Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
LuxembourgThe Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier is a public institution which supervises the professionals and products of the Luxembourg financial sector. It supervises, regulates, authorises, informs, and, where appropriate, carries out on-site inspections and issues sanctions. Moreover, it is in charge of promoting transparency, simplicity and fairness in the markets of financial products and services and is responsible for the enforcement of laws on financial consumer protection and on the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. The CSSF is also in charge of the financial education, as part of its consumer protection mission.
Geographical Jurisdiction
LuxembourgThe CSSF regulates the financial sector. The CSSF is the competent authority of the prudential supervision of credit institutions, professionals of the financial sector (investment firms, specialised PFS, support PFS), management companies, alternative investment fund managers, undertakings for collective investment, pension funds (SEPCAV and ASSEP), SICARs, authorised securitisation undertakings, fiduciary-representatives having dealings with a securitisation undertaking, regulated markets as well as their operators, multilateral trading facilities, payment institutions and electronic money institutions.
- Guidance on the application of laws and rules to innovative business models
- Support with authorisation to operate in our jurisdiction
- Engagement with firms on regtech and suptech solutions
- Engagement with innovators and/or other third parties (e.g. academics, consultants and other organisations)
Focus Area
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