Deposit Guarantee Scheme Reporting in Luxembourg – FGDL Membership, SCV Files, and the Covered Deposits Survey

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Last updated: March 2026

Last year, a Luxembourg institution ran a CPDI-requested SCV stress test and discovered that 22% of its depositor records were flagged as not ready for straight-through compensation. Names did not match across accounts for the same depositor. NIN fields were blank for accounts opened before 2016. Omnibus accounts had been incorrectly excluded. The institution passed the test on coverage amount but failed on operational readiness. That distinction matters, because when a bank actually fails, the Fonds de Garantie des Deposits Luxembourg (FGDL) has seven working days to start paying out up to EUR 100,000 per eligible depositor. If the SCV file cannot produce a clean, compensation-ready dataset within hours of a failure declaration, the payout timeline breaks. The CSSF and the CPDI will want to know why your institution was not ready, and the answer cannot be “we never tested it.”

This guide covers the DGSD framework as implemented in Luxembourg, FGDL membership obligations, the SCV file requirements under Circular CSSF 13/555 (as amended by CSSF-CPDI 23/36), the quarterly covered deposits survey, the EBA risk-based contribution methodology, and the errors that keep appearing in supervisory reviews.

Related reading: COREP Reporting Explained – the supervisory capital reporting framework whose data feeds directly into the risk indicators used to calculate your DGS contribution.

The DGSD Framework and Luxembourg Transposition

Directive 2014/49/EU (the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive, DGSD) establishes the EU framework for deposit protection. It requires every Member State to have at least one officially recognised DGS, sets the coverage level at EUR 100,000 per depositor per credit institution, mandates a seven-working-day payout deadline, and requires DGSs to build up an ex-ante fund equal to at least 0.8% of covered deposits by 3 July 2024.

Luxembourg transposed the DGSD through the Loi du 18 decembre 2015 relative aux mesures de resolution, d’assainissement et de liquidation des etablissements de credit et de certaines entreprises d’investissement (the “Law of 2015”). The relevant provisions are primarily in Title III of the Law, which governs deposit guarantee and investor compensation. Key articles that practitioners reference regularly include: Article 163 (definitions, including “deposit”, “eligible deposit”, and “covered deposit”), Article 170 (unavailability of deposits and payout trigger), Article 171 (coverage level and temporary high balances), Article 172 (exclusions from coverage), and Article 175 (set-off provisions).

The distinction between eligible deposits and covered deposits matters operationally. Eligible deposits are all deposits that are not excluded by Article 172 of the Law of 2015 (which excludes deposits by financial institutions, public authorities above certain thresholds, and certain other categories). Covered deposits are the portion of eligible deposits that falls within the EUR 100,000 guarantee limit. Your SCV file reports at the account level; the covered deposits survey reports the aggregate covered amount. Both must be consistent with each other and with the definitions in the Law of 2015.

FGDL Membership

The Fonds de Garantie des Deposits Luxembourg (FGDL) is Luxembourg’s officially recognised deposit guarantee scheme. It operates under the oversight of the Conseil de Protection des Deposants et des Investisseurs (CPDI), which is the designated authority responsible for administering the FGDL and exercising the powers granted to it under the Law of 2015.

Who Must Be a Member

All credit institutions governed by Luxembourg law that accept eligible deposits must be members of the FGDL. This includes banks incorporated under Luxembourg law and POST Luxembourg. Luxembourg branches of credit institutions established in a third country (non-EU) must also be members of the FGDL if they accept deposits, because these branches are not covered by an EU home-country DGS.

Luxembourg branches of credit institutions authorised in another EU Member State are not FGDL members. Under the DGSD’s home-country principle, depositors at those branches are covered by the DGS of the home Member State. However, there is a cross-border cooperation mechanism: under Article 14 of the DGSD, the home DGS reimburses depositors at host-country branches, but can instruct the host DGS (in this case the FGDL) to make the payout on its behalf. This cooperation arrangement requires written agreements between the DGSs concerned.

