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On 25 October 2024, the European Commission adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2759, supplementing Regulation (EU) 2015/760 (the “ ELTIF Regulation”) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/606 (“ELTIF 2.0"). The new regulatory technical standards (“ RTS”), published in the Official Journal of the EU

ESMA has published two new Q&As under the alternative investment fund managers directive (“ AIFMD”). These updates address safekeeping of client money and delegation of portfolio or risk management to non-supervised undertakings outside the EU, providing clearer regulatory guidance for AIFMs. AIFMs

New rules redefine reporting for MMFs and non-MMF investment funds Following the ECB Regulation 2024/1988, the CSSF Circular 24/866, issued in collaboration with the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg (“ BCL”), is here to develop how Money Market Funds (“ MMFs”) and non-MMF investment funds report their

Following a supervisory review of the monitoring put in place by selected investment fund managers (“ IFMs”) in relation to the delegation of the portfolio management function, the CSSF published in October 2024 its main observations and related recommendations for improvement in a feedback report

On 29 November 2024 the EC published the draft Notice containing FAQs relating to the EU Taxonomy The European Commission (“ EC”) published further guidance on the EU Taxonomy in the form of a draft Notice containing FAQs, (the “Draft Commission Notice on the interpretation and implementation of

The CSSF has published a communiqué drawing attention to the Final Report providing the assessment of the shortening of the settlement cycle in the European Union (EU), published on 18 November 2024 by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) (the “ ESMA Report”). The ESMA Report

On 12 December 2024, ESMA released a consultation paper on regulatory technical standards (RTS) for open-ended loan-originating funds under the revised alternative investment fund manager directive (“ AIFMD”). According to the revised AIFMD, loan-originating Alternative Investment Funds (“ LO AIFs”)

On 24 December 2024, the Luxembourg Direct Tax Authorities issued the new circular L.G.-A No. 61 replacing the previous circular dated 8 December 2017 ( please see our previous newsletter dated 8 February 2008 for more details) which outlines the procedure for applying for tax residency certificates

Key takeaways On 21 November 2024, the Luxembourg Higher Administrative Court ( Cour administrative) handed down a decision regarding the acquisition value and the acquisition date to be ascribed to shares received by way of donation. This was particularly relevant in the context of the computation

On 28 October 2024, the EU Commission (“ EC”) introduced a proposal to amend Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation (“ DAC”) to ease the exchange for Pillar Two information returns within the EU (the “ EC Proposal”). Background On 20 December 2021, the OECD and

On 10 December 2024, the Council of the European Union (“ Council”) formally adopted the Directive for Faster and Safer Relief of Excess Withholding Taxes (“ FASTER Directive”). The FASTER Directive was subsequently published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 10 January 2025. Key