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On 27 January 2025, the law deriving from draft Bill No. 7961 (“Law”) introducing significant changes to the laws governing the Register of Beneficial Owners (Registre des Bénéficiaires Effectifs (RBE)) and the Trade and Companies Register (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés) was published in the Luxembourg official journal.
These changes align with the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 22 November 2022, aiming to balance transparency for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism purposes with enhanced privacy protections.

On 4 October 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published the Consultation Paper on Proposed Regulatory Approach, Regulations, Notices and Guidelines for Digital Token Service Providers issued under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 (P010-2024) (“Consultation Paper”).
The Consultation Paper, which includes a number of Annexes, sets out the MAS’ proposed new regulatory framework for digital token service providers (DTSPs) that will be regulated under Part 9 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 (FSMA). The MAS’ key proposals for the new regulatory framework for DTSPs center around licensing requirements, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism compliance, financial obligations and governance requirements