Membership Obligations

FGDL membership is not passive. Members must:

  • Maintain a fully operational SCV scheme capable of producing a compensation-ready SCV file within the payout timeline.
  • Submit the quarterly covered deposits survey to the CSSF via the CPDI.
  • Pay annual risk-based contributions to the FGDL ex-ante fund.
  • Designate a member of the authorised management as responsible for the FGDL membership.
  • Provide an annual compliance confirmation signed by all members of the authorised management.
  • Cooperate with the CPDI in stress tests and payout simulations.

SCV File Requirements

The SCV (Single Customer View) file is the operational core of the deposit guarantee system. When deposits become unavailable, the FGDL uses the SCV file to determine who gets paid, how much, and how quickly. The requirements are set out in Circular CSSF 13/555, as substantially amended by Circular CSSF-CPDI 23/36.

What the SCV File Contains

The SCV file is a CSV file using the semicolon as field separator, encoded in UTF-8, with no header line. It contains one row per account per holder. A depositor with three accounts appears three times; a joint account with two holders generates two rows for that account. The file has 17 mandatory fields. There are no optional fields; all 17 must be populated with accurate, up-to-date information where the institution has it. Missing data is only permitted in fields 4, 6, 8, 11, and 17.

The 17 fields cover:

  • Field 1: Compensation readiness flag (1 = ready for straight-through processing; 0 = requires manual review). Accounts flagged 0 include dormant accounts, pledged accounts, blocked accounts from succession, FIU-blocked accounts, sequestered accounts, minors’ accounts, joint accounts with non-equal distribution, and omnibus accounts. This list is not exhaustive.
  • Field 2: Customer type (natural person or legal person/assimilated structure).
  • Fields 3-5: Depositor identity (surname, forename, date of birth or date of incorporation).
  • Fields 6-8: Address details (house number, street name, post code).
  • Fields 9-10: City and country of residence (ISO alpha-2 country code).
  • Field 11: Email address of the depositor (optional; institutions must actively collect email addresses and include them where available).
  • Fields 12-13: Account identification (account number, account type).
  • Field 14: Number of holders linked to the account (for joint accounts).
  • Field 15: Account currency (ISO 4217 three-letter code).
  • Field 16: Account balance, positive or negative, including accrued interest. Numeric with 2 decimal places.
  • Field 17: National identification number (NIN).

Editing the SCV file manually in Excel is explicitly discouraged in the circular because of the risk of inadvertent format changes, particularly to date fields.

Set-Off and Balance Reporting

Before generating the SCV file, the institution must apply and book the set-off of each depositor’s deposits and debts, to the extent legally and contractually permitted, where the debts have fallen due on or before the date deposits become unavailable. This is required under Article 175 of the Law of 2015. The balances reported in the SCV file are then net of countervailable debts.

If the institution cannot operationally apply the set-off before generating the SCV file, it must include both credit balances (deposits) and due debit balances in the file, and the CPDI will apply the set-off when determining the reimbursement amount. In practice, I have seen this “operational inability” exception used more often than the clean pre-generation set-off path. The operational reality of applying set-off across the full depositor book within hours of a failure declaration is harder than the circular makes it sound.

Excluded Depositors and Structures

Persons excluded from the benefit of the guarantee under Article 172 of the Law of 2015 must be excluded from the SCV file entirely. The provisions of Circular CSSF-CPDI 16/02 (as amended by Circular CSSF-CPDI 23/35) must also be taken into account, particularly regarding the exclusion of certain structures such as Soparfis and certain foundations, and the treatment of omnibus accounts.

For omnibus accounts (including segregated accounts, third-party accounts held by notaries, and accounts held on behalf of third parties under the Loi du 27 juillet 2003 concerning trust and fiduciary contracts, which governs trust arrangements in Luxembourg and is not related to deposit protection), the SCV file reports the total account balance. However, the balance owed to each beneficiary of an omnibus account is reported under the legal status of the account holder, not the beneficiary. The distinction matters for the covered deposits survey, where the reported amount of covered deposits must account for the entitlement of each beneficiary in omnibus accounts separately.

