Questions and answers clarifying the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation
03/08/2021

On 26 July 2021, the EU Commission published a Q&A on the SFDR

Taxation of the Digital economy: What’s in the pipeline?
02/08/2021

New rules proposed to tackle financial crime in the EU: is the European game now over for money launderers?
01/08/2021

The European Commission (“Commission”) has been looking to strengthen European anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (“AML/CTF”) enforcement for many years

Cross-border distribution of investment funds – the Luxembourg law of 21 July 2021
30/07/2021

The law of 21 July 2021 implementing Directive (EU) 2019/1160 with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings (the “CBDF Directive”) and amending the law of 17 December 2010 on undertakings for collective investment

Follow-up: New rules on pre-marketing and marketing of AIF have been transposed in Luxembourg
29/07/2021

As a reminder, Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 (the “Regulation”) and Directive (EU) 2019/1160 (the “Directive” and together the “Cross-Border Marketing and Distribution Rules”) introduced new rules concerning the cross-border marketing and distribution of investment funds

The new EU AML-CFT package
27/07/2021

This package aims to further enhance the existing EU AML-CFT framework by taking into account new and emerging challenges linked to technological innovation (including virtual currencies, more integrated financial flows in the Single Market and the global nature of terrorist organisations)

Cross-border distribution of investment funds – the Luxembourg law of 21 July 2021
27/07/2021

The law of 21 July 2021 implementing Directive (EU) 2019/1160 with regard to cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings (the “CBDF Directive”) and amending the law of 17 December 2010 on undertakings for collective investment, 

Protection of the euro against counterfeiting: new requirements applicable to relevant institutions
26/07/2021

The Luxembourg legislator has adopted the bill of law 7464[1] amending i.a. the amended laws of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector and of 10 November 2009 on payment services

Housing Pact" preemption rights - jurisprudence developments
23/07/2021

The Law of 22 October 2008 on the so-called "Housing Pact", as amended by the Law of 3 March 2017 (the so-called "Omnibus Law"), gives, under certain conditions, preemption rights to municipalities and/or the Housing Fund (Fonds du Logement).

ESG New European Commission package of measures
23/07/2021

On the 21 April 2021, the European Commission released a package of measures to help improve the flow of money towards sustainable activities across the European Union, in line with the European Commission Sustainable Finance Action Plan