Article[Blog] L'Office Allemand des Brevets et des Marques publie une étude sur l'innovation dans le domaine des énergies renouvelablesLe DPMA a publié une étude portant sur les demandes de brevet effet en Allemagne portant sur divers types d'énergie renouvelable...European UnionEnergy and Natural ResourcesArendt & Medernach
ArticleNew CSSF Administrative Practice Concerning The Holding Of Ancillary Liquid Assets By UCITSOn 3 November 2021, the CSSF published an updated version of its FAQ on the Law of 17 December 2010 on undertakings for collective investment (the "FAQ on the Law of 2010"), and an updated version...LuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
ArticleNew CSSF Circular On Substance Requirements Of Fund Management Companies In LuxembourgThe Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier ("CSSF") has issued today circular 18/698 concerning (i) the approval process and organisation of Luxembourg fund managementLuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
ArticleEIOPA Calls For Better Value For Money In Credit Protection Insurance Products And Issues A Warning To Insurers And BanksWhilst EIOPA acknowledges and confirms the various benefits of CPI products, the Review finds that the "bancassurance business model", in which there is a relationship between...European UnionInsuranceArendt & Medernach
ArticleEIOPA Published Its Methodology For Value-For-Money BenchmarksOn 7 October 2024, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) released its methodology for establishing value-for-money benchmarks in unit-linked and hybrid insurance products.European UnionInsuranceArendt & Medernach
ArticleLuxembourg Accounting Standards Board Issues New Q&A On Consolidation Exemption For Alternative Investment IndustryThe Luxembourg Accounting Standards Board (Commission des Normes Comptables - CNC) issued Q&A CNC 25/036 today, which replaces Opinion CNC 09/002.LuxembourgAccounting and AuditArendt & Medernach
ArticleLuxembourg District Court Applies CJEU Decision On VAT And Directors' Feesn its judgment, the District Court (Tribunal d'arrondissement) followed the reasoning of the CJEU by analysing the conditions for a taxable person to fall within the scope of VAT.LuxembourgCorporate/Commercial LawArendt & Medernach
VideoEmployment Law And Pay Transparency | Remuneration Essentials (Video)Are you ready for the EU Pay Transparency Directive? A major shift is coming that will reshape how organisations structure and communicate remuneration.LuxembourgEmployment and HRArendt & Medernach
VideoZero Tolerance! Addressing Harassment In The Workplace (Video)We are pleased to invite you to the next seminar which will take place in the auditorium of Arendt House on Wednesday 24 May 2023. LuxembourgEmployment and HRArendt & Medernach
ArticleÉlections sociales 2024 pour les entreprises luxembourgeoises : le Helpdesk d'Arendt à votre disposition pour répondre à vos questionsLes élections sociales ont lieu tous les cinq ans. Le 12 mars 2024, les entreprises de 15 salariés ou plus organiseront des élections sociales pour élire leurs représentants du personnel.LuxembourgEmployment and HRArendt & Medernach
ArticleESG – Environmental, Social, And Governance (Video)The "greening" of the financial sector is well underway. With new and upcoming regulations, financial market participants face growing pressure to understand and implement increasingly complex legal obligations.LuxembourgEnvironmentArendt & Medernach
ArticleCentral Administration, Internal Governance And Risk Management Requirements: CSSF UpdateOn 22 April 2022, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (the "CSSF") issued the Circular CSSF 22/807 updating the amended Circular CSSF 12/552 on central administration, internal governance...LuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
ArticleCSSF Clarifies Its Expectations On How Delegated Activities Must Be Monitored By Investment Fund ManagersWhile the CSSF approves of the overall level of compliance with the UCITS and AIFMD framework with regard to the delegation of the portfolio management function, it has nonetheless issued several recommendations.LuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
ArticleESMA Thematic Note On Sustainability-related Claims Used In Non-regulatory CommunicationsOn 1 July 2025, ESMA published an educational note for market participants about the use of ESG credentials in non-regulatory communications, containing practical recommendations built around four guiding principles.LuxembourgFinance and BankingArendt & Medernach
ArticleMoney Laundering And Terrorism Financing Risks For Payment InstitutionsThe European Banking Authority published a report on money laundering and terrorist financing risks associated with EU payment institutions. The report finds that these risks may not be assessed and managed effectively by stakeholders.LuxembourgGovernment, Public SectorArendt & Medernach
ArticleInsolvency Regulation: Annexes A And B Amended To Reflect Luxembourg's Business Preservation LawNew Regulation (EU) 2025/2073 updates the lists of insolvency proceedings and practitioners given in Annexes A and B, thus aligning with Luxembourg's law on business preservation and modernisation of bankruptcy law.LuxembourgInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringArendt & Medernach
ArticleFrench Cross-Border Workers Will Be Allowed 34 Teleworking Days Per Year From 1 January 2023On 7 November 2022, the French and Luxembourg governments signed an amendment to paragraph 3 of the protocol to the existing treaty between the two countries for the avoidance of double taxation...LuxembourgTaxArendt & Medernach
ArticleStrengthened Cooperation Between Luxembourg Tax AgenciesThe ACD and the AEDT have signed a memorandum containing instructions for implementing the amended law of 19 December 2008 on inter-administrative and judicial cooperation...LuxembourgTaxArendt & Medernach
ArticleRules On Telework Governance And Security Requirements - Applicable From 1 July 2022The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has recently published Circular 22/804 on governance and security requirements for supervised entities to perform tasks or activities...LuxembourgTechnologyArendt & Medernach