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Luxembourg takes over the chair of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre

      PRESS RELEASE [17.02.2022] Luxembourg takes over the chair of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre Pascal Steichen, CEO SECURITYMADEIN.LU, has just been elected Chairman of the newly established European Cybersecurity Competence Centre, following the second Governing Board meeting held yesterday. Yesterday, the Governing Board of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre officially met for

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HSBC is launching Real-Time Payments in Luxembourg

  News release   14 February 2022 HSBC is launching Real-Time Payments in Luxembourg HSBC is among the first international cash management banks to go live with Real-Time Payments (RTP) in Luxembourg. RTP accelerates cross-border payments by enabling clients to send and receive up to EUR100,000 per transaction between reachable accounts in any of the

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BIL Press release – IM-MOBILITY pushes the boundaries

Luxembourg, 14 February 2022 IM-MOBILITY pushes the boundaries   Banque Internationale à Luxembourg unveils the latest part of its multidisciplinary IM-MOBILITY exhibitions. Launched in 2021, IM-MOBILITY brings together artists and innovative businesses who, through their work, question our relationship with space, and lay the foundations of our future means of transport. The new display includes works of

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DLA PIPER – Luxembourg Business Register: application formalities for natural persons take effect from 31 March 2022

Luxembourg Business Register: additional filing formalities for natural persons take effect from 31 March 2022   You will recall our previous note on the Luxembourg national identification number (LNIN) needed to update your records with the Luxembourg Register of Trade and Companies (Registre de commerce et des sociétés) (RCS). It is now official: as of

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IQ-EQ appoints new Global Head of Transformation for strategic growth

IQ-EQ appoints new Global Head of Transformation for strategic growth   Frédérik Benoit is named as the Global Head of Transformation, a new role which highlights the Group’s continued commitment to setting strategic goals in a complex business landscape. Frédérik has 32 years operations and technology securities services experience, spanning senior leadership roles in Luxembourg,

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ACA Group – Transaction reporting errors expose huge gaps for market abuse and systemic risk monitoring 

  Transaction reporting errors expose huge gaps for market abuse and systemic risk monitoring ACA Group research has detected more than 6 million transaction reporting errors across a sample of 30 review projects, averaging 200,000 errors per review 97% of reports under MiFIR/EMIR contain inaccuracies Despite this, 87% of firms are confident in the quality

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New Promotions at BSP

31 January 2022   New promotions at BSP for 2022 Following the promotion of four new partners, BSP is pleased to announce the promotions of thirteen lawyers and two supporting staff. The promotions have been made across several departments of the firm including tax, corporate and M&A, investment management, private equity, litigation, and within the

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