Temporary High Balances

Article 171(2) of the Law of 2015 provides for temporary high balance protection above the EUR 100,000 limit in specific circumstances (real estate transactions, insurance payouts, compensation for criminal injuries, and similar life events). For the SCV file specifically, the circular states that temporary high balances shall be treated as normal deposits with a guarantee limit of EUR 100,000. The temporary high balance regime is a separate process handled outside the SCV’s straight-through compensation logic.

Governance and Board Responsibilities

The governance framework around the SCV scheme is one of the areas where I see the gap between what the circular requires and what institutions actually do. Circular CSSF 13/555 (as amended by CSSF-CPDI 23/36) sets out clear responsibilities at three levels.

Board of Directors

The board of directors has overall responsibility. It must approve the SCV scheme after hearing the authorised management, and must ensure on a regular basis that the institution has appropriate policies and procedures in place. These procedures must fall within the scope of the institution’s internal audit function. The board’s role is not to sign off on the SCV file itself, but to ensure the framework for producing it is sound and auditable.

Authorised Management

The authorised management implements the SCV scheme through written internal policies and procedures. It must inform the board on the implementation and adequacy of the SCV scheme on a regular basis, and at least once a year.

The annual compliance confirmation is specific and binding: once a year, the authorised management must confirm compliance with the circular to the CSSF and the FGDL by way of a single written sentence followed by the signatures of all members of the authorised management. If full compliance cannot be confirmed, the statement must take the form of a reservation outlining the non-compliance items with explanations. This confirmation is submitted to the CSSF together with the annual accounts.

The authorised management must also designate at least one of its members to be in charge of the FGDL membership and responsible for implementing the SCV policy and rules. The name of this designated member must be communicated to both the CSSF and the FGDL, along with any subsequent changes.

Internal Audit

The SCV scheme falls explicitly within the scope of the internal audit function. This means internal audit must include the SCV process, data quality, and readiness in its audit universe and plan accordingly. An institution that has never audited its SCV file production process is already non-compliant with the circular, even if the SCV file itself is technically correct.

The Quarterly Covered Deposits Survey

Alongside the SCV file (which is a standing readiness requirement), institutions must submit a quarterly survey on the amount of covered deposits. This survey is the mechanism through which the FGDL, the CSSF, and the EBA track the aggregate volume of covered deposits across the Luxembourg banking sector.

How It Works

The CPDI issues a CSSF-CPDI circular for each quarterly reference date. Verified recent examples include CSSF-CPDI 24/43 (survey on deposits held on 31 December 2024) and CSSF-CPDI 25/44 (survey on deposits held on 31 March 2025). The numbering is sequential within each calendar year but the exact numbers for intermediate quarters should be checked against the CSSF circular register. The latest circular is CSSF-CPDI 26/50 (published 26 March 2026, covering deposits held on 31 March 2026). Each circular contains the survey template and instructions for the specific reference date.

The survey is submitted through the DCOR Quarterly Reporting system. Institutions governed by Luxembourg law report using the code “Credit institutions governed by Luxembourg law, as well as POST Luxembourg.” The data reported under this code includes deposits held at branches established in other EU Member States, where applicable. Deposits held at branches located in the United Kingdom must not be reported, as FGDL coverage ceased to apply from 1 January 2021.

Luxembourg branches of credit institutions established in a third country report under a separate code: “Luxembourg branches of credit institutions having their registered office in a third country.”

What Gets Reported

The survey captures the total amount of covered deposits, broken down by depositor type (natural persons vs legal persons), and by whether the accounts are held directly or through omnibus structures. For omnibus accounts, the balance owed to each beneficiary must be allocated to the correct depositor category (natural or legal person) based on the legal status of the account holder, not the status of persons absolutely entitled to the funds.

The survey also captures the number of depositor claims in specific ranges, and requires that only credit balances be taken into account. Depositors with only debit balances (negative accounts) are excluded from the claim count. No set-off between credit and debit balances is applied for the purpose of the survey, by way of derogation from Article 175 of the Law of 2015. This is a point of confusion: the SCV file applies set-off; the covered deposits survey does not.

