Guidelines

• ABBL Guidance Law of 30 March 2022 on inactive accounts, inactive safes & unclaimed insurance contracts
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  Created at: 18-07-2022
• 2nd Edition SFDR Guidelines for Luxembourg - 2nd Edition - March 2023
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  Created at: 11-04-2023
• April 2023) Best practices for banks and set of guidelines on energy savings for ABBL members
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  Created at: 13-04-2023
• working Q&A June 2022 Practical aspects of taxation for cross-border workers
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  Created at: 13-06-2022
• Sanctions against Russia & Belarus Technical note on the latest regulations on the new restrictive measures against Russia and Belarus
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  Created at: 07-03-2023
• Russian sanctions Q&As on the latest regulations on restrictive measures due to Russia's actions
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  Created at: 09-06-2022
• Central Contact Point Law April 2022 - Updated version relating to the Belgian law creating a Central Contact Point
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  Created at: 04-05-2022
• Central Contact Point Law (in French) Avril 2022 - Document mis à jour relatif à la loi belge créant un Point de Contact Central
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  Created at: 04-05-2022
• EU restrictions related to Russia’s actions in Ukraine 21 April 2022 - An overview of the recent EU regulations
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  Created at: 22-04-2022
• Integrating ESG risks into risk management frameworks January 2022 - Practices and challenges for the banking industry 
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  Created at: 25-01-2022
• Sanitary measures for economic activities (excluding the Horeca sector) (EN) 26 January 2022 - Frequently Asked Questions (in English)
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  Created at: 26-01-2022
• Sanitary measures for economic activities (excluding the Horeca sector) (FR) 26 January 2022 - Frequently Asked Questions (in French)
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  Created at: 26-01-2022
• FAQs on DAC 6 February 2021 - To develop a common understanding amongst ABBL members
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  Created at: 06-07-2021
• Depositary Banking: guidelines on safekeeping of other assets December 2020 - Best practices on fund depositary issues - ABBL/ALFI
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• MiFID II guidelines June 2020 - annex: previous versions (01.2018 and 09.2017)
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• through and control March 2020 - Application of the look-through principle - in association with ALFI
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Depositary Banking: financial instruments held in custody January 2020 - Safekeeping obligations of assets held-in-custody - ABBL/ALFI
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Depositary Banking: new AIFM/UCITS CDRs on delegated safekeeping September 2019 - Impact assessment and implementation - ABBL/ALFI
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Depositary Banking: regulatory framework applicable to depositaries September 2019 - Summary of the regulatory framework - ABBL/ALFI
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Regulation overview 7 November 2018 - EU Benchmarks Regulation  
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  Created at: 30-06-2021
• EU Benchmarks Regulation July 2018 - Regulation overview
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Implementing the General Data Protection Regulation May 2018 - Steps forward
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  Created at: 06-07-2021
• GDPR and human resources May 2018 - Practical guide for the application of GDPR in employment relationships
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  Created at: 06-07-2021
• Big Data and data analytics May 2018 - The impact of GDPR on data analytics projects at financial institutions 
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  Created at: 06-07-2021
• Depositary Banking: oversight duties and cash monitoring May 2018 - Oversight duties and cash monitoring for AIFS and UCITS - ABBL/ALFI
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• site investigations in the financial sector (EN) March 2018 - On-site inspection cases and considerations for effective preparation
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• site investigations in the financial sector (FR) March 2018 - On-site inspection cases and considerations for effective preparation
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• site investigations: presentation and summary March 2018 - Presentation slides of the guidelines - ABBL/Allen & Overy
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• FAQs on Common Reporting Standard (CRS) March 2017 - Guidance regarding the implementation of the OECD CRS
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  Created at: 06-07-2021
• Switching bank accounts in Luxembourg (FR) 2017 - Switching process and actions to be taken
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Switching bank accounts in Luxembourg (EN) 2017 - Switching process and actions to be taken
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Switching bank accounts in Luxembourg (DE) 2017 - Switching process and actions to be taken
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Archiving of documents by financial sector professionals (EN) February 2016 - Legal requirements regarding the archiving of documents
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Archiving of documents by financial sector professionals (FR) February 2016 - Legal requirements regarding the archiving of documents
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Implementation of FATCA rules in Luxembourg December 2015 - Guidance and ABBL template for entity self-certification
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  Created at: 06-07-2021
• Diligent application of the standards of integrity, transparency and professionalism (EN) May 2014 - Guidance notes
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  Created at: 06-07-2021
• Diligent application of the standards of integrity, transparency and professionalism (FR) May 2014 - Guidance notes
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  Created at: 06-07-2021
• Unclaimed assets and dormant accounts (EN) January 2012 - Management and monitoring of dormant accounts
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  Created at: 07-07-2021
• Unclaimed assets and dormant accounts (FR) January 2012 - Management and monitoring of dormant accounts
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  Created at: 07-07-2021