CSSF – The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier is a public institution which supervises the professionals and products of the Luxembourg financial sector.

CSSF’s communications and initiatives in the COVID-19 context

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the CSSF has made every effort to ensure the operational continuity of its supervisory mission, both in terms of consumer protection and financial sector stability. This period is characterised by the need to be in an even more…

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22 October 2020

Claude Marx, Director General of the CSSF : Guest (“Invité de la Rédaction”) on RTL 92,5

Marking the 75th anniversary of financial supervision in Luxembourg, Claude Marx reflected on the past and present of the financial centre, as well as on current events: https://www.rtl.lu/radio/invite-vun-der-redaktioun/a/1599260.html

20 October 2020

Documentary and book for the 75th anniversary of the financial supervision

On 17 October 1945, the position of Commissaire au Contrôle des Banques (banking supervision commissioner) was created. This date marks the beginning of the modern era of supervision of the Luxembourg financial centre. In order to mark the 75th anniversary of this event, the CSSF…

04 September 2020

Publication of the CSSF’s Annual Report 2019

Press release 20/18
Ten years after the financial crisis, the CSSF continued, in 2019, its mission of prudential supervision by organising its action around five priorities: consumer and investor protection, financial innovation and digitalisation, fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, review of business models and risks associated…

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23 October 2020 - Communiqué

In the face of the upsurge of COVID-19 cases, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) calls on the entities under its supervision to use telework

We are facing an unprecedented upsurge in coronavirus infections whose consequences cannot be measured at this stage. The government indicated that the situation gives cause for concern during its press conference today. It is essential that, like everyone, the entities under the CSSF’s supervision contribute…

23 October 2020 - Circular CSSF

Circular CSSF 20/753

Amendment of Circular CSSF 07/301, as amended by Circulars CSSF 08/338, CSSF 09/403, CSSF 11/506 and CSSF 13/568 on the implementation of the internal capital and liquidity adequacy assessment process (ICAAP and ILAAP) and of Circular CSSF 11/506 on principles of a sound stress testing programme

22 October 2020 - Interview

Claude Marx, Director General of the CSSF : Guest ("Invité de la Rédaction") on RTL 92,5

20 October 2020 - Press release

Documentary and book for the 75th anniversary of the financial supervision

In order to mark the 75th anniversary of the financial supervision in Luxembourg, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) published a book and sponsored the production of a documentary. Both were presented on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, in the Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg, in the presence of Mr Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance, Ms Sam Tanson, Minister of Culture, Mr Claude Conter, Director of the Bibliothèque nationale du Luxembourg (BnL) and Mr Claude Marx, Director General of the CSSF.
Luxembourg supervision, financial centre and economy: three closely linked topics According to Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance: “The financial sector remains, today, the leading sector of our economy and an efficient regulation is the guarantee of its success. Today, the CSSF has almost a thousand…

19 October 2020 - Warning

Warning concerning the website www.alpha-prevoyance.com

The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) warns the public of the website www.alpha-prevoyance.com where an entity, which claims to be established at 30 boulevard Royal, Luxembourg, offers investment services under the name Alpha. The CSSF informs the public that the entity which presents…

15 October 2020 - Communiqué

Designation of Operators of Essential Services

The Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016, concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (hereafter “NIS Directive”) has been transposed into the Luxembourgish Law of 28…

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