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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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Issuance and settlement of securities directly on blockchain: now a reality in Luxembourg

Last summer in one of our e-alerts, we shared our insights on the key features of the bill of law n°7637 allowing for registration of demate…

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CSSF: Marketing of Foreign UCIs other than the closed-ended type to retail investors in Luxembourg

On 23 December 2020, the Luxembourg financial sector supervisory authority (the CSSF) published the Regulation N° 20-10 laying down the implement…

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Issuance of dematerialised securities using blockchain technology – Starting 26 January 2021, the new law of 2…

The law of 22 January 2021 (the “2021 Law”) modernises Luxembourg’s legal framework on the issuance of dematerialised securities by expressly confirmi…

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New Luxembourg Draft Law transposing IFD and IFR

The purpose of the draft law 7723, submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament (Chambre des Députés) on 27 November 2020 (the “Draft Law”) is to:

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New VAT burden on company cars?

On 20 January 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its ruling in a case that raised the question of whether the provision of a…

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CSSF 2020 Survey related to the Fight against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing

On 24 December 2020, the CSSF announced that it will roll-out its annual AML online survey for the year 2020 (the “Survey”) on 15 February 2…

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Anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing – mandatory survey due in March 2021

We would like to remind you that on 15 February 2021, the CSSF will launch its annual online survey on the fight against money laundering and terroris…

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European Single Electronic Format

The Luxembourg law of 11 January 2008 on transparency requirements for issuers (Transparency Law), supplemented by the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 11 Ja…

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Luxembourg tax authorities issue a circular on interest deduction limitation

On 8 January 2021, the Luxembourg tax authorities (LTA) issued highly anticipated guidance with respect to the application of article 168 bis of Luxem…

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Digital platforms – The gatekeepers under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act

In December last year the European Commission published its much anticipated draft Digital Markets Act. 

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Overview of the VAT impacts of Brexit

It is therefore important to review the VAT treatment of cross-border transactions with the UK. Below you will find a brief summary of the main change…

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Circular 168 bis/1 of the Luxembourg tax authorities on the interest deduction limitation rule

On 8 January 2021, the Luxembourg direct tax authorities issued the Circular n°168bis/1 which clarifies the provisions of article 168 bis of the Luxem…

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Luxembourg tax authorities issue circular on interest deduction limitation rules

On 8 January 2021, the Luxembourg tax authorities issued a new Circular n° 168bis/1 (the “Circular”) in order to provide guidance on the interpretatio…

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Overview of the VAT impacts of Brexit

With the end of the transition period as of 1 January 2021, the UK officially became a third country with respect to the EU, meaning that the EU VAT D…

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ESG update: A reduced subscription tax rate for UCIs investing in sustainable economic activities

On 23 December 2020, the Luxembourg Budget Law was published in the Mémorial (“the Law”). It contains some tax measures aiming at promoting…

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Luxembourg Tax Alert 2021: What's New?

On 19 December 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament voted into law the Budget Act 2021 (the "Budget Act"). In the unprecedented context of COVID-19, the ma…

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CSSF fast-track procedure for fund managers to comply with SFDR disclosure rules

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the CSSF), has issued a communication (the CSSF Communication) to inform inve…

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Changes As Of 1 January 2021: Increase Of The Minimum Wage And Provision Of Financial Assistance To Companies

Changes as of 1 January 2021: increase of the minimum wage and provision of financial assistance to companies

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Brexit: CSSF communication on the equivalence of UK firms for the third country national regime under MiFIR

Further to the long-awaited outcome of the Brexit negotiations on 24 December 2020, the Luxembourg financial supervisory authority – the Commission de…

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OECD releases helpful new guidance on transfer pricing during the pandemic

On 18 December 2020, the OECD published its much-anticipated “Guidance on the Transfer Pricing Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic”.

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