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EU fund managers – GP representation clause: preserving the Luxembourg fund’s footprint while e…

How EU fund managers use a GP representation clause in Luxembourg SCSps and SCAs to execute deals without a board meeting each time, and why powers of attorney to the manager's tea…

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Newsflash | EU Case Law | PSD GAAR Assessment: economic substance yields to the overall picture…

On 15 October 2026, the CJEU delivered its judgment in the Neo Group case, confirming that the genuine economic activity of a parent company does not, in itself, prevent the denial…

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ESMA promotes clarity in claims on impact and transition through two additional thematic notes

On 12 October 2026 ESMA published two new thematic notes with do’s and don’ts for impact claims and climate transition claims in funds, bonds and benchmarks, to reduce greenwashing…

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AIF distribution agreements: making oversight work in practi…

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Buying alliances in Europe are under threat

On Monday 18 November 2019 the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets ("ACM") announced that the regulator had dawn raided several large traders in…

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CJ rules on assessment of abusive practices and refusal to grant VAT deduction (Kuršu zeme)

On 10 July 2019, the CJ delivered its judgment in the case Kuršu zeme (C-273/18). The Latvian company SIA Kuršu zeme deducted input VAT charged to it …

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New transparency rules in Luxembourg

New transparency rules in Luxembourg: identification of the beneficial ownership of trusts, fiducies and of similar legal arrangements and registratio…

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Upcoming Phased-in Implementation Timeline of SFTR

The Securities Financing Transaction Regulation n°2015/2365 of 25 November 2015 (“SFTR”) aims to enhance the transparency of markets in securities fin…

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PLUS: a new service offered by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange to comply with the hyperlink requirements of the …

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has launched a new service, named PLUS for Perma Link Upload Service, to help issuers in referencing their documents via…

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DAC 6 Update - Where European jurisdictions stand regarding implementation?

DAC 6, the sixth amendment to the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (“DAC 6”) requiring so-called tax intermediaries to report, on a mandat…

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PSDII: migration to SCA by 31 December 2020

On 16 October 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued an Opinion concerning one of the most important features of the Payment Services Direc…

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Strong customer authentication for e-commerce card payment transactions: an EU harmonised extension of 14 mont…

Following its June opinion on the possibility for national competent authorities to work with payment service providers and relevant stakeholders and …

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Litigation between shareholders and directors

District Court of Luxembourg - Civil judgment No. 2019TALCH20/00009 of 17 October 2019, Docket No. 164577

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New Version of the Bill Establishing a Register of Fiduciary Contracts and Trusts

Whilst the newly created Register of beneficial owners of companies and other legal entities has recently been implemented in Luxembourg by the law da…

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Solutions to the Lack of Taxonomy and Policing for Responsible Investment Products

The growth of investment products pursuing of environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives is well documented, and it is estimated that funds…

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Relever le défi de la lutte contre la criminalité financière, tout en restant un acteur engagé du développemen…

L’actualité législative soutenue en matière de lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent et le financement du terrorisme, faisant écho à l’actualité des mé…

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Upcoming FATCA - CRS Issues: What the Alternative Fund Industry Needs to Know

The world of alternative investment funds was not the primary target of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (…

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General Court sets framework for the Commission to enforce arm’s length transfer pricing under State aid rules…

On 24 September 2019, the General Court upheld the Commission’s decision that Fiat had received unlawful State aid from Luxembourg, and at the same ti…

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Bill Affecting Luxembourg Tax Rulings Issued Before 1 January 2015

On 14 October 2019, the finance minister presented a bill on the 2020 budget (the “Bill”). The Bill includes inter alia tax provisions, one of which c…

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Bracing for Brexit: Luxembourg updates notification procedures for UK firms, UCIs and their managers in the ev…

On 15 July 2019, the CSSF published two press releases (19/331 and 19/342 ) directed at (i) UK firms and (ii) UCITS management companies and…

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Vade-mecum de la loi du 3 Février 2018 sur le bail commercial

Issu de la loi du 3 février 2018 entrée en vigueur le 1er mars de la même année (la « Loi de 2018 »), le nouveau régime applicable aux baux …

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CSSF extends the deadline for notifications in the context of Brexit

Following the extension of the delay within which the United Kingdom (“UK”) is to leave the European Union (“EU”), the Commission de Surveillance…

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Luxembourg Budget 2020: Limitation of validity period of advanced tax agreements

The draft 2020 Luxembourg budget includes a proposal limiting the validity of advanced tax agreements issued before 1 January 2015.

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Modification unilatérale contrat de travail (non) – demande en cessation – délégué du personnel – Compétence d…

Par requête déposée au greffe de la Cour d’appel à la date du 19 juillet 2018, A.) a relevé appel de l’ordonnance précitée et il demande à voir dire q…

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