Domiciliation in Luxembourg: legal & regulatory framework
In today’s regulatory and operational landscape, domiciliation is more than a legal formality, it’s a strategic lever for companies operating in Luxembourg.
This training is essential for professionals who want to:
- Understand the legal background: learn how a company’s domicile determines its nationality and legal obligations under Luxembourg law. This is critical for ensuring compliance.
- Navigate complex scenarios: gain clarity on how companies without private premises can be legally domiciled at a third-party address, an increasingly common setup for holding companies, SPVs, and entities with limited physical operations.
- Master regulatory expectations: the training covers the legal and regulatory framework issued by the CSSF, including the roles and responsibilities of authorized domiciliation providers such as PFS, credit institutions, lawyers, auditors, and chartered accountants.
- Strengthen client advisory and internal governance: whether you’re advising clients or managing internal structures, this training will help you identify risks, ensure proper documentation, and align with best practices.
- Stay ahead of compliance trends: with increasing scrutiny on substance, transparency, and cross-border structures, understanding domiciliation is key to future-proofing the operations.
Duration: 1h
Language: Available in English and French. The supporting material is only available in English.
Number of participants: up to 15
Available as intra-company course (i.e. dedicated session on demand)
Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- understand the legal presumption of a company’s principal place of business;
- explore when and how a company can be domiciled at a third-party address;
- learn who is authorised to offer domiciliation services and under what conditions;
- navigate the regulatory framework set by Luxembourg law and the CSSF.
Content
- 1. Introduction
- What is domiciliation/concept
- 2. Regulatory framework
- Legal
- Sanctions
- 3. Role and obligation
- Role of the agent
- Obligations
- Services
- 4. Operational consequences and challenges
- Set up
- Contract
- Case study
Target audience
- Fiduciaries
- Assets servicers
- AIFM
- Legal department
- Representatives of all sectors (fund industry, banks, insurances, operating companies)
- PFS
Our lead experts
This training is coordinated by Florent Delory, Partner at PwC Luxembourg.
Florent is responsible for the governance services as well as company secretary, domiciliation and paralegal activities for asset managers and operational companies.
He assists clients in their reporting obligations and advises them on their governance strategy and oversight under Luxembourg specifics and requirements.
Florent is a member of the ILA Company Secretary committee in Luxembourg and therefore participates in discussions related to market practice and regulatory framework.
