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BSP’s lawyers regularly share their knowledge through regular legal updates, newsletters and professional publications.
Latest Newsletters & Newsflashes
Oct 25, 2024Sustainable Finance Insights Series - 21 | The CSSF issues Circular CSSF 24/863 applying ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms
On 21 October 2024, the CSSF issued a Communiqué regarding the ESMA Guidelines on funds’ names (the “Guidelines”) The CSSF issued already a Communiqué on 21 August 2024, announcing the publication of the translated Guidelines in all official EU languages and making their applicability effective from
Oct 24, 2024Company Law I Upgrading use of digital tools and processes
On 24 November 2023, Draft law No. 8342 (the “ Draft Law”) was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament, completing the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1151 of 20 June 2019 (the “ Directive”) by integrating its Article 13 decies (the “ Article”) in Luxembourg Law. The Draft Law strengthens the
Oct 24, 2024Luxembourg Stock Exchange │ Updated Rules & Regulations & Trading Manual
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (“ LuxSE”) has published on 2 September 2024: an updated version of its Rules and Regulations ( Edition 09/2024) (“ R&R”) an updated version of its Markets Trading Manual (“ Trading Manual”) as well as an updated version of the appendix on LuxSE’s professional segments
Oct 24, 2024DORA │ Latest Developments
Since our last newsletter in which we reported on the Digital Operational Resilience Act Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (“ DORA”) and Directive (EU) 2022/2556 (the “ Directive”), in particular the enactment of the Luxembourg national law to transpose same, there have been several developments concerning
Oct 24, 2024MiFID II and MiFIR | ESMA updates
New Q&As Shortly after our last newsletter , in which we reported on recent developments in MiFID II and MiFIR, ESMA published a new Q&A on MiFID II and the topic of EMIR reporting. This Q&A clarified that derivatives on emission allowances not recognized under the EU ETS are included, in the
Oct 24, 2024Luxembourg RCS I Filing formalism: substantial changes and a new filing framework to be implemented as of 12 November 2024
Filings with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (“ RCS”) must observe new substantial requirements and formalities as of 12 November 2024 (the “ Implementation Date”). Change of format of the RCS filing forms from offline PDF to online HTML In order to address the practical issues
Latest Brochures
Feb 12, 2024ELTIF in a nutshell
The ELTIF was created by Regulation (EU) 2015/760 on European Long-term Investment Funds of 19 May 2015 (and effective from 9 December 2015) (the “ ELTIF 1 Regulation”). The European Long-Term Investment Fund (“ ELTIF”) is a type of collective investment framework allowing investors to invest money
Jun 01, 2023BSP General Brochure
In this brochure you will find the description of all the activity that we can put in place for you. BSP is an independent full-service law firm based in Luxembourg, committed to providing the very best legal services to our domestic and international clients in all aspects of Luxembourg business
Mar 31, 2023Dispute Resolution Brochure
BSP’s dispute resolution practice assists domestic and international clients in a wide range of complex and high-stake and/or international disputes (litigation and/ or arbitration proceedings) in all major substantive areas of the law. Our dispute resolution team can be involved at every stage of
Jul 28, 2022RAIF | Reserved Alternative Investment Funds
This leaflet presents a focus on the Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF), a new and flexible alternative investment vehicle approved by the Law of 23 July 2016, which entered into force on 31 August 2016 (the RAIF Law). The RAIF Law creates a new type of unregulated fund which has many of
Jul 27, 2022Banking & Finance Brochure
BSP’s banking and finance team assists local and international market players on all regulatory and transactional aspects of Luxembourg banking and financial matters. Our lawyers are reputed for their extensive experience in bank lending, debt capital markets and structured finance, in particular
Jul 27, 2022Tax Brochure
Our Tax practice brochure gives an overview of the services our team of lawyers provides to domestic and internatonal clients in all Luxembourg tax related matters.
Latest Articles & Books
Sep 05, 2024Chambers | Employment 2024 Guide
The Employment 2024 guide covers over 50 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest legal information on terms of employment, non-compete and non-solicitation clauses, data privacy law, foreign workers, the role of unions and employee representative bodies, termination of employment, employment
Jul 30, 2024LuxCMA Let's Talk Podcast | SFDR: What's Next on the Horizon?
Since its introduction in March 2021, the SFDR has transformed the landscape of sustainable finance, setting new standards for transparency and accountability. Listen to the latest LuxCMA - Luxembourg Capital Markets Association podcast episode featuring our Investment Management Partner and
Mar 12, 2024Lexology | Litigation Funding 2024
Our experts have contributed to the publication of a Q&A paper about Litigation Funding in Luxembourg together with Nivalion AG. Look at the chapters below, which are fully investigated in the pdf. REGULATION Overview Restrictions on funding fees Specific rules for litigation funding Legal advice
Feb 12, 2024Chambers | Investment Funds 2024 Guide
The Investment Funds 2024 guide covers 20 jurisdictions. The guide provides the latest information on alternative investment funds and retail funds, including fund formation, restrictions on investors, the regulatory environment, operational requirements and the tax regime. Law and Practice 1
Jan 16, 2024Thomson Reuters Practical Law | Regulation of state and supplementary pension schemes in Luxembourg
A Q&A guide to pensions law in Luxembourg. The Q&A gives a high-level overview of the regulation of national government pensions and supplementary pensions. On national government pensions, it covers employer/employee contributions; national government pension age and monthly amount; and the public
Jan 04, 2024Chambers | Litigation Global Practice 2024 Guide
The 2024 Litigation Global Practice Guide features 70 jurisdictions. It provides the latest legal information on litigation funding, initiating a lawsuit, pre-trial proceedings, discovery, injunctive relief, trials and hearings, settlement, damages and judgment, appeals, costs, and alternative
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