General Members News The partners of Elvinger Hoss Prussen are delighted to announce that they have appointed Gary Cywie as Counsel. He joins the firm on 26 February 2018. Gary Cywie advises clients in Technology and IP matters. He specialises in data protection, outsourcing, internet and e-commerce, electronic signature, electronic archiving, IT security and media and telecommunications. He
General Members News BGL BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. announce that they have signed an agreement concerning the acquisition by BGL BNP Paribas of all the outstanding shares in ABN AMRO Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. and its fully owned subsidiary ABN AMRO Life S.A. BGL BNP Paribas will transfer the activities of ABN AMRO Life S.A. to
General Members News The multitude of regulation requirements have led financial services industry players and corporations to search for efficient solutions to be compliant with all applicable rules. In this context, Deloitte Luxembourg has combined industry expertise and digital savvy in their new service offering for KYC operations, called D.KYC. KYC, or Know Your Customer, compliance involves organizations
General Members News Alter Domus, a fully integrated provider of Fund and Corporate Services to alternative investment managers is pleased to announce that it has appointed Alexander Traub as the new Regional Executive Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Alex is also a member of the Alter Domus Group Executive Board. Alex has had a broadly diversified 18 year
General Members News The BNP Paribas Group in Luxembourg has been awarded the prestigious "Top Employer Luxembourg 2018" certification for outstanding working conditions. Every year the Top Employers Institute, a globally renowned independent organisation, certifies companies providing excellent working conditions that foster employees' personal development. This year, following an assessment by an independent auditor, the BNP Paribas Group
2018 The Languages of Luxembourg project is a web-based language learning tool that allows language learners to simultaneously study/learn either 5 or 7 languages (Luxembourgish, French, German, Portuguese, English, Arabic and Persian). The content is presented on a dedicated website and as mobile phone applications (iPhone and Android). The project was realized with sponsorship from the Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse
General Members News The partners of Elvinger Hoss Prussen are delighted to announce that Joachim Cour, Thierry Kauffman and Michel Nickels have been promoted to Partner as of 1st January 2018. Joachim Cour advises clients on a wide range of fund and regulatory matters. He assists asset managers in relation to the structuring of their Luxembourg investment vehicles across
SGG Group acquires First Names Group from AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”) to create a world leader in investor services providing trust, corporate and fund services through the combined entities. First Names Group is a fast growing provider of private client, corporate and fund services headquartered in Jersey and is present in 14 jurisdictions. The combination
Intertrust, a leading global provider of high-value fund, corporate, capital markets and private wealth services, is pleased to announce that it has received the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)’s authorisation to provide Alternative Investment Fund Management (AIFM) services from Luxembourg. With its Luxembourg AIFM, Intertrust Luxembourg is now strongly positioned to offer a
2017 Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna joined us and our partner organizations on 11 December 2017 to preview the Luxembourg Government national budget for the new year and to visit with our members who make such an important contribution to the economic success of Luxembourg.
2017 On 17 November, the AMCHAM members and friends celebrated American Thanksgiving. We were particularly honored and proud to celebrate this American tradition here in Luxembourg with our local and international friends and in the presence of our guest speaker Deputy prime Minister and Minister of the Economy Etienne Schneider along with a distinguished group of
General Members News Luxembourg, 9 October 2017 – KPMG Luxembourg saw the promotion of eight of its people to a Partner-level position, consisting of Partners and Executive Directors, today. This includes Jérôme Bernard, Flora Castellani, Joseph de Souza, Fabien Hedouin, Valeria Merkel, Sandrine Periot, Martin Reinhard and Marco Weber. All eight will assume their new roles on 1 October. In