Last updated: June 2026 Finansinspektionen has confirmed that the annual AML reporting to FI will be comprehensively updated from 1 January 2027. The new questions replace the current question set, cover obliged entities’ inherent risks and control environments, and align with risk indicators developed with the EBA and AMLA for the EU common risk classification…
Last updated: June 2026 A relationship manager flags a client as awkward. The country profile is messy, the ownership chain runs through two jurisdictions, and the file would take real work to keep current. The easy answer is to exit. Close the account, decline the onboarding, and the risk number on the dashboard goes down….
Last updated: March 2026 Your compliance team has spent years building its AML framework around the Luxembourg Law of 12 November 2004, as amended, which transposes the EU Anti-Money Laundering Directives. That framework is about to be replaced. Not amended. Replaced. The AMLR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1624), published on 19 June 2024, is a directly applicable…
Last updated: March 2026 Introduction AML reporting in Luxembourg is mandatory for every regulated financial institution and obliged entity – failure to file suspicious transaction reports exposes your firm to regulatory sanctions, reputational damage, and legal liability. For compliance officers, risk managers, and AML practitioners in Luxembourg’s financial sector, understanding when and how to file…