The société de gestion de patrimoine familial (Private wealth management company) has been created by the law dated 11 May 2007 (the “SPF Law “) with the objective of creating a favourable framework for the family wealth management by qualifying shareholders which are either: • Individuals acting in the management of their private wealth, or• […]
In a precedent newsflash dated November 16th 2017, we informed you about a press release issued by the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) whereby CSSF informed investors and other market participants that ESMA had issued a statement on ICOs setting out risks of so-called ICOs for investors. Such press release was not […]
General features Created by a law dated 15 June 2004, as amended (the “SICAR Law”), an investment company inrisk capital (“SICAR”) shall be any company: • that has adopted the form of a limited partnership (S.C.S.) or of a special limitedpartnership without legal personality (S.C.Sp.), or the form of a partnership limited byshares (S.C.A.), a […]
The Specialised Investment Funds (SIF), governed by the Luxembourg law of 13 February 2007(the “SIF Law”), as amended by the AIFM Law of 12 July 2013, is designed as a more lightly regulatedinvestment vehicle which offers an operationally flexible and fiscally efficient multipurposeinvestment tool for international, institutional and qualified investors (the same definition as forSICARs,): […]
Common Reporting Standards (CRS) is an initiative that began in 2014 with the ambitious and high-minded goal of creating full transparency into the tax affairs of citizens in all Organisation […]
Read moreRAIF: The “reserved alternative investment funds (RAIF)”, governed by the very recent law of July 23,2016, add a new powerful tool to the already rich offer of funds regimes Luxembourg offers toFund managers and investors. This new regime allows fund promoters and alternative investment fund managers to set up a newcategory of AIF mirroring the […]
Blockchain was the technology story of 2017, as the paradigm shift that has been gathering among developers for several years finally hit the mainstream. News organisations have devoted much time […]
Read moreIR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Gabriel Bleser of Moyse Bleser. Gabriel has joined IR as our exclusive Administrative Law Member in Luxembourg “The MOYSE BLESER law firm, founded by François MOYSE and Gabriel BLESER commenced its activities in January 2017. The lawyers of the firm have significant […]
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The China Chopsticks Business Group is organising its annual dinner and networking cocktail on Wednesday 7 February 2018 at 18:00 at the Alvisse Parc Hotel (120 Route d’Echternach, L-1453 Luxembourg-Dommeldange). The event will feature a speech from guest Rupert Hoogewerf, Chairman and chief researcher of the Hurun Report, entitled “Tapping into China’s Entrepreneurship”. […]
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2017 BY TUDOR FEDELEs Table of Contents Limited Partnership for holding Private Assets Trust Foundation Private Placement Life Insurance SPF SICAR (société d’investissement en capital à risqué) SIF (specialised investment fund) SOPARFI (société de participation financières) Securitization Limited Partnership for holding Private Assets The Luxembourg Special Limited Partnership (SLP) for asset protection […]
Table of Contents At a glance Securitisation company Securitisation fund Regulatory aspects Tax aspects The securitisation may be defined as a financing process by which an entity transfers illiquid assets or risks to a dedicated securitisation vehicle in exchange for cash equivalent; the securitisation vehicle being financed by issuance of transferable securities of […]