Approval and Submission

A member of the authorised management, specifically the member designated as responsible for FGDL membership under Circular CSSF 13/555, must review and approve the survey document before transmission to the CSSF. The completed document must be in .xls or .xlsx format and transmitted via one of the CSSF’s secured channels (E-File or SOFiE). Any other format will not be accepted. Documents that include error messages are treated as void.

Even if an institution considers it has no amount to report, submission is mandatory. A value of zero must be entered in the corresponding fields. Skipping the submission is not an option.

EBA Contribution Methodology

DGS contributions are not a flat fee. Under Article 13 of the DGSD, contributions must be risk-based: institutions with higher risk profiles pay proportionally more into the DGS fund. The EBA’s current Guidelines on methods for calculating contributions to DGS (EBA/GL/2023/02, which replaced the earlier EBA/GL/2015/10 from July 2024) set the harmonised methodology across the EU.

The Five Risk Categories

The EBA methodology assigns each institution a risk score based on five categories, each with core indicators and optional additional indicators. The categories and their minimum weights, as specified in the risk indicator weight table in the Annex of EBA/GL/2023/02, are:

  • Capital (20% minimum weight under EBA/GL/2023/02): core indicators are the leverage ratio and the CET1 ratio (or capital coverage ratio).
  • Liquidity and funding (15% minimum weight under EBA/GL/2023/02): core indicators are the LCR and NSFR.
  • Asset quality: core indicator is the NPL ratio. The minimum weight for this category should be verified against the Annex of EBA/GL/2023/02.
  • Business model and management: core indicators are RWA/Total Assets and Return on Assets (RoA). The minimum weight should be verified against the Annex of EBA/GL/2023/02.
  • Potential losses for the DGS: core indicator is unencumbered assets/covered deposits. The minimum weight should be verified against the Annex of EBA/GL/2023/02.

The total weight across all five categories sums to 100%. A portion of the total is assigned to minimum (core) indicator weights, with the remainder available as flexible weight that DGSs can allocate to additional indicators or increase core indicator weights. Risk indicators are calculated on a solo basis for each member institution. Practitioners should consult the current Annex of EBA/GL/2023/02 for the exact weight breakdown, as the 2023 revision adjusted several category weights relative to the earlier 2015 guidelines.

Every one of these indicators already exists in your prudential reporting pipeline. The leverage ratio and CET1 ratio come from your COREP own funds and capital adequacy returns (C 01.00, C 04.00). The LCR and NSFR come from your liquidity reporting (C 72.00, C 60.00). The NPL ratio derives from your FINREP asset quality data. RWA/Total Assets and RoA are standard balance sheet metrics. The DGS contribution calculation is not a separate data collection exercise; it draws from the same data you already produce for supervisory reporting. The practical implication: if your COREP data quality is poor, your DGS contribution risk score may be mispriced, and you will not know in which direction.

How Contributions Are Calculated

The contribution formula works in three steps. First, the DGS sets its annual target contribution amount based on its funding target (0.8% of covered deposits, less existing fund balance, spread over the remaining build-up period). Second, each institution’s risk indicators are scored against the peer group of FGDL members. Third, the total target amount is allocated across members in proportion to their covered deposits weighted by their individual risk score. A riskier institution pays more per euro of covered deposits than a safer one.

In Luxembourg, the FGDL implements the EBA methodology through its own calculation framework, calibrated to the Luxembourg banking sector. I will not pretend the contribution calculation is transparent from the institution’s perspective. You receive an invoice with an amount. The methodology is public, but reverse-engineering your exact score relative to the peer group is not straightforward. What you can do is monitor the indicators that drive it: your leverage ratio, CET1, LCR, NSFR, NPL ratio, RWA/TA, and RoA. If any of those deteriorate, expect your contribution to increase.

