One of the two main objectives of the Law is to implement the 2019/1023 Directive, which itself aims to foster the proper functioning of the EU internal market and remove hindrances to the exercise of fundamental rights and...more
11/2/2023
/ Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Insolvency ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Luxembourg ,
Modernization ,
New Legislation
In January 2019, we published a newsflash “Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners Has Arrived”1 on the publication of a law2 that established the Luxembourg Register of Beneficial Owners (Registre des Bénéficiaires...more
On 11 July 2023, the Luxembourg Parliament adopted bill of law n°8183 which amends five existing Luxembourg laws relating to alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) and alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”), namely the...more
7/26/2023
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
Luxembourg ,
New Regulations ,
UK
The Luxembourg government published bill of law n°8183 (the “Bill”) on 24 March 2023 that amends five existing laws on alternative investment funds (“AIFs”) and alternative investment fund managers (“AIFMs”), namely the UCI...more
3/28/2023
/ AIFM ,
AIFs ,
Annual Reports ,
Companies Act ,
CSSF ,
ELTIF ,
Liquidation ,
Luxembourg ,
New Legislation ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
Shareholders ,
SICARs ,
UCIs ,
UCITS
Since 1 January 2021, certain corporate Luxembourg investment funds (i.e. Part II UCI, SIF and RAIF, as defined below) that hold real estate assets located in Luxembourg are subject to a special taxation, the so-called real...more
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
/ AIFM ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Blockchain ,
CSSF ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
Grace Period ,
Grandfathered Status ,
Luxembourg ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Portfolio Managers ,
Reserved Alternative Investment Funds (RAIF) ,
Securities ,
SICARs ,
UCIs ,
UCITS ,
UK Brexit
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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EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Grandfathered Status ,
Luxembourg ,
New Rules ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Parliamentary Procedure ,
Passporting ,
SIFs ,
UCIs ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The Luxembourg Parliament adopted two new laws on 18 July 2016 (the “New Laws”), which update key features of some of Luxembourg’s long-established and most frequently used corporate structures and introduce new structures....more
The Luxembourg supervisory authority, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), issued on 5 May 2015 circular 15/612 (Circular) regarding the information to be submitted to the CSSF by alternative investment...more