Earlier this month, Boeing, the American aerospace giant, won a 17 billion dollar contract with Iran.

We all know them, Sunday afternoon birthday parties, making conversation… That is where we lawyers are often taken by surprise with questions like: "why are all these investment firms...

On 14 September 2023, the European Commission launched its long awaited consultation on the implementation and potential shortcomings of SFDR, including its interaction with other parts of the EU...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has responded to the European Commission (the Commission) request for amendments to the draft Regulatory...

On September 20 this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization published the Global Innovation Index 2021, one of the most influential reports on the relative strengths of different countries' innovation ecosystems.

On 17 December 2025, the EU Council and Parliament reached a political agreement on the Retail Investment Strategy package (the "RIS Package"), which aims to strengthen the protection of retail investors...

On 20 March 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/606 ("ELTIF II") amending the initial ELTIF Regulation (EU) 2015/760 ("ELTIF I) was published in the OJEU.

Bilanztechnisch ist unser Staat eine Frittenbude" – spätestens mit diesem Zitat hatte Prof. Dr. Bernd Raffelhüschen den Saal im Frankfurter Palmengarten im Rahmen der Investmentfondstage der Börsen-Zeitung 2016 im Griff.

In the age of the empowered customer, organisations across all industries are unified in the belief that delivering an excellent customer experience is key to a viable future strategy.

Employ your Intellectual Property (IP) assets' value to finance further innovation and, while creating new IP values, lay the foundation for the next funding.

On 20 March 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/606 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/760 (the ‘ELTIF Regulation') as regards the requirements pertaining to the investment policies and operating conditions of ELTIFs...

On 21 October 2024, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) issued Circular 24/863, (the "Circular") which addresses the use of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and sustainability-related terms in fund names.

Everyone understands that the IFRSs must be constantly refreshed in response to a fast-changing world. Over the last eight years, investors'

On 6 September 2024, the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés de Luxembourg, (the "RCS") issued a public notice...

In the shadow of the HR status quo has been lurking a brand new type of human resources. Lean management and flat hierarchies have driven HR experts to exert their expertise in new ways...

Here's a slightly different travelogue on Luxembourg: this summer, my colleagues and I travelled the country from east to west ...

On 17th January 2024, ESAs published their first set of final drafts of RTS under the Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector of 14 December 2022 (also known as Digital Operational Resilience Act).

On 6 March 2024, the EU Commission wrote to ESMA commenting on the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for Regulation (EU) 2015/760 on European long-term investment funds (ELTIFs)...

Investment firms offer a variety of services and vary by their size, business model, risk profile and complexity.

This chapter is featured in Chambers and Partners Expert Focus guide, published in February 2024. Investor demand for investment funds that incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors has grown...