Common Errors and Supervisory Findings

Based on the circular requirements, CPDI communications, and what I observe across institutions in the Luxembourg market, the following issues appear most frequently:

SCV data quality failures. The most common problem is inaccurate or stale depositor information in the SCV file. Fields 3 through 8 (identification data) and field 17 (NIN) are particularly prone to quality issues, especially for long-standing accounts where KYC refreshes have not been reflected in the SCV feed. An SCV file where 15% of records are flagged as not ready for compensation (field 1 = 0) because of data gaps is operationally usable but raises questions about the institution’s data governance.

Reconciliation failures between the SCV file and the covered deposits survey. The SCV file and the quarterly survey draw from the same underlying depositor data but apply different rules (set-off in the SCV, no set-off in the survey; account-level in the SCV, aggregate in the survey; omnibus treatment differs). Institutions that produce these outputs from separate data pipelines without a reconciliation step will find discrepancies. The CPDI notices.

Late submissions. The quarterly survey has a fixed deadline tied to each circular. Missing it is visible immediately because the CSSF tracks receipt dates. Late submission of the annual compliance confirmation is equally problematic: it is supposed to accompany the annual accounts.

Missing or generic annual compliance confirmation. The circular requires a specific format: a single written sentence signed by all members of the authorised management. Some institutions delegate this to compliance or operations, which misses the point. The circular requires the signatures of all members of the authorised management. A compliance officer’s email is not a substitute.

No internal audit coverage of the SCV scheme. The circular explicitly places the SCV within the scope of the internal audit function. An institution that has never included SCV readiness in its audit plan is non-compliant regardless of the file’s actual quality. Some institutions treat the SCV as a pure IT deliverable; the circular treats it as a governance deliverable.

Incorrect exclusion of depositors. Article 172 of the Law of 2015 lists the categories excluded from guarantee coverage (financial institutions, public authorities, etc.), and Circular CSSF-CPDI 16/02 (as amended by CSSF-CPDI 23/35) adds specifics for Luxembourg structures such as Soparfis and certain foundations. Errors in either direction are problematic: including excluded depositors inflates the covered deposits figure and overstates the institution’s FGDL liability; excluding eligible depositors understates it and, worse, means those depositors would not appear in the SCV file for payout.

Luxembourg-Specific Considerations

FGDL vs Other EU DGSs

Luxembourg’s DGS landscape is shaped by the country’s role as a financial centre with a high concentration of international banking groups. Many credit institutions incorporated in Luxembourg are subsidiaries of EU or third-country groups. The FGDL covers deposits at the Luxembourg entity (and its EU branches), not deposits at the parent or sister entities. Group treasury structures where deposits move between entities for liquidity management purposes need to be mapped carefully to ensure the correct entity’s covered deposits are captured.

Cross-Border Branch Treatment

EU passporting branches: a credit institution authorised in another EU Member State operating through a branch in Luxembourg is not an FGDL member. Its depositors in Luxembourg are covered by the home DGS, with the cross-border payout cooperation mechanism under DGSD Article 14 applying. The home DGS provides the funding; the FGDL may facilitate the payout process on behalf of the home DGS under a bilateral cooperation agreement.

Third-country branches: a branch of a non-EU credit institution established in Luxembourg must be a member of the FGDL if it accepts deposits. This is a common point of confusion for groups headquartered in Switzerland, the US, or the UK (post-Brexit). The Luxembourg branch is treated as a standalone member for FGDL purposes, with its own SCV file, its own covered deposits survey submission, and its own contribution obligation.

Language Requirements

Luxembourg operates in three official languages (French, German, Luxembourgish) with English widely used in the financial sector. The SCV circular and covered deposits survey templates are available in both French and English. SCV file content must use UTF-8 encoding. The circular specifies allowed Unicode characters for individual fields. Names and addresses in the SCV file should reflect the depositor’s identification documents, which in Luxembourg’s international banking environment means handling a wide range of character sets.

