The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), and the Luxembourg government recently have taken measures to prepare for Brexit. In other developments, the Law of the...more
4/20/2019
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On 26 March 2019, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted the first few of a series of Brexit laws, including bill of law n°7401. In the event of a no deal Brexit, this bill will entrust the Luxembourg supervisory authorities for...more
3/27/2019
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Bill to set up a 21-month grandfathering period in a "hard Brexit" scenario -
The Luxembourg government has proposed legislation which would allow UK financial service providers to continue rendering certain services in...more
3/14/2019
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The Luxembourg government has proposed legislation (Draft Bill), which would allow UK financial service providers to continue rendering certain services in Luxembourg for a period of up to 21 months after the date when the UK...more
2/11/2019
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