Preparing for a potentially disorderly Brexit
Published the 29.06.2018
Two years have gone by since the referendum on the European Union in the UK. In the meantime we know for (rather) sure that the United Kingdom is going to...
Open Banking: the ABBL encourages bankers to go beyond PSD2 Compliance
Published the 29.06.2018
In light of the approaching transposition of Payment Service Directive II (PSD2) in Luxembourg and taking into account the impact it will have on the national financial services market, ABBL’s...
Final phase in negotiating Banking package / risk reduction measures
Published the 22.06.2018
On 19 June 2018, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) adopted its reports on the so-called “risk reduction measures” or the 2016 “banking package”. The latter include...
SME Financing Initiatives
Published the 22.06.2018
On 24 May 2018, the European Commission (EC) published a series of draft regulations the intent of which is to give small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) better access to...
The European Commission appoints Expert Group on Sustainable finance
Published the 15.06.2018
This week, the European Commission has published the list of members who will participate in the technical expert group on Sustainable finance. This expert group which was announced in the...
L’ABBL se mobilise pour l’initiative «Mam Vëlo op d’Schaff»
Published the 08.06.2018
L’action de sensibilisation « Mam Vëlo op d’Schaff » organisée par le Verkéiersverbond fête déjà son 11e anniversaire. Elle vise à motiver jeunes et moins jeunes à parcourir à vélo...
Dealing with NPLs: the Commission proposals
Published the 08.06.2018
During and after the most recent financial crisis, non-performing loans (NPLs) have been building up on banks’ balance sheets in several Member States and have been threatening the viability of...
SBBS: half banking union, half CMU
Published the 01.06.2018
When a few weeks before the adoption of the Commission proposal I first heard about Esbies, for the fraction of a second involuntarily the image of a yellow frisbee took...
OECD Symposium to Advance Financial Literacy
Published the 25.05.2018
The 5th OECD Global Policy Research Symposium to Advance Financial Literacy gathered many important actors in the field of financial education. It was the moment to celebrate the 10th anniversary...
Sustainable finance – The European Commission is moving forward
Published the 25.05.2018
On 24th May 2018, the Commission presented a package of measures as a follow-up to its action plan on financing sustainable growth published in March 2018. This package includes three...
