🏆✨ Congratulations to the students of Lycée Ermesinde, winners of the 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

The class of 𝗠𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 achieved a perfect score of 𝟮𝟬/𝟮𝟬, securing their place in the European final of this financial literacy competition organised by European Banking Federation together with national banking associations.

In Luxembourg, the competition is coordinated by the 𝗙𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹'𝗲́𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲̀𝗿𝗲, as part of its mission to promote financial education and strengthen young people’s understanding of key financial concepts.

💡 The 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇 helps students aged 13 to 15 develop essential life skills such as budgeting, understanding inflation, managing money and recognising fraud risks.

👏 A big bravo as well to the 𝟭𝟳 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 who took part in this year’s challenge. Their motivation and preparation made the competition both demanding and rewarding.

Special thanks to the teachers who supported their students throughout the competition, and to Mr Claude Wagner for guiding the winning class.

We would also like to thank Marc Welter for his support and Jessica Thyrion, who coordinated the competition in Luxembourg.

📍 Next step: the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, where around 30 countries will compete.

We wish the Luxembourg team the very best of luck!

Jessica Thyrion | Marc Welter | Claude Wagner
European Banking Federation | Fondation ABBL pour l'éducation financière | Lycée Ermesinde

EuropeanMoneyQuiz FinancialLiteracy Luxembourg FinLit EMQ2026

What a useful and engaging evening we had yesterday at Arendt discussing the expected impacts of 𝗖𝗥𝗗 𝗩𝗜 for our banking industry.

This first industry-wide conference dedicated to the imminent implementation of CRD VI gathered around 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, representing more than 𝟱𝟬 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝗨 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗘𝗨 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀.

In the opening remarks, Glenn Meyer, Partner at Arendt (Banking & Financial Services), set the scene by highlighting the importance of engaging with the CRD VI topic as early as possible and by reminding participants of its 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 for the review of banks’ business and governance models.

Sandrine Roux, Secretary General of the ABBL, recalled the regulatory timeline, emphasised the advocacy work carried out by the 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 - notably the ABBL Forum Bank Governance and the ABBL TCBs CRD VI Working Group - in recent months, and called for continued engagement from the industry on what can still be achieved, notably seeking further clarification and advocating for 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

⚖️ Pierre-Michaël de Waersegger, Partner at Arendt, and Frederic Schmit (LL.M.), Counsel at Arendt, then detailed the expected challenges and subtleties of the 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 for material operations.

Later in the programme, Sandrine Roux moderated a very open and authentic discussion among experts on the foreseen impacts of CRD VI on internal governance, with Analia Clouet, General Secretary and Member of the Management at Banque Raiffeisen, Delphine du Retail, Secretary General at BGL BNP Paribas, and Frederic Sudret, General Counsel at Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), with key takeaways wrapped up by Emmanuelle Mousel.

🌍 Finally, the many 𝗧𝗖𝗕 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 present received practical and forward-looking insights from 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻, Country Head and Head of Institutional Banking Luxembourg Branch at RBS International, Marc Mouton, Partner at Arendt, and Glenn Meyer on the capital, liquidity and governance requirements applicable to 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀, as well as on the new constraints — and remaining opportunities — of the regime for both existing and future players.

🙏 Our sincere thanks to the partners and teams at Arendt for hosting and contributing to the success of this conference. We look forward to continuing the discussion with the banking community as the 𝗖𝗥𝗗 𝗩𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 progresses.

Sandrine Roux | Glenn Meyer | Pierre-Michaël de Waersegger | Frederic Schmit (LL.M.) | Analia Clouet | Delphine du Retail | Frederic Sudret | Emmanuelle Mousel | Daniela K. | Marc Mouton
Arendt | ABBL

CRDVI BankingRegulation Luxembourg EUBanking FinancialServices

💡 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸
How can banks combine 𝗶𝗻-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 with 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 to enhance customer experience?

This question will be at the heart of the next meeting of the 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 (𝗙𝗜𝗙), organised in cooperation with Spuerkeess, bringing together banking professionals and FinTech innovators for an evening dedicated to 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

As customer expectations continue to evolve, banks increasingly rely on complementary digital approaches to deliver 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲-𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 across the entire customer journey.

The programme will feature insights from industry practitioners, FinTech representatives and banking leaders, including:

🔹 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰̧𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮, CEO – Spuerkeess
🔹 Jerry Grbic, CEO – ABBL
🔹 Marianne Wildi, Chairwoman of the Board – Hypothekarbank Lenzburg AG
🔹 Chunhe Zhang, Managing Director – PingPong Payments Europe
🔹 Jeremy Lauret, Chief Commercial Officer – Swissquote
🔹 Alex Panican, Deputy CEO – The LHoFT - Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

The event will also include a panel discussion on “𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲”, moderated by Mehdi Mekhneche.

🎤 The session will be hosted by Sarah Odru, Head of Member Relations at ABBL, with additional contributions from experts including Andrey Martovoy, Senior Adviser – Innovation & Digital at ABBL.

📅 Monday, 16 March 2026
🕠 17:30 – 20:30 (doors open at 17:00)
📍 Spuerkeess, Luxembourg

This meeting of the 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 will provide a platform for open exchange between ABBL members and FinTech firms on the evolving role of 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Participation is reserved for invited members.

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰̧𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮 | Jerry Grbic | Marianne Wildi | Chunhe Zhang | Jeremy Lauret | Mehdi Mekhneche | Andrey Martovoy | Jacques PÜTZ | Alex Panican | Sarah Odru
Spuerkeess | ABBL | The LHoFT - Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

FinTech DigitalBanking CustomerExperience Innovation Luxembourg ABBL

What skills will define the next generation of banking professionals?

An article published in Investment Officer explores how recruitment priorities are evolving in Luxembourg’s private banking sector. While technical expertise remains important, 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀.

The article features perspectives from HR leaders in the sector and includes insights from Hélène Lange, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ABBL.

💬 “𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

This is also why initiatives such as the 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝘂𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 aim to bridge the gap between academic training and the realities of the profession.

Beyond technical knowledge, the programme helps students understand the importance of emotional intelligence, authenticity and trust when building long-term client relationships.

🔎 Read the article:
https://lnkd.in/eBEZBKnp

Source: Investment Officer, 11 March 2026.

ABBL Luxembourg Banking Talent SoftSkills PrivateBanking FinancialCentre