As part of the gradual roll-out of a strengthened system for monitoring and…
Crypto investments are increasingly entering the mainstream. The Luxembourg…
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On 7 February 2024, the Luxembourg supervisory authority for the financial sector (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, “CSSF”) released t…
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On 9 February 2024, a draft law introducing various measures to revive the building construction sector was published (the “Draft Law”). It follows an…
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On 5 February 2024, the European Parliament (the Parliament) and the Council of the European Union (the Council) reached a provisional agreement on th…
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On 1 February 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an article on the efficiency of funds focused on the United Nations…
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While there is a certain alignment between the proposed EU Directive on harmonisation of insolvency law and Luxembourg law, Luxembourg legislation wil…
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On 8 January 2024, the CSSF published a press release for the attention of issuers of securities subject to the law of 11 January 2008 on transparency…
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On 23 January 2024, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) announced its 2024 priorities. They are the same for the fourth consecutive year (se…
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The use of digital tools by consumers has been increasing at a rapid pace in recent years, including for the conclusion of financial services. It is i…
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The revamp of meal vouchers in Luxembourg will have major repercussions for businesses. The aim is to modernise the meal voucher scheme and make it mo…
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The ESAs have published the first set of final draft technical standards under DORA aimed at enhancing the digital operational resilience of the EU fi…
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On 24 January 2024, the Commissariat aux Assurances (the “CAA”) released an information note regarding the notion of insurance intermediary in the con…
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On 5 January 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) issued Circular CSSF 24/847 (CSSF Circular). At the same time, the CSSF …
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EBA released guidelines amending ML/TF Risk Factors Guidelines to include crypto-asset service providers within its AML framework.
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In 2019, Luxembourg introduced a new public holiday on 9 May to celebrate Europe Day, bringing the number of public holidays to 11.
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On 21 December 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ CJEU ” or “ Court ”) issued a decision on the case C-288/22. The Court puts an end …
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In its recently published market watch, the AFM focuses on notifications of substantial holdings and gross short positions. The AFM expands on its sup…
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2023 marked the near finale of the European Commission’s overhaul of its competition policy, leaving only a few loose ends to tie up in 2024/2025.
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The European Parliament voted on 15 February 2023 in favour of a major update to the EU’s regulation for long-term investment funds (ELTIFs), also kno…
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Luxembourg is the last EU Member State without a legal framework on merger control. At present, the Competition Authority (“Authority”) can only inter…
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The long-awaited Regulation (EU) 2023/2632 on European Green Bonds (“Regulation”) was adopted on 22 November 2023. It sets out the requirements that b…
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