Private Banking in Luxembourg: the last 10 years and the future
Published the 12.01.2018
On the occasion of Luxembourg’s Private Banking Group 10th Anniversary, Founding Fathers and Key Members of the Private Banking Group, Luxembourg (PBGL) have given their views on the evolution in...
CSDR: Impact on Participants of CSDs and ICSDs
Published the 12.01.2018
Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on Central Securities Repositories (CSDR) certainly qualifies as one of the most important pieces of legislation in...
Integrating TLAC into the EU resolution framework
Published the 12.01.2018
Several days ago I attended an exchange of views with the European Parliament’s “rapporteur” on the modification of the EU recovery and resolution framework. Gunnar Hökmark had already been the...
Several types of special leave modified
Published the 05.01.2018
On Friday 14 December 2017, the draft bill n°7060 was passed in the Chamber of Deputies, modifying several types of special leave as of 1 January 2018: Paternity leave Fathers can...
Costs of MiFID II
Published the 05.01.2018
According to a 2016 survey conducted by the ABBL and EY with their members on the cost of regulations and its impacts on the Luxembourg financial markets, MiFID II budgets...
CSSF accredited MiFID II training programmes
Published the 05.01.2018
The ABBL is happy to announce the launch of the CSSF accredited MiFID II training programme at the House of Training. The proposed training is based on various modules covering...
Happy New Year! Happy new Council Presidency!
Published the 05.01.2018
It’s New Year’s eve 2017. The countdown starts: 10, 9, 8… Glass of champagne in hand people all over Europe celebrate the entry into the new year. For staff at...
ABBL focus on sustainable finance
Published the 02.01.2018
The COP 21 Agreement signed in Paris by 185 Countries in 2015 marked a turning point in the scale of sustainable finance. Since then, particularly in Europe, we witnessed a...
How does ABBL support banks in the PSD2 adoption?
Published the 02.01.2018
On 13 January 2018, the second edition of the Payment Services Directive will enter into force as long as the Luxembourg legislator votes the draft law within the prescribed deadlines....
The China Banking Association and the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association sign a MoU
Published the 02.01.2018
An interview with the CEO of the ABBL, Serge de Cillia On 26 September 2017, Yves Maas, Chairman of the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and Runzhong Huang, Secretary General representing...
