Is the promotion of an international role of the Euro feasible?
Published the 17.05.2019
Each year, the European Commission, along with the European Central Bank, organizes a joint conference on European financial integration and stability. The international role of the Euro and the related...
EBF recommendations for the 2019-2024 legislative policy cycle and beyond
Published the 17.05.2019
To provide ideas and recommendations to policymakers, regulators and experts on the role of banks in the European Union for the next five years and beyond the European Banking Federation has...
Sustainability taking center stage at the ABBL and its Ccube Cluster
Published the 17.05.2019
At its second 2019 Executive Board meeting on May 8th, the ABBL’s Corporate Finance, Capital Markets and Cash Management Cluster (hereafter called C3 Cluster) focused on the critical intermediation role...
International Impact Banking Conference – reveals results of Sustainable Finance Market Study today
Published the 14.05.2019
The 2nd PwC Green Finance Day, organised together with the ABBL, will occur today in Luxembourg. The event will be opened by Guy Hoffmann (Chairman of ABBL), Valérie Arnold (Partner,...
Banks call for improving Europe’s global economic competitiveness in upcoming EU policy cycle
Published the 10.05.2019
European banks, represented by the Board of the European Banking Federation, today urged the European Union to step up its efforts for improving Europe’s global competitiveness as part of the...
AML & CTF at a glance: ABBL’s commitments and action plan
Published the 10.05.2019
Due to the continued growth and international connectedness of the Luxembourg financial centre, the ABBL reiterates the necessity to strengthen the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. The ABBL pledges to safeguard the integrity...
Whistleblowing: Fact sheet
Published the 10.05.2019
On 16 April 2019, the EU Parliament has adopted the proposal for a directive on strengthening whistleblowers protection. Let’s have a quick chat with Jonathan Hug, Senior Legal Advisor at...
Catherine Bourin nommée nouvelle Présidente de l’ASTF
Published the 08.05.2019
Lors de sa dernière Assemblée Générale, l’ASTF (Association pour la Santé au Travail des Secteurs Tertiaire et Financier) a présenté les changements au sein de son organisation et plus précisément...
Proportionality in banking regulation: a promising debate
Published the 03.05.2019
Background The concept of proportionality, embedded in all legal systems, aims at keeping the level of public intervention – in the form of rules, restrictions or sanctions – appropriate to...
Human rights: a core element of a modern financial centre
Published the 03.05.2019
In a modern financial centre such as Luxembourg, the protection of human rights are increasingly considered to be essential. There are a number of leads that financial sector actors have...
