EBA 2022 Work Programme
Published the 13.10.2021
October is traditionally work programme season for the EU institutions and agencies. After ESMA earlier this month, the European Banking Authority (EBA) last week released its Annual Work Programme for...
Launch of European Cyber Security Month: raising awareness of cyber threats
Published the 06.10.2021
The month of October marks European Cyber Security Month across the European Union, through an awareness-raising campaign organised by the European Cyber Security Agency (ENISA), the European Commission and the...
Marilyn Rinck joins the ABBL as Financial Markets Adviser
Published the 06.10.2021
Marilyn Rinck joined the ABBL in October 2021 as Financial Markets Adviser, where she will support members by contributing to technical work in relation to the depositary and custody banking...
Verena Ross, the new Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Published the 30.09.2021
Verena Ross has been appointed as the new Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). After months of deadlock in the Council on the selection of the next...
European Sustainable Development Week: the ABBL and its members commit daily to a more sustainable future
Published the 30.09.2021
The European Sustainable Development Week, from 18 September to 8 October, is a European initiative to raise awareness and encourage activities, projects and events supporting sustainable development and the Sustainable...
Ech kann dat och: online banking for all, focus on senior citizens
Published the 23.09.2021
Given the rapidly changing financial sector, the Ministry of Consumer Protection proposed to initiate an e-banking training programme in collaboration with the CSSF and the Fondation ABBL pour l’éducation financière....
De-risking: the limits of AML/CFT rules on financial inclusion?
Published the 22.09.2021
The legal framework for combating money laundering and terrorist financing may eventually lead to a decision by financial actors to de-risk. This observation follows recent concerns at the European level,...
Galina Miroshnichenko joins the ABBL as Digital Banking and Payments Adviser
Published the 22.09.2021
The digital transformation of our society is accelerating, and payment services are playing an increasingly important role, directly enabling this evolution. As Galina says: “The payments sector is one of...
The EU’s draft AML package : an attempt at further harmonisation in Europe
Published the 15.09.2021
The long awaited AML/CFT package of the European Commission was released on 20 July 2021, with four legislative proposals: A Regulation establishing a new EU AML/CFT Authority A Regulation on...
Post-COVID: Reminder of the current rules
Published the 15.09.2021
In order to support its members in this post-COVID period, ABBL legal experts have made an inventory of the rules in force. Taxation Germany Extension of COVID amicable agreement until...
