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The CJEU has held that a payment service provider cannot refuse to immediately refund an unauthorised payment transaction on the ground that the payer enabled it through gross negl…
With the Council and Parliament positions settled and trilogues expected to open on 22 October 2026, SFDR 2.0 is taking shape: three product categories, a binding 70% threshold, ma…
AIFMD II gives private equity sponsors a clearer route to use Luxembourg AIFM capabilities beyond managed funds, provided that substance, governance and scope are addressed from th…
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With the MiCA transitional period over since 1 July 2026, Luxembourg's auth…
Two EU delegated regulations published on 21 September 2026 finalise the re…
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Following the publication of three circular letters [1] in December 2021 introducing new prudential and AML/CFT reporting requirements,…
Following the publication on 12 May 2022 of CSSF Circular 22/810 on pre-marketing and cross-border marketing notification procedures, the CSSF has rel…
On 14 June 2022, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) released its guidelines on policies and procedures in relation to compliance management and th…
In the context of its 2022-2024 Supervisory Priorities, the ECB carried out a thematic review of the governance arrangements of more th…
Legal proceedings were initiated in front of the Luxembourg district court by a public limited liability company (société anonyme), seeking the deleti…
On 16 May 2022, the CSSF issued Circular 22/811 concerning the authorisation and organisation of entities acting as UCI administrators (“Cir…
On 16 May 2022, the draft report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2011/61/E…
On 16 May 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/811 on the authorisation and organisation of entities acting as U…
On 12 May 2022, the CSSF published Circular 22/810 on the procedures to be followed by Luxembourg-based undertakings for collective investment in tran…
The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier issued a circular regarding the authorisation and organisation of entities acting as UCI administr…
On 27 April 2022, the CSSF published a guidance for consumers in the context of virtual assets (the “Guidance”). In the context of digital communicati…
After the entry into force of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector on 10 March 2021 ("…
On 22 April 2022, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) issued the Circular CSSF 22/807 updating the amended…
On 3 April 2019, the Luxembourg court of appeal reiterated certain principles applicable for a claimant seeking to pierce the corporate veil of a Luxe…
On April 8, 2022, the Minister of Middle Classes submitted draft bill n°7989 amending the law dated September 2, 2011 regulating access to t…
On 22 April 2022, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the "CSSF") published a set of documents on outsourcing arrangements …
On 22 April 2022, the CSSF released Circular CSSF 22/807 which updates the Circular CSSF 12/552 on central administration, internal governance and ris…
Following a lengthy parliamentary process, the new law on inactive (bank) accounts, safe-deposit boxes and unclaimed insurance contracts (the “La…
On 22 April 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/806 on outsourcing arrangements (the "Circular"). By …
As in Switzerland, the legislative process for the adoption of a regulation of foreign direct investments ("FDI") is underway, with the adoption of a …
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