An avant-goût of upcoming MiFID review
Published the 01.12.2020
Earlier this year, on 24 July, the European Commission presented a Capital Markets recovery package which included a MiFID quick fix proposal. Already in spring, the lengthy behind the scenes...
Découvrez notre espace “Protection du consommateur”
Published the 30.11.2020
Vous souhaitez : mieux contrôler votre avenir financier ? mieux maîtriser la gestion de votre argent ? pouvoir prendre de meilleures décisions financières? mieux comprendre le langage de votre banquier...
ABBL, ACA and ALEBA agree in principle on new collective bargaining agreements for the years 2021-2023 – Press release
Published the 10.11.2020
The current collective bargaining agreements for the banking and insurance sectors were negotiated in 2018 and are applicable for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Upon the initiative of ALEBA,...
Virtual ECOFIN meeting to tackle AML, cut back tax evasion in the digital sector and keeping NPLs under control
Published the 10.11.2020
Although the pandemic is raging in the EU’s center of power, life and work goes on, including meetings of Ministers in Brussels. In November the ECOFIN was focusing on anti-money...
Nothing new on Brexit, right?
Published the 03.11.2020
Good news – there may be a deal in sight on Brexit again insofar as Brexit talks resumed in London and are now scheduled to last until mid-November. In the...
The European Commission consults on depositary banks
Published the 03.11.2020
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) is a cornerstone of EU legislation on depositary banks. It will not come as a surprise that when the Commission launched its consultation...
ABBL Private Banking Group Survey 2019 – Press release
Published the 03.11.2020
Luxembourg, 2 November 2020 The latest PBGL Survey for the private banking sector has just been published. Here is a summary of the key points, details of which can be...
Conference « Cybersecurity: mitigating risk during and after COVID-19 »: key take-aways
Published the 28.10.2020
On 21 October 2020, Jelena Zelenovic, Senior Unit Head Op. Risk at EIB, shared her knowledge about Cybersecurity and risk mitigation during and after COVID-19, during a conference jointly organised...
What does the Commission have in store for financial services in 2021?
Published the 22.10.2020
October is traditionally the time of the year when the European Commission adopts its yearly work programme (CWP). The 2020 edition is aimed at managing the crisis triggered by Covid-19...
Mid-Presidency : what is keeping the Council busy?
Published the 21.10.2020
For the Germans it was all meant to be different. At the beginning of the year, their 6 month (July to December) Presidency of the European Council, was intended to...
