Actualités et articles

14/10/22

ESMA Guidelines on suitability updated to take into account sustainability factors, risks and preferences of t…

On 23 September 2022, ESMA released an updated version of its Guidelines on certain aspects of the suitability requirements as provided for under Dire…

07/10/22

Crowdfunding regulation | New ESMA Q&As

On 23 September 2022, ESMA updated its Questions and Answers ("Q&As") in relation to Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 on European crowd…

07/10/22

ESG in the banking and insurance sectors – New draft RTS on the disclosure of fossil gas and nuclear energy in…

On 30 September 2022, the three European Supervisory Authorities (the “ESAs”) submitted their Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (“R…

06/10/22

New CSSF FAQ on CBDF – Guidance on Marketing Communications

On 20 September 2022, the CSSF published a new CSSF FAQ on CBDF Marketing Communications (“CSSF FAQ”), the objective of which is to provide additional…

28/09/22

Cross-border distribution of investment funds – New CSSF FAQ

On 20 September 2022, the CSSF published a new FAQ: CBDF - Guidance on marketing communications.

26/09/22

Disclosure letters to share purchase agreements - Basics of the procedure and outline of Luxembourg market pra…

A sale of shares and the related share purchase agreement commonly provide for warranties given by the sellers to the buyers. The warranties are state…

23/09/22

ESG in the banking sector - CSSF survey on sustainable finance

The main objective of the survey was to assess the general public’s knowledge and understanding of sustainable finance and gauge the degree of interes…

22/09/22

CSSF FAQ on Cross Border Distribution of Funds: Guidance on Marketing Communications

19/09/22

Modernization of the law 5 August 2005 on financial collateral arrangements

The amended law of 5 August 2005 on financial collateral arrangements has long been recognized in Europe as offering strong legal certainty and protec…

12/09/22

Sustainable Finance update (asset management): CSSF communication on SFDR RTS confirmation letter

Further to our newsflash of 29 July 2022 in connection with the CSSF's communication of 27 July 2022 in relation to SFDR and the upcoming entry into f…

07/09/22

The CSSF confirms the procedure for the implementation of the SFDR RTS

Following the publication of the Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1288 and the confirmation of the application date of the SFDR Level 2 provisions (or “…

18/08/22

Recent amendments to the Luxembourg AML/CTF legal framework

Make sure that your policies and procedures are up-to-date.

17/08/22

CSSF communication on SFDR and SFDR RTS regulatory requirements

On 27 July 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (CSSF) released a communication on the regulatory requirements arising from Regulation (EU) 2019/2…

17/08/22

Dates of entry into force of requirements regarding client sustainability preferences in MiFID context

On 2 August 2022, the CSSF released a Communiqué on the application of MiFID rules to sustainability and more specifically to the consideration of the…

09/08/22

Report on the extent of voluntary disclosure of PAI under SFDR

On 28 July 2022, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published, through the Joint Committee (JC), a report (the Report[1]) to the Eu…

08/08/22

PRIIPS | Application date of new rules for key information documents

On 24 June 2022, the European Commission published in the Official Journal of the EU the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/975 …

05/08/22

Additional sustainable finance requirements for Luxembourg UCITS management companies and AIFMs

On 1 August 2022, the following delegated acts, which complement the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation 2019/2088 (SFDR) entered…

04/08/22

ESG in the banking sector - CSSF press release on the integration of sustainability considerations under MiFID…

The MiFID II framework was recently amended to integrate sustainability considerations into banks’ organisational requirements, rules of conduct and p…

03/08/22

Crowdfunding Regulation | Latest legal and regulatory developments

Since the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 on European crowdfunding service providers for business (the “Crowdfunding R…

29/07/22

MICA | Regulation of distributed ledger technology

The first cornerstone: the adoption of the Markets in Crypto-assets (“MiCA”) regulation