Interaction with the BRRD Resolution Framework

The DGSD and the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) interact at several points, and the interaction matters operationally for Luxembourg institutions. The DGS can be called upon as a resolution financing mechanism under Article 109 of the BRRD, where the DGS contributes to resolution in an amount equal to the losses it would have borne had the institution been wound up under normal insolvency proceedings. The Law of 2015 covers both the DGS and resolution framework in a single legislative act, which means the provisions on deposit unavailability (Article 170) and the provisions on resolution tools (earlier in the Law) are in the same text.

The bail-in hierarchy under the BRRD protects covered deposits. In a resolution scenario, covered deposits are explicitly excluded from the bail-in tool. Eligible deposits above EUR 100,000 held by natural persons and SMEs rank above ordinary unsecured claims in the creditor hierarchy, and covered deposits (through the DGS standing in the depositor’s place) have a statutory preference over all other claims. This means the FGDL’s exposure in a resolution scenario depends on whether the institution enters normal insolvency (where the FGDL pays out directly) or resolution (where the FGDL may contribute to the financing but covered deposits are protected by the bail-in exemption). In either case, the SRB (for significant institutions) or the CSSF (for less significant institutions) coordinates with the CPDI.

For practitioners, the key interaction is this: the SCV file is not just a payout tool for insolvency. It is also relevant in resolution scenarios where the DGS contributes to resolution financing and where the resolution authority needs to identify the covered deposit base quickly to apply the creditor hierarchy correctly. The quality and readiness of the SCV file matters in both pathways. If your institution is subject to resolution planning (which most significant institutions are), the SCV is a shared dependency between your DGS compliance, your MREL reporting, and your resolution preparedness.

What Is Coming: DGSD3 and the Broader Reform Agenda

The European Commission published a legislative proposal in April 2023 to amend the DGSD as part of a broader review of the crisis management and deposit insurance (CMDI) framework. The proposed revisions, sometimes referred to as DGSD3, include several changes that would affect Luxembourg institutions if adopted:

  • Expanded scope of DGS use in resolution, including the potential for DGS funds to support transfer strategies (sale of business, bridge institution) beyond the current “least cost” test.
  • Harmonised payout procedures, including requirements for DGSs to offer multiple payout channels and to make information available to depositors within specified timelines.
  • Potential adjustments to the coverage framework, including the treatment of public authorities and temporary high balances.
  • Enhanced cross-border cooperation mechanisms between DGSs, building on the existing Article 14 framework.

The European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) discussion, which would create a pan-European DGS alongside or replacing national schemes, remains politically stalled. The CMDI proposal focuses on incremental reforms to the existing DGSD framework rather than a structural shift to EDIS. Institutions should plan for the DGSD3 amendments as the more likely near-term change and monitor the trilogue negotiations between the Council, Parliament, and Commission.

Frequently Asked Questions

How often must the SCV file be produced?

The SCV file is a standing readiness requirement, not a periodic submission. The institution must be capable of producing a compensation-ready SCV file at any time. The file is not routinely submitted to the CSSF or FGDL; it is produced and transmitted when deposits become unavailable (i.e., when the payout is triggered). The readiness to produce it, and the quality of the underlying data, is what the CPDI assesses through stress tests, the annual compliance confirmation, and supervisory reviews.

What is the deadline for the quarterly covered deposits survey?

Each CSSF-CPDI circular specifies the deadline for the corresponding reference date. The reference dates are quarterly (31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December). The submission deadline is set in each individual circular. Institutions should check each new circular for the exact deadline, as it can vary.

Can the set-off between deposits and debts be skipped in the SCV file?

No. Set-off must be applied before generating the SCV file to the extent legally and contractually permitted, under Article 175 of the Law of 2015. However, if the institution cannot operationally apply the set-off before generation, it must include both credit and due debit balances in the file, and the CPDI will apply the set-off at the compensation stage. This is a practical fallback, not a permanent exemption. Institutions should work toward operational capability for pre-generation set-off.

Are omnibus accounts included in the SCV file?

Yes, but with specific treatment. The SCV file reports the total balance of omnibus accounts. However, for the covered deposits survey, the entitlement of each beneficiary must be reported separately under the correct depositor category. Accounts held on behalf of third parties under the Loi du 27 juillet 2003 (the Luxembourg trust and fiduciary contracts law, separate from the deposit guarantee framework) are assimilated to omnibus accounts for both the SCV and survey purposes.

