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Upcoming changes at Luther Luxembourg: Introducing our new Managing Partner

After 15 years at the helm of Luther Luxembourg, Eric Sublon hands over the reins to Bob Scharfe, who assumes the role of Managing Partner, effective from 1 January 2025.

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CMS Luxembourg renews its Management Board and announces new Managing Partner

International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the appointment of Vivian Walry as Managing Partner of its Luxembourg office, along with the appointment of Aurélien Hollard to t…

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DSM Avocats à la Cour celebrates its 20th anniversary

This year marks two decades of commitment to service to our clients, guided by our fundamental values: excellence, international, closeness, reactivity and availability.

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Key modifications to Luxembourg RBE and RCS Laws

On 19 December 2024, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted bill of law 7961 (La…

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EU adopts FASTER directive: a milestone for streamlining wit…

On 10 December 2024, the Council of the EU formally adopted the Faster and …

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CSSF guidance on virtual assets

On 29 November 2021, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”), the Luxembourg financial supervisory authority, publi…

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Commission’s proposal for a Regulation amending the ELTIF Regulation

On 25 November 2021, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation amending the Regulation (EU) 2015/760 on European Long Term Investm…

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Virtual assets: CSSF guidance and FAQs

Further to its recent communications on financial innovation, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the « CSSF ») h…

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Registration of individuals with the Luxembourg trade and companies register

On 1 October 2021, the Luxembourg Business Register informed that any natural person to be registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register…

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Strengthening the integration and efficiency of capital markets to support economic growth

Today, on 25 November 2021, the EU Commission published a package of legislative proposals. With the proposed measures, the EU Commission is deliverin…

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Prohibition of online advertising in a list of e-mails or messages – a misstep by the CJEU?

When submitted a request for a preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is expect to answer questions – not raise too man…

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Impôt minimum mondial : un bref état des lieux des dernières avancées

 L’intégration des économies et des marchés nationaux a connu une accélération marquée ces dernières années, mettant à l’épreuve le cadre fiscal …

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COVID-19: Luxembourg extends the possibility to hold company meetings remotely until 31 December 2022

Since the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the good governance of legal entities, the Luxembourg Government decided to extend for the third time …

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Assessment of predicate tax offences in an AML/CTF context: The asset management industry should get prepared …

The new provisions introduced by Circular 17/650, as amended through Circular 20/744, impact the AML/CFT compliance obligations of the asset managemen…

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Draft RTS and ITS on disclosure of information to investors under the European crowdfunding service providers …

On 9 November 2021, the European Banking Authority released draft regulatory technical standards (the “RTS”) on individual portfolio management of loa…

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Distributions of dividends (ordinary and interim), share premium and account 115 in Luxembourg

A dividend is a portion of the profits made by a company and paid to its shareholders out of distributable amounts as defined by Luxembourg law.The ri…

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Updated CSSF FAQs on UCI Law and MMF Regulation: Change of regulatory practice concerning the holding of ancil…

On 3 November 2021, the CSSF has announced in its Press Release 21/26 that it has published updated versions of (i) its FAQs on the Luxembou…

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New CSSF administrative practice concerning the holding of ancillary liquid assets by UCITS

In adapting its administrative practice, the CSSF has provided clarification on the holding of ancillary liquid assets by UCITS under the Law of 17 De…

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Updated FATF guidance for a risk-based approach to Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers

On 28 October 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) published an updated version of its guidance for a risk-based approach to virtual assets …

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Luxembourg Business Register: Upcoming requirements for individuals - get ready!

According to a notice issued by the Luxembourg Business Register (LBR), with effect as of the end of March 2022 (exact date to be confirmed), individu…

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EU Commission designates replacement rates for CHF LIBOR and EONIA

On 22 October 2021, the European Commission adopted two implementing regulations[1] on the designation of a statutory replacement rate for two in…

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The ESAs delivered final draft RTS related to the SFDR 2019/2088 and Taxonomy Regulation 2020/852 to the Europ…

Despite the main disclosures required pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SF…

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Enforcement of CovidCheck in companies: What are the impacts for Employers?

The Law, approved on 18 October (hereinafter “the Law”), officially extends the amended law of 17 July 2020, on measures to combat the COVID-19 pandem…

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PRIIPs KID: another chapter in a never-ending story

Implementation timeline proposed to be set to 1 January 2023. 

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New taxonomy-related disclosures RTS published

Despite the delay to Level II1 announced by the European Commission (“EC”) at the beginning of the summer 2021, the last few months have been bus…

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