ABBL - The Luxembourg Bankers' Association

The May 2026 edition of the ABBL EU legislative tracker is now available.

Prepared by the ABBL EU Representative Office in Brussels, the tracker provides ABBL members with a consolidated overview of key European legislative and regulatory developments impacting the financial sector.

This edition covers developments across:
🔹 Banking supervision
🔹 Financial markets
🔹 Sustainable finance
🔹 Digital finance
🔹 AML/CFT
🔹 Taxation

A practical monitoring resource designed to help members navigate the evolving European regulatory landscape.

With the support of Antoine Kremer, Xavier Bové, Chiara Chiodo and Lucia Martin Moran.

Explore the latest edition: https://lnkd.in/eDQtv6iE

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📌 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 | 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 \#165
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 | Annual Report 2025 & Annual General Meeting

Competitiveness, resilience and collective action were at the heart of this week’s ABBL Annual General Meeting and the publication of the ABBL Annual Report 2025.

𝗜𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

📘 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
The report explores the key trends, priorities and strategic challenges shaping Luxembourg’s financial centre in an increasingly demanding environment.
▶️ Read more: https://bit.ly/3PeHaaW

🏛️ 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
The ABBL Annual General Meeting highlighted the importance of competitiveness, innovation and resilience for Luxembourg’s banking sector.
▶️ Read more: https://bit.ly/4ngpk48

𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
🇪🇺 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆
Towards a 28th regime: a new European framework for EU companies.
https://bit.ly/4uD5zpZ

💡 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
APPiA consultation: shaping the future of digital payments and financial innovation.
https://bit.ly/4uzytau

🎓 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
2026 financial sector trends: skills, transformation and employability.
https://bit.ly/4f5AqGW

📊 𝗔𝗧 𝗔 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘

• 267 corporate members
• 3,000 experts contributing to ABBL activities
• 50 events organised in 2025
• 22 opinion papers submitted on EU and national consultations

📩 Contact us: member-relations@abbl.lu

📬 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁:
https://lnkd.in/e9TWH3HS

Today, ABBL members gathered for the 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, at a pivotal moment for Luxembourg’s financial centre.

Against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, accelerating digital transformation and growing regulatory pressure, discussions focused on the sector’s 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁.

As highlighted by ABBL Chairman Yves Stein:
“𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘶𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘨’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.”

The discussions also reflected the collective engagement of the banking community throughout the year:
🔹 267 corporate members
🔹 3,000 experts involved in ABBL activities
🔹 50 events organised in 2025
🔹 22 opinion papers submitted on European and national consultations

The Annual General Meeting also marked several developments within the ABBL’s governance bodies, reflecting the diversity and international nature of Luxembourg’s financial centre.

👉 Discover more about ABBL governance:
https://lnkd.in/d4K\_avdY

The meeting also marked the publication of the 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗟 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, exploring the key trends, priorities and challenges shaping the future of Luxembourg’s banking sector.

👉 Discover the report: https://lnkd.in/d4upAdvV

ABBL Competitiveness Innovation Resilience