reorganisation and winding-up measures of credit institutions and certai…

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Amendment of the Luxembourg Transparency Law

The Transparency Law*, which is the implementing act for disclosure and dissemination of regulated information by issuers whose securities are admitte…

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Luxembourg implements UCITS V

The Luxembourg Parliament (Chambre des Députés) adopted (on April 21 2016) bill of law no. 6845 implementing Directive 2014/91/EU of 23 July 2014…

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New AML/CDD requirements following the ECJ’S case C-235/14 regarding Safe Interenvios S.A.

On 10 March the highest Court of the European Union - the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter – the “ECJ”) delivered an important deci…

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ESMA publishes discussion paper on UCITS share classes

On 6 April 2016 ESMA published a second discussion paper on UCITS share classes. The discussion paper builds on the feedback received in relation to E…

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Conflicting truths: the media and the Panama Papers

Moving beyond the Panama Papers sensational roots, one should not be misled by the dramatic and exagerated information used by the media to capture it…

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ESMA publishes final UCITS remuneration guidelines

At the end of last week, ESMA published its long overdue final guidelines on UCITS V remuneration. The key difference is on the application of pr…

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UCITS V level 2 measures published in the Official Journal of the EU

On 24 March 2016, the European Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2016/438 supplementing the UCITS V Directive with regard to obligations of depositar…

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CSSF Regulation 15-08 - Conflict of interest policies for SICARs

Regulation 15-08 (the “Regulation”) of December 31st 2015 implements how article 7bis of the law of June 15th 2004 (“SICAR Law”) relating to investmen…

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Domiciliation ou simple location de bureaux: la Cour rappelle les principes

Rappel de la Cour sur les règles en matière de domiciliation de sociétés.

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CSSF FAQ on UCI Law

On December 8th 2015, the CSSF published the first version of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) concerning the Luxembourg Law of December 17th 2010 …

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Legal implications of non-compliance with deadline for deposit of bearer securities

In line with the wording of the 2014 Act, a possible solution could be the issue of new shares to non-compliant shareholders, subject to the above-men…

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SICARS: conflicts of Interest

Pursuant to Article 7bis of the SICAR Law(1) , the CSSF published on 31 December 2015, CSSF Regulation 15-08(2) . This Regulation lays …

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AML/CTF -Latest Update

The increasing actions of terrorists and terrorist organizations such as ISIL, al-Qaida and their respective affiliates, as demonstrated by recent att…

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CSSF Regulation 15-08 - Conflict of interest policies for SICARs

Regulation 15-08 (the “Regulation”) of December 31st 2015 implements how article 7bis of the law of June 15th 2004 (“SICAR Law”) relating to investmen…

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Failure of Credit Institutions and certain investment firms: Law of 18 december 2015

The Law of 18 December 2015 regarding the failure of credit institutions and certain investment firms (“Law”), which entered into force on 2…

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Dormant or inactive accounts : new CSSF Circular

CSSF Circular 15/631 dated 28 December 2015 (“Circular”) establishes the criteria for defining dormant accounts and determining the conditions fo…

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CSSF Circular 15/632 - submission of final terms to the CSSF

On December 28th 2015, the CSSF published CSSF Circular 15/632 (the “New Circular”) which amends, with effect from January 1st 2016, Circular CSSF 12/…

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