One of the many burdens for the financial industry, in terms of processes, is the responsibility of collating tax information and communicating it to the tax authorities.

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...

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.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems may suffer from an uninteresting name, but don't be fooled: they represent the backbone of most companies, a frame that supports daily interactions.

Welcome to part 4 of our 6-part article series about how audit committees ("ACs") can prepare and deal with new legislation.

Since the PRIIPs Regulation was published on 9 December 2014, the concept of a multi-option product has been one of the most discussed topics among the manufacturers of insurance-based investment products.

On 23 August 2018, the CSSF published a new Circular, CSSF Circular 18/697, which (i) specifies organisational requirements for depositaries of funds that are not subject to the PART I of the Law of 17 December 2010

A recent study by KPMG yielded some interesting insights on tax laws worldwide in the area of family business wealth transfers.

On 18 May 2018, the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) released a circular to inform non-regulated alternative investment funds (AIFs) of their reporting obligations under regulation...

The long-awaited circular for financial institutions operating in Luxembourg and leveraging cloud services has been released by Luxembourg's financial authority, the CSSF.

Das neue Investmentsteuerreformgesetz ist da. Mit seiner Verkündung im Bundesgesetzblatt ist es mit Wirkung ab 27. Juli 2016 in Kraft getreten.

The Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR) Directive is one of the EU's latest initiatives aimed at increasing tax transparency and exchange of information in tax matters.

The EU Joint Transfer Pricing Forum (JTPF) assists and advises the European Commission on transfer pricing tax matters. Recently, it issued a report on the application of the profit-split method

On 2 December 2017, the US Senate passed its version of tax reform legislation ("Senate Bill") by 51 votes to 49, while the House passed its own version ("House Bill") on 16 November 2017.

Anything? If not, then you're not alone: most people seem to have been so focused on IFRS 9, 15, and 16, plus new CSR requirements and other new directives, that they have let the ESEF slip by.

For the most part, asset managers deal with risks according to market best practices.

The Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provisions (IORPs) have evolved since the publication, in 2003, of Directive 2003/41/EC on their activities and supervision (the "IORP Directive").

Change management, as a strategic company asset, only began to be openly valued in the 1990s.

On 5 January 2018, the CSSF updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document on the Law of 17 December 2010 (the "UCI Law") in relation to investment by UCITS in other UCIs as per Article 41(1)(e)...

It has been almost a year since the entry into force of Solvency II (SII), and the reporting efforts of (re)insurance undertakings and asset managers are finally converging towards business as usual.