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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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18/12/24
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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Luxembourg 2021 Budget Law: Overview of the key changes

On 14 October 2020, the Luxembourg government submitted to the Parliament the budget bill for fiscal year 2021. It was approved by the Parliament on 1…

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With the implementation of SFDR approaching, the CSSF sets-up a fast track procedure

With less less than 3 months to go until the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”) comes into force in the EU (on 10 March 2021), th…

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Digital services act package

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission published a long-awaited set of rules intended to reform the online space, in two parts: (i) the proposal…

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Luxembourg - ESG update

Creation of a new CSSF fast track procedure for fund managers when implementing EU ESG rules

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Europe At a Glance newsletter (December 2020)

In this edition we look at the revised and updated financial support measures provided by governments.

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CSSF press release relating to central administration internal governance and risk management for investment f…

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the « CSSF») published on 7 December 2020 the following circular letters relating …

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Adoption of New Secondment Act

On 9 December 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted a new secondment act, the purpose of which is to transpose into national law Directive (EU) 2018…

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ESMA Guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs

On 3 April 2020, ESMA eventually released its much-anticipated final report on guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs, incl…

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Luxembourg 2021 budget law passed, new tax measures introduced

On 15 December 2020, the Luxembourg Parliament approved the 2021 budget bill.

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Regulatory certainty for the investment fund industry in view of the forthcoming end of the transitional perio…

The CSSF reminds market participants that passporting rights will be terminated as of 31 December 2020 at midnight and therefore be lost as of 1 Janua…

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Interpretation and application of the general anti-abuse rule of the Parent-Subsidiary Directive

We prepared the ‘‘Overview of EU Member States and Switzerland’’, which gives you a comprehensive overview of the current state of play on the interpr…

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Sustainability-Linked Bonds now displayed on the LGX

To keep up to speed with recent market developments, the innovative Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs) can now be displayed on the Luxembourg Green Ex…

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Brexit: European Union Trademarks – Situation as from 1 January 2021

The United Kingdom (“UK”) left the European Union (“EU”) on 31 January 2020 and Brexit’s transition period will end on 31 December 2020. Here is what …

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Regulatory certainty for the investment fund industry in view of the forthcoming end of the transitional perio…

In view of the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU on 1 February 2020 and the forthcoming end of the transitional period on 31 December 2020, …

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New Luxembourg circular letter on the participation exemption regime regarding Gibraltar companies

llowing the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling of 2 April 2020 in case C-458-181, the Luxembourg direct tax authorities issued a circular letter (…

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Measure denying the tax deduction of interest and royalties to entities in blacklisted jurisdictions: scope up…

A draft law adopted by the Luxembourg Government in March 2020, which should be passed soon, will introduce a new Luxembourg tax measure denying under…

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The Luxembourg Double Tax Treaties Network

List of double tax treaties in force and in negotiation as of 23 November 2020.

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Non-application of the EU Participation Exemption Regime to Gibraltar Companies: Luxembourg Tax Implications C…

On 1 December 2020, the Luxembourg tax authorities issued Circular L.I.R. n°147/2, 166/2 and Eval. N°63 (“Circular”) related to the application of the…

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Budget 2021: tax measures

On 14 October 2020, the 2021 budget draft law (the “draft law”) was presented to Parliament. Given the current context of crisis, the Government decid…

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CSSF Carried Out a COVID-19 Thematic Review of Issuers’ Reporting

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Luxembourg as other European countries since the beginning of the year 2020 and has adversely affected a number of issue…

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