Some time has now passed since the new transfer pricing circular for financing companies in Luxembourg ("Circular") was passed, and I would like to share with you three insights that I have gained...

The newness of digital-age fintech seems to have worn off. There is less surprise at the concept of online-only banks, less indignation at robots giving investment advice ...

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has recently updated its definition of "material" as it appears in IAS 1 and IAS 8

With new major standards (IFRSs 9, 15, and 16) coming thick and fast, it might be easy to forget about other, newly effective requirements—notably IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

On 1 January 2016, a new EU-wide insurance supervision system became effective.

In a recent court case about transfer pricing for interest rates on intra-group loans, the court ruled in favor of the Luxembourg Tax Authorities (LTA).

For the real estate crowd, the mantra of 2017 hasn't changed since last year: there's no alternative to investing in property!

We've recently been around the banking industry in Luxembourg collecting and compiling the latest edition of Banking Insights. In the process we gleaned five ways to improve efficiency...

On 19 December 2017 the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its opinion, addressed to the competent authorities, on the transition from the existing Payment Services Directive ...

IFRS 9 has now been applicable for over a year, but some of its changes have often been either overseen or neglected—even when they could have a material impact on the accounts.

Tuning up the communication of financial reporting is the main project of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) at the moment.

Although the AIFMD is still somewhat in its youth, this key asset management Directive contains a review clause that required the European Commission to start to review the application and scope

The results of KPMG's Variables for Sustained Growth (VSG) Survey are in: Luxembourg, sharing a score with the Netherlands and Switzerland, ranks first globally when it comes to drivers of sustained growth.

On 31 December 2018, the tax administrations of more than 70 countries will receive and exchange country-by-country (CbC) reports ...

Financial sector professionals learned long ago that Luxembourg's key geographic position offers a great place for growth. Life insurance and private banking industries have drawn on the Grand Duchy's local expertise ...

On 19 April 2018, the law implementing PRIIPs was published in the Luxembourg official gazette (Mémorial).

On 6 July 2017 the CSSF published an updated version of its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document on alternative investment fund managers (AIFM) and created a FAQ for SIFs and...

The Anti-Tax-Avoidance Directive (ATAD 1) was introduced last year, containing measures to prevent hybrid mismatches among EU Member States (MS).

The principle of beneficial ownership is nothing new (first appearing in the 1977 OECD Model Tax Convention)1 but, 40 years later, it is still relevant.

Web banking, mobile apps, disruption, chatbots, robotic automation processes, robo-advisors... quite a slew of new terms have fast become ubiquitous amongst private bankers.