Supervision

In an interview with Investment Officer, Esma chair Verena Ross outlined her vision and the significant challenges ahead as the regulatory body aims to become Europe’s equivalent to the US SEC.

Martine Solovieff, procureure générale du Luxembourg, exprime ses inquiétudes face aux difficultés persistantes du pays dans la lutte contre la criminalité financière, pointant comme obstacles majeurs la surcharge de dossiers et le manque de personnel.

Les pannes et interruptions qui ont affecté le secteur financier ce mois-ci sont révélatrices, si besoin était, des faiblesses inhérentes à la dépendance aux technologies. Une loi telle que DORA montre toutefois, selon les experts, une certaine maturité en ce qui concerne l’anticipation de ce genre de problèmes.

Banque Havilland, once a discreet player in the European private banking sector, is now caught in a severe regulatory storm. This case has also reignited old tensions related to the 2009 sale of Icelandic bank Kaupthing’s Luxembourg unit to the Rowland family, the financiers behind Banque Havilland.

Banque Havilland, a Luxembourg-headquartered private bank controlled by Prince Andrew’s longtime financial adviser David Rowland, has effectively been put out of business in Europe following a coordinated clamp-down by EU regulators amid persistent governance and money laundering issues.

Selon le marché, une baisse des taux d’intérêt américains en septembre est désormais acquise. D’éminents opposants à une politique plus souple en matière de taux d’intérêt s’inclinent.

The CSSF has fined BGL BNP Paribas three million euro for significant lapses in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing compliance. It’s the second-largest fine ever imposed for AML failings in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg’s banking sector, once heralded for its stability and strong governance, is now grappling with substantial hurdles in adhering to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, a new consultancy report reveals.

Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF has confirmed that the 34.49 percent holding in Nvidia by an Amundi fund does not constitute a breach of the 2010 law on undertakings for collective investment, which caps Ucits investments in most individual stocks at 10 percent.

Investors in European ESG funds could be in for a rude awakening as new guidelines from the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) threaten to upend the industry, according to Morningstar.