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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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The portal for Brexit notifications is live!

As from today, UK managers, firms and investment funds wishing to pursue their activities in Luxembourg, in the event a no-deal Brexit occurs on 31 Oc…

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Luxembourg implementation of the Shareholders’ Rights Directive II

The Luxembourg Parliament has adopted a draft law introducing new measures related to shareholders’ rights in listed companies. The main objectives ar…

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Bracing for Brexit: Luxembourg sets notification procedures for UK firms, UCIs and their managers in the event…

On 15 July 2019, the CSSF published two press releases (19/33 and 19/34) directed at (i) UK firms and (ii) UCITS management companies and AIFMs, clari…

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Rent free period and lease contracts: new VAT developments

The rent free period commonly granted in office lease contracts has been the source of much heated debate with the Luxembourg VAT authorities. 

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Upcoming EU interbank offered rates (“IBORs”) transition

The European Central Bank’s (“ECB”) working group on euro risk-free rates published earlier this week its final recommendations regarding th…

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Central register of beneficial owners of companies and legal entities “RBE” – One month left

The Luxembourg Law of 13 January 2019 (the Law) implementing EU Directive 2015/849 requiring each EU member state to create a central register recordi…

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RBO's deadline is coming: is your investment fund compliant?

More than the end of summer holidays, 31 August will mark this year the end of the six-month transitional period provided by the Register of Beneficia…

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Investment Funds - Brexit - CSSF 12 Month Transitional Period for Uk Funds, Aifms and Management Companies

In April 2019 two Luxembourg laws (the “Brexit Laws”) were published in anticipation of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union wi…

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Brexit: important clarifications published by the CSSF

The CSSF has published on 15 July 2019 two press releases concerning mandatory notifications for UK firms as well as for UCIs and their managers in th…

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CSSF on mandatory notifications in a no-deal Brexit context

Following the publication of Luxembourg laws of 8 April 2019[1] (see our previous briefing here), the Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisor…

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Brexit: Mandatory notifications to the Luxembourg regulator for firms, UCIs and their managers established in …

In the event of a so-called “Hard Brexit”, these firms and entities will be considered as “third-country entities” meaning they will lose the benefit …

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Shareholder rights: new developments

Increased shareholder rights equal additional obligations for asset managers and intermediaries

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Draft Law 7349 – concerning ELTIF, EuVECA and EuSEF and amending the RAIF Law

Draft Law No. 7349 was adopted by the Luxembourg Parliament on 11 July 2019 (the “Law”) and implements into domestic law certain provisions of the fol…

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CSSF is looking at the impact of the PRIIPs Regulation on Luxembourg-regulated investment funds

On 1 July 2019, the CSSF issued Press Release 19/28 (Communication regarding PRIIPs assessment) (the “Press Release”) whereby the CSSF requi…

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The Luxembourg UBO Register: the end of the transition period is fast approaching (31 August 2019)

The UBO Register Act, which entered into force on 1st March 2019, provides for a six-month transition period to submit information to the UBO Register…

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New Luxembourg Prospectus Law

On 2 July 2019, the Luxembourg parliament adopted the bill of law no. 7328 (the “New Prospectus Law”), implementing Regulation 2017/1129/EU of the Eur…

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Ratification of the new tax treaty between Luxembourg and France

Today, the Luxembourg parliament ratified the new double tax treaty signed on 20 March 2018 between Luxembourg and France, which will replace the curr…

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Highlights of the new Luxembourg prospectus law

Today (02.07), the Luxembourg parliament has adopted the final text of the bill of law (the “New Prospectus Law”) implementing into Luxembourg do…

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Luxembourg ratifies new France-Luxembourg double tax treaty

Today, the draft law ratifying the double tax treaty ("DTT") signed with France on 20 March 2018 was passed by the Luxembourg Parliament (first parlia…

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Increase of the minimum wage

0.9% increase of the minimum wage: last step to raise the minimum wage by 100 EUR net with effect from 1st January 2019

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