Doing Private Banking in Luxembourg: Necessary changes to adapt and configure...
From the beginning, 2013 has been, for the Luxembourg financial centre, a year dominated by sustained activity around the fiscal and regulatory framework (AIFMD, EMIR, FATCA, MiFID I and II).The peak...
View ArticleFATCA : FFI list and data exchange supporting information posted by the IRS
On 18-20 December 2013, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) posted new webpages with supporting information.FATCA FFI List Resources and Support Information, along with FFI List FAQs;FATCA...
View ArticleAvertissement concernant les activités d'une entité dénommée Bulls Capital...
La Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) avertit le public des activités d’une entité dénommée Bulls Capital Markets (site Internet : www.bullscapitalmarkets.com) qui prétend être...
View ArticleSEPA: Commission introduces an additional transition period of six months to...
The Commission has adopted a proposal to give an extra transition period of six months during which payments which differ from the SEPA format can still be accepted so as to minimise any possible risk...
View ArticleImportant steps towards completion of post-crisis regulatory reforms endorsed...
At its meeting in Basel today, the Basel Committee's oversight body, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), endorsed a number of important steps in the completion of the post-crisis...
View ArticleKBL epb signs partnership agreement with World Economic Forum
Member: KBL European Private Bankers S.A.KBL European Private Bankers (KBL epb), headquartered in Luxembourg, announced today the signing of a partnership agreement with the World Economic Forum, an...
View ArticleThanks to the sponsorship of the “Abbaye de Neumünster”, ING combines the...
Member: ING Luxembourg S.A.ING Luxembourg has the pleasure to announce that it has decided to support the “Centre Culturel et de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster” (CCRN). This sponsorship for a period of...
View ArticleEBF launches European Money Week
The European Banking Federation (EBF) announces the launch of the European Money Week for 2015. The European Financial Education Platform, created by the EBF last September, is planning a pan-European...
View ArticleMiFID: Michel Barnier salue l’accord du trilogue sur la réactualisation des...
«Je salue l’accord de principe intervenu aujourd’hui entre le Parlement européen et le Conseil sur la mise à jour de la réglementation concernant les marchés d’instruments financiers (MiFID II). Ces...
View ArticleLa migration vers SEPA: ne pas relâcher les efforts !
L'ABBL et les banques de la Place, accueillent favorablement la proposition du 9 janvier 2014 de la Commission Européenne d'instaurer une période de transition supplémentaire de six mois pour la...
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New statistics show SEPA migration gathers pace in December
New statistics released on 20 January 2014 by the European Central Bank (ECB) show that migration to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) gathered pace strongly in December. According to the latest...
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Bank attacks decreased by 32% in 2012 says EBF
The European Banking Federation (EBF) launches its 21st Physical Security Report ‘Banks incidents against infrastructure and staff – 2012’. This year’s edition highlights a very positive decrease of...
View ArticleComité de Bâle : nouvelles recommandations relatives à la gestion prudente...
La Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier tient à attirer l’attention sur la publication par le Comité de Bâle sur le contrôle bancaire de ses nouvelles recommandations en matière de lutte...
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Comptes de profits et pertes des établissements de crédit au 31 décembre 2013
La CSSFévalue le résultat avant provisions du secteur bancaire luxembourgeois à 5.250 millions d’EUR au 31 décembre 2013. Par rapport à la même date de l’exercice 2012, le résultat avant provisions...
View ArticleKBL epb unveils new group leadership structure
Member: KBL European Private Bankers S.A.KBL European Private Bankers (KBL epb), headquartered in Luxembourg, unveiled today a new leadership structure for the group, which is present in nine countries...
View ArticleLuxembourg signs MoU with Moscow financial centre
Luxembourg for Finance and the Department for External Economic and International Relations of the Moscow City Government have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at establishing a...
View ArticleEighth edition of the Economy Days
Member: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérativeThis year, the Economy Days will start on Tuesday, 4 February, in the morning and continue on Wednesday, 5 February, in the afternoon. Both sessions...
View ArticleAn untimely proposal for banks’ structural reform at the expense of financing...
The European Banking Federation (EBF) is deeply concerned over the Commission’s proposal released today on structural reform of the EU banking sector and calls on policy-makers to carefully consider...
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EBA issues Recommendation on the use of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Recommendation on the use of unique identification codes for supervisory purposes for every credit and financial institution in the European...
View Article2013 a été une année généralement positive pour l’industrie luxembourgeoise...
Les actifs nets gérés par les fonds d’investissement de droit luxembourgeois ont atteint 2.615,4 milliards d’euros à la fin du mois de décembre 2013 (fin 2012 : 2.383 milliards);Avec 193 milliards...
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