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06/04/16

Conflicting truths: the media and the Panama Papers

Moving beyond the Panama Papers sensational roots, one should not be misled by the dramatic and exagerated information used by the media to capture it…

05/04/16

ESMA publishes final UCITS remuneration guidelines

At the end of last week, ESMA published its long overdue final guidelines on UCITS V remuneration. The key difference is on the application of pr…

04/04/16

PRIIP's Regulation - Update

On November 11th 2015 the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”), consisting of the European Banking Authority (“EBA”), the …

29/03/16

Law of July 23rd 2015 amending the Labour Code and the Social Security Code as regards the mechanism for inter…

The precursor to this law dates back to a judgment of the Court of Cassation of 28thNovember 1996. Prior to this decision, article 187 of the Social I…

25/03/16

The reform of social dialogue

The law of July 23rd 2015 on the reform of the social dialogue within undertakings (hereinafter the “Law”) has substantially amended the existing…

25/03/16

UCITS V level 2 measures published in the Official Journal of the EU

On 24 March 2016, the European Commission Delegated Regulation EU 2016/438 supplementing the UCITS V Directive with regard to obligations of depositar…

24/03/16

CSSF Regulation 15-08 - Conflict of interest policies for SICARs

Regulation 15-08 (the “Regulation”) of December 31st 2015 implements how article 7bis of the law of June 15th 2004 (“SICAR Law”) relating to investmen…

24/03/16

Recast of 6 December 1991 law on the insurance sector

The new law on the insurance sector (the “New Law” ), adopted by the Luxembourg Parliament on 7 December 2015, entered into force on 1 January 2016 an…

23/03/16

Domiciliation ou simple location de bureaux: la Cour rappelle les principes

Rappel de la Cour sur les règles en matière de domiciliation de sociétés.

22/03/16

Luxembourg tax update 2017

On 29 February 2016, the Luxembourg government set out the principles of fiscal reform that should be effective from 1 January 2017. Please note that …

21/03/16

CSSF FAQ on UCI Law

On December 8th 2015, the CSSF published the first version of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) concerning the Luxembourg Law of December 17th 2010 …

21/03/16

The EU general data protection framework

On 15 December 2015, after three years of fierce negotiations, the new European (“EU”) data framework has finally been agreed. The text of the agreeme…

18/03/16

Legal implications of non-compliance with deadline for deposit of bearer securities

In line with the wording of the 2014 Act, a possible solution could be the issue of new shares to non-compliant shareholders, subject to the above-men…

18/03/16

SICARS: conflicts of Interest

Pursuant to Article 7bis of the SICAR Law(1) , the CSSF published on 31 December 2015, CSSF Regulation 15-08(2) . This Regulation lays …

17/03/16

EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Package

On 28 January 2016, the European Commission introduced an “Anti-Tax Avoidance Package” including two legislative proposals, addressing certain anti-ba…

17/03/16

AML/CTF -Latest Update

The increasing actions of terrorists and terrorist organizations such as ISIL, al-Qaida and their respective affiliates, as demonstrated by recent att…

15/03/16

CSSF Regulation 15-08 - Conflict of interest policies for SICARs

Regulation 15-08 (the “Regulation”) of December 31st 2015 implements how article 7bis of the law of June 15th 2004 (“SICAR Law”) relating to investmen…

15/03/16

Failure of Credit Institutions and certain investment firms: Law of 18 december 2015

The Law of 18 December 2015 regarding the failure of credit institutions and certain investment firms (“Law”), which entered into force on 2…

14/03/16

Dormant or inactive accounts : new CSSF Circular

CSSF Circular 15/631 dated 28 December 2015 (“Circular”) establishes the criteria for defining dormant accounts and determining the conditions fo…

11/03/16

Nouvelle procédure permanente belge de régularisation fiscale – DLU IV

Avec quelques mois de retard, le Gouvernement belge est sur le point de finaliser la nouvelle procédure de régularisation fiscale (et sociale) – …

13/08/26

13/08/26

Luxembourg: can sickness absences justify dismissal?

11/08/26

11/08/26

Luxembourg housing package: enhanced real estate tax incentives, VEFA projects and affordable h…

04/08/26

04/08/26

Luxembourg to boost protection of participants in funded sub-participation agreements

06/08/26

EU Forced Labour Regulation: key aspects and practical impli…

27/07/26

CRD VI in Luxembourg: Grandfathering has ended

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UCITS V level 2 measures published in the Official Journal of the EU

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CSSF Regulation 15-08 - Conflict of interest policies for SICARs

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Recast of 6 December 1991 law on the insurance sector

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Luxembourg tax update 2017

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CSSF FAQ on UCI Law

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The EU general data protection framework

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Legal implications of non-compliance with deadline for deposit of bearer securities

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