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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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New details on the Director fees subject to Luxembourg VAT

The Luxembourg VAT Authorities published, on 30 September 2016, a long-awaited clarification regarding the Luxembourg VAT treatment of director fees. …

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European Commission files new proposal for amending fourth anti-money laundering directive

On 5 July 2016, the European Commission adopted a proposal for amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system f…

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Luxembourg Green Exchange

Green bonds are debt instruments that have been issued to fund new and existing projects that have environmentally sustainable benefits.

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Major reform of Luxembourg company law - Law of 10 August 2016

Entering into force on 23 August 2016, the Law of 10 August 2016 (the “New Company Law”), which modernizes the Law of 10 August 1915 on commercial com…

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EU new Directive on the protection of trade secrets

Launched in 2013 by the European Commission and after two years of debate and revision and with the participation of the Commission’s as a facilitator…

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Entrepreneurs and trade secrets in 5 points

Far from the controversy raised by the Luxleaks and Panama Papers scandals and the acquisition of confidential information, the key to success for ent…

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The mortgage Credit Directive : Bill 7025 submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament

Following the entry into force of the Mortgage Credit Directive (“MCD”)1 on 21 March 20142, bill 7025 transposing the MCD and amending the Luxemb…

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Les périls qui guettent les paiements substantiels faits par des sociétés belges vers le Luxembourg et Hong Ko…

Verser des fonds à un partenaire établi dans un paradis fiscal est suspect aux yeux du fisc. Depuis 2010, les sociétés belges doivent déclarer leurs p…

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New rules applicable to the market abuse framework

On 3 July 2016, Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (the “Market Abuse Regulation”) became directly applicable in Luxembourg.…

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Draft law to facilitate external and intra-group outsourcing in the financial sector

One of the key principles of Luxembourg financial regulation is the obligation of professional secrecy (often referred to as the bank secrecy, the "Pr…

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New EU State aid investigation opened into Engie’s tax treatment in Luxembourg

The European Commission (Commission) announced the opening of a formal investigation into advance tax rulings (ATRs) granted by Luxembourg to companie…

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The adverse impact of the automatic exchange of information for Russians holding bank accounts in Belgium and …

On 12 May 2016, Russia joined the OECD Automatic Exchange of Information Agreement on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information in tax…

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Prorogation Clauses Of Jurisdiction: Validity And Enforceability

In a recent ruling (Judgment C-366/13 of 20 April 2016) the CJEU, on questions for preliminary ruling submitted by the Court of Milan, gave some …

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Bill n°7020 – Luxembourg Tax Reform

The Luxembourg bill N°7020 (the “Bill”) presented and filed on 26 July 2016 by the Luxembourg Minister of Finance with the Luxembourg Parliament fores…

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Luxembourg competition authority defines criteria and opens its leniency programme for illegal resale price ma…

On 26 July 2016, the Luxembourg Competition Council ("Conseil de la Concurrence") issued a decision in which it stressed that a resale price main…

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New Capital Markets Transparency Legislation

The Luxembourg Law of 10 May 2016 (“Amending Law”) implementing amendments to the Luxembourg transparency law for issuers of securities ente…

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PRIIPs KID: ECON rejects the delegated regulation proposed by the Commission

ECON (the EU Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs) voted (on 1rst September) to reject the delegated regulation (PRIIPs RTS) a…

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Mitigated sentences in the LuxLeaks trial: suspended prison sentences after a guilty verdict

On 29 June 2016, the 12th chamber of the Criminal Court of Luxembourg found two former employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”), Antoine Deltour an…

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Internal Digital Market: New European Framework

The adoption of the Regulation (EU) 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal mar…

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Transparency law update – 10 May 2016

The Luxembourg transparency law was recently amended: its scope has been widened, new requirements have been added and existing rules have been revise…

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