VideoBenchmarks Regulation Amendments (Video)Political agreement on changes to the Benchmarks Regulation has been reached at the European level.LuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
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ArticleAgreement On Core Rules Of The Second Markets In Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID II)On 14 January 2014, the European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement in principle on updated rules for the market in financial instruments. European UnionFinance and BankingWildgen
ArticleMore Rules Impacting The Non-UCITS Depositary IndustryOn 23 August 2018, the Luxembourg supervisory authority of the financial sector, the CSSF, published a new circular, Circular 18/697 (the "Circular"), which is addressed to Luxembourg credit institutions ...LuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
ArticleSmall Business, Big Market: How The Listing Act Puts SMEs In The Spotlight Of EU Capital MarketsIn a bid to make public capital markets more attractive to companies, especially to small and medium companies (SMEs), the EU Council and the EU Parliament...European UnionFinance and BankingLuther Luxembourg S.A.
ArticleNew Revised Version Of The X Principles Of Corporate Governance Of The Luxembourg Stock ExchangeThe Luxembourg Stock Exchange has issued a fourth revised version of the X Principles of Corporate Governance, to include a new Principle 9 on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and to integrate Principle 6 (Evaluation of the performance of the Board) into Principle 2 (The Board of Directors Remit).LuxembourgCorporate/Commercial LawDentons
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ArticleLife In The Fast Lane: New Admission Process Available For Listings On The Luxembourg Stock Exchange's Euro MTF MarketA fast mover on improvement in capital markets, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has implemented a new alleviated "fastlane" admission tool for listings on its exchange-regulated Euro MTF market.LuxembourgFinance and BankingLuther Luxembourg S.A.
ArticleNew Requirement For All Issuers Operating On The Luxembourg Stock ExchangeIssuers are invited to check the ongoing validity of their LEI codes with the local operating unit (LOU). Issuers are requested to send their LEI codes by email to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.LuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
ArticlePermanent Exemption From Variation Margin Obligation For FX Forwards?Earlier this week, ESAs published draft amendments to EMIR-related regulatory technical standards that align the treatment of variation margin for FX forwards with the supervisory guidance...LuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
ArticleCSSF Communicates Expected Conversion Of EMIR In The Fund IndustryOn 23 August 2018, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published Circular 18/698 (see our blog article) LuxembourgFinance and BankingKPMG Luxembourg
ArticleCSSF Increases Attention On EMIR ReportingWith its Communication of 13 July 2018, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier as supervisory authority for EMIR stressed its attention on an accurate reporting of derivative transactions.European UnionFinance and BankingKPMG Luxembourg
ArticleDirective Amending MiFID II In View Of EU Post-COVID 19 RecoveryOne of the recent measures adopted at EU level to help the EU's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is Directive (EU) 2021/338 of 16 February 2021 ("Directive "). European UnionFinance and BankingELVINGER HOSS PRUSSEN, société anonyme
ArticleNew MiFID Delegated ActsLast night, 18 May, the European Commission published its last set of delegated acts (also in the form of regulation – directly applicable across Member States).European UnionFinance and BankingKPMG Luxembourg
ArticleInitial Public Offerings In Luxembourg: What You Need To KnowWe have contributed to the GLI Initial Public Offerings 2024 Guide, presenting Luxembourg's favourable and stable legal framework for international IPOs.LuxembourgCorporate/Commercial LawLoyens & Loeff
VideoBenchmarks Regulation (Video)Political agreement on changes to the Benchmarks Regulation has been reached at the European level.LuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
ArticleCSSF Issues Press Release On The New EMIR Refit ("Refit") Regime With Respect To The Publication Of ESMAOn the 8 April 2019, the CSSF issued Press Release 19/16 addressing financial and non-financial counterparties established in Luxembourg with respect to their clearing obligations.LuxembourgFinance and BankingKPMG Luxembourg
ArticleQ&A - Reform Brings Luxembourg Securities Law To The Blockchain AgeSince Bitcoin's blockchain technology entered the mainstream, the crypto-currency market has boomed at an incredible rate. LuxembourgFinance and BankingOgier
ArticleMIFID IIOn June 12th 2014 the Directive 2014/65/EU on Markets in Financial Instruments repealing Directive 2004/39/EC and the Regulation No 600/2014European UnionFinance and BankingBSP