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US fund managers (USFM) often turn to Luxembourg for EU capital raising and…
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What’s new? The Law of 20 May 2021 (“Law" – available in French) transposes the requirement introduced by Directive (EU) 2019/878 (“CRD5”) that f…
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The CSSF clarifies under what circumstances and the extent to which MiFID rules apply to IFMs, their third-party delegates and their investment advise…
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On 18 December 2020, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published a new FAQ in relation to the use by Luxembourg-domiciled UCI…
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A draft Bill of law No. 7825 (the “Bill”) amending the Law of 22 March 2004 on securitisation (the “Securitisation Law”) and certain other laws was su…
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On 1 June 2021, the first supranational public prosecution authority, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (“EPPO”), finally took office with the f…
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A draft bill (7822/00) relating to the issuance of covered bonds was recently deposited to implement EU Directive 2019/2162/EU1 into Luxembourg l…
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Bill No 7825 (the Bill), which aims, amongst other things, to amend the Act of 2 March 2004 on securitisation, as amended, was submitted to the C…
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On 21 May 2021, a bill of law amending the law of 22 March 2004 on securitisation (the “Bill of Law”) was presented to the Chamber of Deputies.
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Following the boom of special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) or “blank check companies” in the United States, SPACs have also gained momentum…
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In 2018, the European Commission adopted the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit servicers and credit pur…
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From 10 March 2021 the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) required Fund and Asset Managers to disclose a significant amount of new infor…
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What's new? In a Communication of 26 Mars 2021, the European Commission published new guidance on the application of the referral mecha…
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Harmonised rules, digital innovation and focus on suitability
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On 29 April 2021, following the release of the widely commented European Commission guidance on Art. 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR), the L…
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On 9 April 2021, the CSSF published Circular CSSF 21/769 regarding governance and security requirements for Supervised Entities (as defined below) to …
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On 9 April 2021, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the « CSSF »), the Luxembourg financial supervisory authorit…
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On 26 March 2021, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published “Commission Guidance on the application of the referral mechanism set out …
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In addressing the severe economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European legislator amended the existing Prospectus Regulation and introduced t…
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The Luxembourg Green Exchange has recently added to its labelled bond section, a brand-new section dedicated to Climate-Aligned Issuers, built on the …
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In order to perfect the transposition into Luxembourg law of the fourth EU AML Directive 2015/849, in line with GAFI recommendations, the Law of 12 No…
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