Banks step up commitment to financing growth
Published the 24.11.2017
European banks, represented by the Board members of the European Banking Federation, on 24 November 2017 agreed to step up their work on funding the real economy with a priority...
Instant credit transfers are now a reality in eight European countries
Published the 21.11.2017
The SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) scheme created by the European Payments Council is operational. As of today, nearly 600 payment service providers (PSPs) from eight European countries are...
Orange Week 2017
Published the 18.11.2017
The End of Violence against Women and Girls Campaign In 2015, all 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Through its 17 goals,...
Deloitte Luxembourg publishes its annual report on the strong and changing PSF sector
Published the 16.11.2017
The eighth edition of Deloitte Luxembourg’s annual white paper “Outlook and future of a strong and changing sector” analyses in detail the market for Professionals of the Financial Sector (PSF)...
The ABBL and the University of Luxembourg launched a joint Research Project on Distributed Ledger Prototype for KYC
Published the 16.11.2017
The Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and its Foundation for Financial Education in cooperation with the University of Luxembourg and its Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) launched a...
10th Anniversary of the Private Banking Group, Luxembourg (PBGL)
Published the 15.11.2017
On 14 November 2017, the ABBL’s Wealth Management dedicated cluster, the Private Banking Group, Luxembourg (PBGL), celebrated its 10th Anniversary in the presence of Mr. Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg Minister of...
A Regulatory Reporting Hub in Luxembourg?
Published the 13.11.2017
On 21 September 2017, the ABBL held the conference “Regulatory Reporting Hub: Challenges and Opportunities for Luxembourg” with the purpose to share the Austrian experience on establishing a national regulatory...
MiFID II – Realigning the Client Experience
Published the 10.11.2017
It has been ten years since Directive 2004/39/EC on Markets in Financial Instruments (“MiFID I”) has been implemented in Luxembourg and more than 13 years since MiFID I has made...
The amended EuVECA and EuSEF Regulations
Published the 10.11.2017
Regulation (EU) 2017/1991 amending regulations (EU) No 345/2013 on European Venture Capital Funds (EuVECAs) and (EU) No 346/2013 on European Social Entrepreneurship Funds (EuSEFs) (together, the “Regulations”) has been published...
ING Fintech Village: launch of the third edition
Published the 09.11.2017
The third edition of ING Fintech Village has just been launched. Start-ups from around the world, especially those from the Grand Duchy, are invited to submit their applications on the...
