News & Articles

08/12/22

ESG - Approval of CSRD

On 28 November 2022, the Council of the EU formally approved the Directive amending Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006…

07/12/22

Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Ownership's online access suspended following ECJ decision – the facts

The Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Ownership's online access has been suspended following the European Court of Justice's declaration that the Fift…

06/12/22

New EU standards on the development and implementation of processes in a remote customer onboarding context

On 22 November 2022, EBA released guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions in relation to notably Article 13(1) of Directive (EU)…

05/12/22

The new CSSF FAQ – Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

On 2 December 2022, the CSSF issued an FAQ in relation to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (SFDR) (“FAQ”). In its FAQ the …

05/12/22

The Luxembourg property tax reform: too slow to address efficiently the housing challenges!

In the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, property tax is one of the oldest taxes, and its reform, which has been part of the political discussion for years, …

02/12/22

Minimum income: changes to come in Luxembourg

The Luxembourg government has agreed to a 3.2% increase of the minimum social wage as from 1 January 2023.

02/12/22

New competition law adopted

On 24 November 2022, Luxembourg enacted a new law on competition (“Law”), aiming to overhaul the current competition legislation and transpose into Lu…

01/12/22

AIFMD II: a progress report on the reforms

A year has now passed since policymakers proposed reforms to EU rules on alternative investment funds (AIFs).

01/12/22

A low degree of similarity?

In a recent decision, the General Court held that the trade mark consisting of a figurative animal (right) does not cause a likelihood of confusion wi…

30/11/22

No longer public access to UBO data without legitimate interest

On 22 November 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") struck down the provision of the 5th AML Directive 2018/843 ("AML V") whi…

29/11/22

Agrément de la CSSF requis pour les sociétés de services de crowdfunding et grandfathering jusqu’au 10 novembr…

Dans son communiqué de presse daté du 25 novembre 2022, la CSSF fait suite à son précédent communiqué du 10 juin 2022 concernant le Règlement (UE) 202…

29/11/22

Proposal of regulation amending the regulation (EU) 2015/760 on european long-term investment fund (“ELTIF”)

On November 25, 2021, the European Commission unveiled a proposal (“ELTIF Proposal”) amending the regulation (EUR 2015/760) as regards to the scope of…

25/11/22

ECJ judgment invalidates the provision of AMLD V allowing access to the beneficial owner registers by the gene…

The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) rendered a decision on 22 November 2022[1] in response to questions raised by the Luxembourg district court in r…

24/11/22

AML V & register of beneficial owners: a public access feature found to be invalid by the CJEU

On 22 november 2022, the european court of justice ruled that the “public access” feature of the luxembourg register of beneficial owners would be inv…

23/11/22

Outsourcing arrangements – Overview of prior CSSF approval or notification requirements following the 2022 leg…

Following the publication of various new or revised CSSF Circulars, CSSF FAQs and CSSF notification forms in the course of 2022, we have summarised be…

23/11/22

CSSF Review on Sustainability Disclosures for Issuers – Guidance for non-financial and financial undertakings

22/11/22

DORA: the forthcoming EU legal framework on Digital Operational Resilience in the financial sector

The rules on the use of information and communication technology ("ICT") in the financial sector were traditionally country and institution-specific t…

21/11/22

ESG in the banking sector - EBA Report on the integration of ESG risks into the SREP

On 24 october 2022, the European banking authority (“eba”) published its report on the integration of esg risks in the supervision of investment firms…

15/11/22

French cross-border workers will be allowed 34 teleworking days per year from 1 January 2023

It's a done deal! From 1 January 2023, French residents employed by companies located in Luxembourg (and vice versa) will be allowed to telework for 3…

14/11/22

ATAD III: where is it heading to?

On 8 September 2022 the EU Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament (EP) published new amendments to the draft Directive …