The Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR1) applies since March …
After years of negotiations, the EU Parliament has finally adopted the long…
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The EU Regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (the "Taxonomy Regulation") was published in the Official J…
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The main disclosure requirements under the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR) are…
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The CSSF announced in its communication (available here) published on 2 December 2021 that it has put in place a fast track procedure to facilitate co…
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On 29 November 2021, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”), the Luxembourg financial supervisory authority, publi…
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On 25 November 2021, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation amending the Regulation (EU) 2015/760 on European Long Term Investm…
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Further to its recent communications on financial innovation, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the « CSSF ») h…
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Today, on 25 November 2021, the EU Commission published a package of legislative proposals. With the proposed measures, the EU Commission is deliverin…
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the good governance of legal entities, the Luxembourg Government decided to extend for the third time …
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The new provisions introduced by Circular 17/650, as amended through Circular 20/744, impact the AML/CFT compliance obligations of the asset managemen…
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On 9 November 2021, the European Banking Authority released draft regulatory technical standards (the “RTS”) on individual portfolio management of loa…
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A dividend is a portion of the profits made by a company and paid to its shareholders out of distributable amounts as defined by Luxembourg law.The ri…
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On 3 November 2021, the CSSF has announced in its Press Release 21/26 that it has published updated versions of (i) its FAQs on the Luxembou…
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In adapting its administrative practice, the CSSF has provided clarification on the holding of ancillary liquid assets by UCITS under the Law of 17 De…
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On 28 October 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) published an updated version of its guidance for a risk-based approach to virtual assets …
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According to a notice issued by the Luxembourg Business Register (LBR), with effect as of the end of March 2022 (exact date to be confirmed), individu…
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On 22 October 2021, the European Commission adopted two implementing regulations[1] on the designation of a statutory replacement rate for two in…
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Despite the main disclosures required pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SF…
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Recently, an Advocate General’s opinion (the “Opinion”) on Finnish CJEU case C-342/20 (the “Case”) has been published.
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Although special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are not a new phenomenon, SPAC activity in the European Union has increased significantly since…
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Effective 15 October 2021, financial institutions must notify the CSSF of any planned outsourcing of material IT activities. This notification obligat…
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