Sustainable finance: EU taxonomy and EU Green Bond Standard expert group reports
Published the 13.03.2020
On 9 March, the European Commission released the reports prepared by the Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Sustainable finance. One report is dedicated to the EU’s classification of green economic...
ABBL and its members putting social inclusion first
Published the 13.03.2020
On Friday, 6 March, 17 students received a certificate from the ABBL Foundation for financial education to reward their participation in the Zuumer Academy, which ran from 24 February to...
MiFID, MiFIR: How would you like your review? Targeted or broad?
Published the 06.03.2020
On 17 February the European Commission launched a public consultation to gather stake-holders views on MiFID/MiFIR. Indeed, MiFID/R 2 included revision clauses triggering a re-consideration of certain aspects of MiFID/R....
European Commission’s agenda to shape the digital future
Published the 28.02.2020
On 19 February, the European Commission publicly launched its work on the digital economy, one of the priorities of the current Commission driven by Executive Vice-President Vestager. These publications include:...
C3 Members’ Meeting 2020: Strengthening the financial center with close partnerships
Published the 28.02.2020
On 26 February 2020, the ABBL industry cluster dedicated to Corporate Finance, Capital Markets and Cash Management held its annual members’ meeting in presence of the ABBL President, Guy Hoffmann,...
Unlocking capital markets – an opportunity for growth
Published the 28.02.2020
The Markets4Europe roadshow made its stop on 25 February 2020 in Luxembourg to raise the awareness of the Luxembourg financial sector stakeholders of the importance of fully integrated capital markets...
Corona Virus (COVID-19) – ABBL guidelines
Published the 27.02.2020
In light of the growing risk of the spreading of the COVID-19 virus, the ABBL issues the present guidelines to hinder the spreading of the virus and support ABBL members...
Zuumer Academy – the ABBL and its Members team-up for social inclusion
Published the 14.02.2020
Being able to manage money and understanding today’s complex socio-economic environment are fundamental skills necessary to enable everyone to make sound professional and private decisions to safeguard their financial security....
New AML / CFT powers for the EBA and more to come
Published the 14.02.2020
In 2018 / 2019 a string of anti-money-laundering failures shook the European banking landscape and sounded a wake-up call for banks, competent authorities and the legislator. One of the immediate...
ABBL 2020 – a new vision
Published the 31.01.2020
In 2019, the ABBL celebrated its 80th anniversary. A moment to reflect on many years of good work and a multitude of achievements, but also a moment to take stock,...
