Luxembourg Just Made AML/CTF Compliance Significantly Easier

The Anti-Money Laundering Authority has finalized three sets of Regulatory Technical Standards that will establish a unified framework for obliged entities across the European Union to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. These standards address customer due diligence requirements, transaction identification criteria, and group-wide compliance measures, marking a significant step toward harmonized AML/CFT enforcement throughout the EU.

In a ruling handed down on 26 February 2025, the Court of Appeal in chambers declared inadmissible the criminal proceedings brought against a financial institution on the grounds...

The European Union's newly adopted anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing package represents a significant evolution in financial crime prevention, introducing a harmonised rulebook that expands the range of entities required to comply with AML/CTF obligations. This comprehensive analysis examines how the Package transforms the regulatory landscape for obliged entities across EU member states, comparing the new requirements against both the previous EU directive framework and existing domesti

The Anti-Money Laundering Regulation introduces sweeping changes to EU financial compliance, establishing a EUR 10,000 cap on cash transactions, prohibiting anonymous financial instruments, and mandating the conversion of bearer shares. These measures fundamentally reshape how businesses handle large payments and corporate ownership structures, with strict deadlines and automatic penalties for non-compliance.

On 30 July 2025, the Government submitted a draft bill to fund the development of GovSat-2, a second satellite dedicated to governmental and military use.

The Anti-Money Laundering Regulation introduces significant changes to Customer Due Diligence requirements, expanding trigger events and deepening information obligations. Organizations must understand these new compliance measures, including lower transaction thresholds, enhanced sanctions screening, and stricter reporting requirements before the July 2027 implementation deadline.

On 13 December 2024, Luxembourg's Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) released a new FAQ addressing Anti-Money Laundering and Countering...

On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament agreed to an anti-money laundering package (EU AML package). A week earlier, the Dutch Finance minister wrote to the House of Representatives about the potential...

The regulation on anti-money laundering and terrorism financing has not stopped developing over the last two decades, all while enlarging its scope of ...

Dans un arrêt du 23 décembre 2022, la Cour Constitutionnelle a déclaré que "l'article 1762-6, paragraphe 4, du Code civil, tel qu'introduit par la loi du 3 février 2018 portant sur le bail commercial...