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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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03/12/25
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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Petit clin d’œil aux pères des temps modernes

Il serait équitable de finir cette année 2017, parsemée d’initiatives en matière de défense des droits des femmes - initiatives que nous saluons et so…

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MiFID II will come into force soon: what is the impact on the investment fund industry?

Since 2007, the aim of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has been to establish a regulatory framework for the provision of invest…

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CJEU Upholds Prohibition on the Sale of Luxury Goods via Branded Third-party Internet Platforms

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has just ruled, in the context of a selective distribution system for luxury goods, that contractual clauses pro…

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EU adopts list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (black list)

On 5 December 2017, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) determined a list of 17 non-cooperative jurisdictions, i.e. the EU black list.…

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Venture Capital and Social Entrepreneurship Funds - Update

On September 14th the European Parliament voted to adopt a regulation amending the European venture capital funds (“EuVECA”) and the&nb…

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New Circular Letter on stock option plans

As announced by the Luxembourg Finance Minister in his presentation of the 2018 budget bill, the tax regime of stock option plans has been amended. On…

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Luxembourg Released its Opinion on MLI

On June 7th 2017, Luxembourg took part in the first signing session of the Multilateral Convention developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-…

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Brexit | ESMA Opinion to support Supervisory Convergence

On July 13th 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) issued three opinions setting out relocation principles specific to&nbs…

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UBO Register

Article 30 of the Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial s…

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Year-End Tax Bulletin 2017

The Tax Bulletin for 2017, which you will find below (and which is available for download), gives an overview of the most significant tax developments…

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A special securitisation framework in the EU

The EU aims to equip its domestic economy with a broad and sustainable financial base by means of the Investment Plan for Europe (the “Investment Plan…

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GDPR Series: Part 16 - Processor Obligations

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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CSSF Press Release 17/38 on risks of ICOs for investors

An ICO is an unregulated and innovative way of public fund raising, by selling coins or tokens. By launching an ICO, a company (the&nbs…

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New Luxembourg IP Tax Regime

Intellectual property (hereinafter "IP") is a key factor in economic growth. In this respect, draft law n°7163 was tabled on 4 August (hereinafter "Pr…

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IT Outsourcing Relying on Cloud Computing - CSSF Circular 17/654

On May 17th 2017, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (“CSSF”) published four new circulars including Circular 17/…

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ESMA Q&A update and focus on the new EU prospectus regulation ESMA Q&A update and focus on the new EU …

On 20 October 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (the “ESMA”) updated its Questions and Answers Prospectuses document (27th version) …

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VAT | The IGP Exemption does not apply to the Financial and Insurance Sector

On September 21st 2017, the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) rendered its judgements in three different cases regarding the interpretation o…

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Les écrits numériques : vers une dématérialisation de tous contrats ?

Le développement du commerce électronique et des échanges à distance a eu un impact fondamental sur la manière d’entrer dans une relation contractuell…

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MIFID II | Draft Law and Grand Ducal Regulation

According to the Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments (“MiFID II”), Member States must transpose the directive in n…

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The amended EuVECA and EuSEF Regulations

Regulation (EU) 2017/1991 amending regulations (EU) No 345/2013 on European Venture Capital Funds (EuVECAs) and (EU) No 346/2013 on European Social En…

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