ABBL - The Luxembourg Bankers' Association

🎓Last week, a new cohort of finance professionals graduated from the 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 programme, co-developed by the ABBL, House of Training and ESSEC Business School.

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape banking, investment management, compliance and risk management, developing the right skills is becoming just as important as adopting the right technologies.

As highlighted by Ananda Kautz during the graduation ceremony:
"𝘈𝘭𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥."

The programme equips financial professionals with the practical knowledge needed to understand AI, identify relevant use cases and support its responsible implementation across financial services.

🚀 Registrations are now open for the next edition, starting on 26 November 2026.

👉 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗹𝗻𝗸𝗱.𝗶𝗻/𝗲𝗲𝗡𝗲𝗠𝗴\_𝗪

Congratulations to all participants on completing the programme, and thank you to House of Training, ESSEC Business School, the faculty and guest speakers for making this new edition a success.

💬 In the coming days, we'll also be sharing the experience of one of this year's participants from Creand Wealth & Securities (Banque de Patrimoines Privés, S. A.), who will explain how the programme is already helping turn AI into practical business value. Stay tuned!

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🤖 Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from experimentation to implementation in wealth management, with one clear message emerging throughout the discussions: AI is here to enhance human expertise, not replace it.

This was one of the key takeaways from the latest 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 & 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, organised in partnership with Indosuez Wealth Management, which brought together Luxembourg's banking, wealth management and innovation communities.

The event explored where the financial sector stands on the AI maturity curve, with some institutions already deploying concrete use cases while others are still experimenting with copilots, document summarisation and productivity tools.

The discussion moved from strategy to practical examples, covering AI's potential impact on relationship managers, operations, compliance, onboarding, client servicing and decision support. Beyond efficiency, speakers also highlighted how AI can create value through better client experience, improved risk management and new advisory opportunities.

At the same time, trust, governance, data quality, regulation and client expectations remain essential. 𝗜𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆.

For Luxembourg's wealth management sector, AI is clearly both a challenge and an opportunity, and it is now firmly on the strategic agenda.

A sincere thank you to Indosuez Wealth Management, all speakers, moderators, panellists and participating FinTechs for sharing their expertise and practical insights.

Ananda Kautz | Andrey Martovoy | Sarah Odru | Jean-Pierre Schmit | Mélissa Tilquin | Lydie Percier | Melanie Moos, CFA | Steeve Gresse | Liévin Tshikali | Frederic Gielen | Geoffrey Dezoppy | Vincent MANUEL | Arnaud Parmentier | Julien Dor | Julien Renkin

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Since 2018, the US securitised $63.6 billion in data centre debt. The EU managed $800 million. 🔌

Europe's securitisation pipes are badly clogged. Too much capital remains trapped on bank balance sheets, while too little of Europe's institutional capital is channelled into strategic assets.

A stronger EU securitisation market could support an additional annual €130 to €320 billion of lending. The opportunity is material.

Read the full analysis in our report with Oliver Wyman: https://lnkd.in/dxtcrSSM

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Insightful discussions at the event 𝗔𝗠𝗟𝗥 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, hosted by Arendt & Medernach on 29 June.

The session brought together regulators and industry experts to discuss the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) and its implications across the banking, insurance and investment fund sectors.

Glenn Meyer, together with his colleagues Pierre-Michaël de Waersegger, Sandrine Periot and Manfred Hoffmann, provided a clear and comprehensive overview of the key changes expected under the AMLR, including its scope, business-wide risk assessments, governance, group-wide requirements, outsourcing, ongoing monitoring, beneficial ownership and nominee arrangements.

The expert panel also featured Amandine Laurent (ABBL), alongside Max Braun (CRF), Heleen De Geest (CSSF), Lea Zanda (ACA) and Michel Leyers, CAMS (ALFI/Fidelity International), who shared valuable perspectives on both the ongoing discussions at EU level and the practical implications of the forthcoming framework.

One message came through clearly: 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗠𝗟/𝗖𝗙𝗧 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

It was also encouraging to see that the advocacy efforts led by the ABBL, together with other industry stakeholders, are beginning to contribute to a more proportionate and practical regulatory framework.

Thank you to Arendt & Medernach for the invitation and for bringing together such a strong panel of speakers from across the financial sector.

At the ABBL, we will continue these discussions within our 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 and our dedicated 𝗔𝗠𝗟𝗥 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 as work on the new framework progresses.

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