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Luxembourg regulator refines captive and reinsurance licensing processes

Luxembourg continues to consolidate its position as one of Europe’s premier hubs for captive insurance and reinsurance. With nearly 200 reinsurance undertakings, the Grand Duchy re…

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ABILWAYS Luxembourg devient SKOLAE Training

ABILWAYS Luxembourg annonce son changement d’identité et devient SKOLAE Training. Cette évolution s’inscrit dans le cadre du rapprochement d’ABILWAYS et de M2I, donnant naissance à…

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Arendt appoints new CIO

Arendt is pleased to announce that Olivier Ramlot has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of 15 October 2025. With extensive experience, notably as CIO of BIL, Ol…

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Parliament’s finance committee passes amendments to the carr…

On 17 November 2025, the Luxembourg parliament published amendments to the …

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03/12/25
Are your crypto assets taxable in Luxembourg?

Crypto currencies and other crypto assets are increasingly being adopted by…

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CSSF Circular 22/811 - Authorisation and Organisation of Entities Acting as UCI Administrators

On 16 May 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/811 on the authorisation and organisation of entities acting as U…

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CSSF Circular 22/810 - Pre-marketing and Cross-border Marketing Notification Procedures

On 12 May 2022, the CSSF published Circular 22/810 on the procedures to be followed by Luxembourg-based undertakings for collective investment in tran…

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New CSSF Circular on UCI Administrators

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier issued a circular regarding the authorisation and organisation of entities acting as UCI administr…

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EU Commission issues draft DEBRA directive providing a debt-equity bias reduction allowance

On 11 May 2022, the EU Commission issued a draft directive proposing a debt-equity bias reduction allowance (the “DEBRA Proposal”). The DEBR…

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European Commission proposes a debt-equity bias reduction allowance (DEBRA)

On 11 May 2022, the European Commission published a Directive proposal to tackle the tax bias in favour of debt funding. The proposal includes both a …

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Luxembourg regulator published a guidance for consumers in the context of virtual assets

On 27 April 2022, the CSSF published a guidance for consumers in the context of virtual assets (the “Guidance”). In the context of digital communicati…

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Publication of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) with regard to regulatory technical standards on SFDR …

After the entry into force of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector on 10 March 2021 ("…

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Central administration, internal governance and risk management requirements: CSSF update

On 22 April 2022, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the “CSSF”) issued the Circular CSSF 22/807 updating the amended…

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Piercing the corporate veil of a Luxembourg limited liability company - Recent case law

On 3 April 2019, the Luxembourg court of appeal reiterated certain principles applicable for a claimant seeking to pierce the corporate veil of a Luxe…

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Decision of the Court of Cassation on the deductibility of VAT incurred on general expenses

In a recent decision, the Luxembourg Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) rejected an appeal (pourvoi en cassation) lodged by Luxembourg VAT authorities …

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Reform of the right of establishment in Luxembourg: what to expect?

On April 8, 2022, the Minister of Middle Classes submitted draft bill n°7989 amending the law dated September 2, 2011 regulating access to t…

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Luxembourg financial regulator adopts new rules governing outsourcing arrangements

On 22 April 2022, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the "CSSF") published a set of documents on outsourcing arrangements …

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Luxembourg regulator announces new requirements on central administration, internal governance and risk manage…

On 22 April 2022, the CSSF released Circular CSSF 22/807 which updates the Circular CSSF 12/552 on central administration, internal governance and ris…

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New tax on Luxembourg real estate assets: first compliance deadline on 31 May 2022 for investment funds

On 20 January 2022, the Luxembourg tax authorities (the LTA) published the circular PRE_IMM n°1 (the Circular) which clarifies the provision…

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Disproportion between costs and income does not prevent input VAT recovery

The Luxembourg Court of Cassation had the opportunity to adjudicate at last instance on a condition for the right to deduct VAT asserted by the Luxemb…

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Inactivity in accounts, safe-deposit boxes and insurance contracts: a new era will now begin!

Following a lengthy parliamentary process, the new law on inactive (bank) accounts, safe-deposit boxes and unclaimed insurance contracts (the “La…

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Revamped CSSF outsourcing guidance for the financial sector

On 22 April 2022, the Luxembourg financial regulator (the "CSSF") released Circular 22/806 on outsourcing arrangements (the "Circular"). By …

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CSSF Telework Circular applicable as of 1 July 2022: are you ready?

On 31 March 2022, the CSSF confirmed that Circular 21/769 on “Governance and security requirements for supervised entities to perform tasks or activit…

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Status of foreign direct investments (FDI) screening regulation in Luxembourg

As in Switzerland, the legislative process for the adoption of a regulation of foreign direct investments ("FDI") is underway, with the adoption of a …

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VAT fixed establishment in parent-subsidiary supplies

The Court of Justice of the European Union has further clarified the concept of a ‘fixed establishment’ for VAT purposes

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