News & Articles

22/09/22

EU proposes ban on products made with forced labour

The EU Commission’s proposal to ban products made with forced labour from the Union market imposes new challenging compliance and due diligence obliga…

22/09/22

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

21/09/22

War in Ukraine: full suspension of the EU-Russia Visa Facilitation Agreement

On 9 September 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted Decision (EU) No 2022/1500 suspending the application of all provisions of the agreemen…

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…

09/09/22

NautaDutilh welcomes a new partner for its funds practice

Géraldine Léonard has joined NautaDutilh's investment funds practice as of 1 September 2022.

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 “…

06/09/22

ESG update: CSSF procedure on SFDR RTS, confirmation letter now available

Further to the CSSF communication dated 27 July 2022, the CSSF has just informed the investment fund industry that the announced RTS confirmation lett…

01/09/22

Norton Rose Fulbright strengthens its banking team with Luxembourg hire

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the appointment of Dorothée Ciolino, founding partner of law firm DCL Avocats, as special counsel …

01/09/22

New Partner, 1st September 2022

The partners of Bonn & Schmitt are pleased to announce the promotion of Françoise Pfeiffer to Partner.

30/08/22

BSP with Groupe Bruxelles Lambert on the acquisition of a majority stake in Sanoptis

BSP, with a team led by Linda Harroch, Partner and Head of the Private Equity department, and composed of Francesco Del Pesce, Counsel, Grégoire Cols…

26/08/22

ESG In The Insurance Sector - Update On Climate Change Materiality Assessments And Climate Change Scenarios In…

The Application Guidance follows up on the Opinion on the supervision of the use of climate change risk scenarios in the ORSA (the “Opinion”) that EIO…

25/08/22

Hiring of Christ-Antony GOUBO

The law firm of DSM Avocats à la Cour is pleased to welcome Christ-Antony GOUBO.

25/08/22

CAA specifications regarding the notification regime for outsourcings of significant or critical operational a…

On 19 August 2022, the Commissariat aux Assurances (the “CAA”) published a new Circular-Letter 22/16 (the “CL”) on outsourcing of significant or criti…

23/08/22

Update on outsourcing of important or critical activities in the insurance sector

The Commissariat aux Assurances published a circular letter which clarifies the regulatory equipments that are applicable to the outsourcing of critic…

23/08/22

ESMA seeks views on pre-hedging… and indicates thinking on pre-hedging in RFQ scenarios

ESMA’s call for evidence (“CFE”) on pre-hedging explores a potential definition of pre-hedging and considers, in particular, the EU MAR and EU MiFID I…

22/08/22

New partner at Bonn & Schmitt

The partners of BONN & SCHMITT are pleased to announce the arrival on 16th August of a new partner, Dr Marcel BARTNIK.

22/08/22

Is merger control in Luxembourg forthcoming?

Currently, Luxembourg is the only EU Member State without a national merger control regime. 

19/08/22

DLA Piper Luxembourg has advised 3R Petroleum subsidiary to obtain funds for Petrobras acquisition

Led by partners Xavier Guzman and Jacques Wantz, a team of DLA Piper Luxembourg has advised 3R in obtaining a USD 500 million loan for the acquisition…

18/08/22

Recent amendments to the Luxembourg AML/CTF legal framework

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