Ten years after the entry into force of the EMIR reporting obligation, national competent authorities (NCAs) across the EU still rate the overall quality of the EMIR transaction reports as poor.

On 24 December 2024, Luxembourg's financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ("CSSF"), issued an FAQ relating to CSSF Circular 24/856 on the protection of investors...

Going forwards, each AIF will be required to submit an annual anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing ("AML/CFT") questionnaire ("AIF AML Questionnaire")...

The European Commission (EC) published its long-awaited Q&A on inter alia the applicability of the SFDR to non-EU AIFMs and sub-threshold (registered) AIFMs.

From full-blown crisis situations to evaluating the compliance framework, today's experts can advise ...

The Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA ("AED") has recently published on its website a new section dedicated to AML/CFT supervision of ...

In my last article, I discussed how the IASB aims to significantly improve financial statement disclosures and to provide the preparers with clearer guidance on applying the requirements set out in accounting standards.

On 9 April 2021, Luxembourg's financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ("CSSF"), issued Circular 21/769 on teleworking.

Starting December 1, 2025, a system of mandatory periodic medical examinations will apply to all employees of companies affiliated with the ASTF (i.e., the occupational health association of tertiary and financial sectors).

On 17 July 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities ("ESAs") finalised the second batch of DORA level 2 texts complementing the regulatory obligations under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554...

On 20 September 2022, the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the CSSF) published a list of questions and answers (the CSSFFAQ) on the application...

On 12 October 2022, the CSSF updated its FAQ on CBDF Marketing Communications ("CSSF FAQ"). The objective of this FAQ is to provide additional guidance to Luxembourg IFMs on certain key aspects of the ...

Luxembourg's investment funds sector is adapting to new enhancements to the anti-money laundering ("AML") and counter-terrorist financing...

On 29 June 2023, the Regulation to minimise the EU's contribution to global deforestation and forest degradation (the EUDR, or the Regulation) entered into force. Starting 30 December 2024, this Regulation...

Regulation (EU) 2024/2987 and Directive 2024/2994, known as EMIR 3 Package, aim to mitigate excessive exposures to third-country central counterparties and enhance the efficiency of Union clearing markets by introducing a series of substantial amendments to the existing framework.

The AED has expanded its AML/CFT reporting obligations to encompass all unregulated alternative investment funds (AIFs), in addition to introducing a new deadline.

Compliance is an ever-shifting challenge, given the changing needs of regulators, new technological capabilities, and frequent legal updates.

The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCAR), adopted in June 2023, officially entered into force on 30 June 2024 as regards entities wishing...

On 29 March 2024, the CSSF published Circular CSSF 24/856 on the investor protection in case of a NAV calculation error, a non-compliance with investment rules and other errors at the level of a UCI Circular.

On 17 June 2025, the European Commission introduced a package of measures to enhance the EU securitisation framework, marking the first legislative initiative under the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) Strategy.