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Ana Vazquez is a Counsel in the Banking & Finance Practice Group at Baker McKenzie Luxembourg, with 22 years of experience in the financial sector and regulatory practice.
Ana joined Baker McKenzie in October 2021. She started her career within the legal department of a multi-asset servicing provider in Luxembourg. She subsequently joined a major French banking group with international offices where she became general counsel in 2017.

On 20 November 2025, the European Commission proposed major changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) to simplify disclosures and strengthen investor protection. The new framework introduces three product categories—Transition, Sustainable, and ESG Basics—each requiring a 70% investment commitment and exclusion of harmful industries. Simplified two-page templates will replace current disclosure rules, and entity-level obligations like principal adverse impacts are removed.
Only products in these categories may use sustainability-related terms in marketing. Taxonomy disclosures become optional, with a 15% safe harbor for aligned assets. Application is expected 18 months after adoption, likely in 2028, marking a significant shift toward clearer, stricter sustainability standards.

On 2 July 2024, the Luxembourg law (“Law”) implementing the new EU framework for the effective and harmonized management of digital risks in the financial sector, namely the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), was published in the Luxembourg official gazette. Like DORA, the Law will apply from 17 January 2025.