Actualités et articles

28/10/24

CSSF announces priority processing procedure for name changes and disclosure updates in light of adopted Guide…

The CSSF has informed market participants of the publication of Circular CSSF 24/863, thus implementing the ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names into the L…

25/10/24

How are Luxembourg securitisation vehicles affected by the NPL Law?

On 12 July 2024, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the draft bill No. 8185 (the NPL Law) transposing Directive (EU) 2021/2167 regarding credit service…

24/10/24

CSSF supervisory expectations and filing procedure - ESMA ESG fund names guidelines

The CSSF has published its long-awaited guidance on the implementation of ESMA’s ESG fund names guidelines. In today’s communiqué the regulator announ…

22/10/24

CSSF announces priority processing procedure for name changes and disclosure updates in light of adopted Guide…

The CSSF has informed market participants of the publication of Circular CSSF 24/863, thus implementing the ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names into the L…

18/10/24

The Council adopts the Listing Act

On 8 October 2024, the Council of the European Union (the Council) adopted the package of measures known as the “Listing Act” (the Act), following the…

11/10/24

Registration of the Luxembourg national identification number for natural persons registered with the RCS

As of November 12, 2024, with the implementation of new forms in HTML format that may be completed directly online (which will replace the current app…

10/10/24

New RCS formalities

The LBR (Luxembourg Business Register) is implementing a new requirement for all Luxembourg entities and specifically regarding the natural persons re…

27/09/24

Markets in crypto-assets regulation (MiCA): The scope is in the details

Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets (“MiCA”) entered into force on 29 J…

20/09/24

Navigating the aftermath of the Illumina/Grail decision: Luxembourg’s perspective

In a landmark decision in joined Cases C-611/22 P and C-625/22 P, the Court of Justice of the EU overturned the General Court’s ruling and annulled th…

18/09/24

ESG Matters: M&A interactions with CSRD reporting

CSRD reporting has quickly become an important element of transparency requirements across the EU. Currently, only the largest listed companies are co…

04/09/24

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Update

While the transposition process of Directive (EU) 2022/2464 as regards corporate sustainability reporting (“CSRD”) is still ongoing in Luxembourg, the…

07/08/24

The ESAs the provide additional clarifications under SFDR

On 26 July 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) published an updated version of the consolidated questions and answers (the “Q&…

06/08/24

ESMA’s long-term vision on the functioning of the Sustainable Finance Framework

A few weeks after the publication of the European Supervisory Authorities’ (the “ESAs”) joint opinion on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation…

02/08/24

New ESAs Joint Q&A on the practical application of the SFDR and ESMA Opinion on the Sustainable Finance Re…

31/07/24

Bill of law - Blockchain law IV aiming at facilitating the use of distributed ledger technology in demateriali…

On 24 July 2024, bill of law 8425 (the “Bill of Law”) was filed with Luxembourg Parliament.

31/07/24

The management of ESG risks by credit institutions pursuant to CRD VI

CRD VI Directive sets out further requirements regarding credit institutions’ practices for managing ESG risks.

26/07/24

The EU Commission publishes final RTS on ELTIF 2.0

On 19 July 2024, the European Commission (EC) published final regulatory technical standards (the Final RTS) under the amended ELTIF Regulation (so ca…

26/07/24

Sustainability in the banking sector

On 16 July 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a report on its review of the application of gender-neutral remuneration policies by i…

23/07/24

New regime relating to non-performing loans

The law of 15 July 2024 on transfer of non-performing loans (the “Law”) was published in the Official Journal of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. It aim…

19/07/24

Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) published in the EU Official Journal

The CSDDD establishes mandatory due diligence requirements for large undertakings active across the EU with the aim of mitigating adverse impacts on t…