Does the UK branch still need to be reported?

No. Deposits held at branches located in the United Kingdom must not be reported in the covered deposits survey, as FGDL coverage ceased to apply from 1 January 2021 following Brexit. This is stated explicitly in the survey circulars. Institutions that maintained UK branches before Brexit should ensure their data pipelines exclude UK branch deposits from the FGDL reporting scope.

What happens if the annual compliance confirmation is qualified?

The circular provides for this explicitly. If full compliance cannot be confirmed, the statement must take the form of a reservation outlining the non-compliance items with explanations. A qualified confirmation is not a penalty event in itself; failing to submit one, or submitting a clean confirmation when you know there are issues, is the real problem. Supervisors expect institutions to identify and disclose their gaps honestly.

How does an institution’s DGS contribution change over time?

The contribution is recalculated annually based on two factors: the total covered deposits (which affects the absolute amount) and the risk score relative to the FGDL peer group (which affects the per-euro rate). If your covered deposits grow while your risk indicators remain stable, your contribution increases. If your risk indicators deteriorate (e.g., NPL ratio rises, CET1 drops), your contribution increases even if covered deposits are flat. The FGDL’s overall funding target and the sector-wide covered deposits total also influence the calculation.

Is there an EDIS in place?

No. A European Deposit Insurance Scheme remains a policy proposal. National DGSs (including the FGDL) are the operative deposit protection mechanism. The CMDI reform package focuses on incremental improvements to the existing DGSD framework, not a structural move to EDIS.

Key Takeaways

  • The DGSD is transposed into Luxembourg law through the Loi du 18 decembre 2015. The FGDL is the national DGS, administered by the CPDI under CSSF oversight.
  • All Luxembourg-incorporated credit institutions and third-country branches accepting deposits must be FGDL members. EU passporting branches are covered by their home DGS, not the FGDL.
  • The SCV file (Circular CSSF 13/555, amended by CSSF-CPDI 23/36) has 17 mandatory fields, uses semicolon-separated CSV format in UTF-8, and must be ready for production at any time. There are no optional fields.
  • Governance requirements are explicit: board approval of the SCV scheme, annual compliance confirmation signed by all members of the authorised management, a designated management member for FGDL matters, and internal audit coverage of the SCV process.
  • The quarterly covered deposits survey is submitted via DCOR. It must be approved by the designated authorised management member, submitted in .xls/.xlsx format via E-File or SOFiE, and cannot be skipped even if the amount is zero.
  • DGS contributions are risk-based under EBA/GL/2023/02 (replacing EBA/GL/2015/10 from July 2024), using five risk categories: capital (20% minimum weight), liquidity (15%), asset quality, business model, and potential DGS losses. Consult the Annex of EBA/GL/2023/02 for the full weight table.
  • Common errors: stale SCV depositor data, reconciliation failures between SCV and covered deposits survey, late submissions, generic compliance confirmations, and missing internal audit coverage.
  • DGSD3 reforms are under negotiation; EDIS remains politically stalled. Plan for incremental DGSD amendments as the near-term change.

Related Articles

  • COREP Reporting Explained – the supervisory capital reporting framework. COREP data feeds the capital and leverage risk indicators used in the EBA DGS contribution methodology.
  • FINREP Reporting Explained – financial reporting templates. Asset quality indicators (NPL ratio) used in DGS contribution calculations derive from FINREP data.
  • MREL Reporting Requirements – minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities. MREL and DGS interact in resolution scenarios where the DGS contributes to resolution financing under Article 109 BRRD.
  • Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements for Luxembourg Banks – public disclosures of capital and risk metrics. The same capital and liquidity ratios disclosed under Pillar 3 drive the DGS contribution risk score.
  • DORA Register of Information – ICT risk management framework. DORA’s operational resilience requirements include the systems that produce the SCV file and process the covered deposits survey.

Sources and References

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