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Benjamin Angel, Director for Direct Taxation at the European Commission
Laws and Regulations
January 20, 2022

Funds caught in EU’s “Unshell” plans

Unshell – the name given to the third anti tax-avoidance directive (ATAD III) – would have a “huge…
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Keith O’Donnell, Chair of the ALFI tax commission
Laws and Regulations
January 13, 2022

Luxembourg and new OECD tax rules

Luxembourg business representatives have said that the OECD’s Inclusive Framework Pillar One and Two…
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Asset Managers
January 6, 2022

Step toward securitisation law reform

Luxembourg is ranked third in the eurozone for securitisation business, and this is set for a boost…
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Windfall, USD
December 23, 2021

Possible massive tax windfall from OECD tax deal 

The global deal to impose a 15% minimum effective tax rate on multinational businesses could result…
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Marcus Peter, GSK Stockmann Luxembourg
Asset Managers
December 16, 2021

Hopes for an ELTIF breakthrough

Quiet optimism in the Luxembourg fund industry suggests that proposed tweaks to the ELTIF regime…
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Charlotte Chopping, Clifford Chance
Laws and Regulations
December 9, 2021

ALFI: Industry pleased with limited AIFMD reform proposals

The reaction to recent European Commission proposals for AIFMD II reform from Luxembourg finance…
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Sergio Venti, Pictet Asset Services
Investing
December 2, 2021

Luxembourg’s early green investing lead

Luxembourg is by far the leading EU domicile for environmental funds, according to a new report by…
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Corinne Prinz, Arendt & Medernach
Laws and Regulations
November 25, 2021

Green light for PRIIPs KID

Goodbye to the UCITS KIID and hello to the PRIIPs KID for UCITS and retail AIFs. The European…
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Dr Kalpana Seethepalli, Deutsche Bank
November 11, 2021

Asia, data, greenwashing, labelling: the ESG challenge

Global asset managers appreciate the framework provided by the green investing taxonomy and SFDR…
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Elizabeth Gillam, Invesco
November 4, 2021

Calls for greater taxonomy sophistication

Does the green investing taxonomy leave the financial service industry open to charges of…
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Mairead McGuinness, European Commission
October 28, 2021

Towards global ESG reporting

SFDR and the green investing taxonomy have been broadly well received across Europe, but what if…
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ArcelorMittal’s Gijón steel plant in north west Spain
Investing
October 14, 2021

New investing taxonomies in the pipeline

The EU’s ESG investment taxonomies are evolving. Only certain aspects of climate action are…
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Investing
October 7, 2021

Luxembourg Central Bank: Lack of housing supply unsustainable

“The abnormally high inelasticity of supply in relation to house prices, cannot continue without…
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Asset Managers
September 30, 2021

ALFI: How debt funds are growing

The private debt funds market is growing quickly in Europe and there’s more to add, commented a…
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