Luxembourg’s central bank (BCL) and the regulator (CSSF) have just released their second thematic review on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the financial sector—a comprehensive and forward-looking study that signals a clear shift in how Luxembourg’s financial institutions are embracing intelligent technologies. From the rise of GenAI to urgent calls for more efficient fund […]
Zero Trust infrastructure is essential in financial services due to the sensitivity and high value of financial data, making it a prime target for cybercriminals. As digital transformation accelerates and remote working arrangements become commonplace, traditional security perimeters are rapidly becoming obsolete. Financial institutions must adapt to this new reality, where threats can originate from
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In the world of asset management, compliance is often viewed as a cost center—an obligation rather than an opportunity. But in an increasingly regulated and data-driven industry, the firms that succeed will be those that recognize compliance as a strategic enabler, not just a defensive function. Nowhere is this more true than in the oversight
Beneath the surface of an otherwise sophisticated asset management industry lies a persistent and under-recognized vulnerability: the lack of consistent, real-time oversight of fund distribution. While firms continue to invest heavily in product innovation, sales strategies, and regulatory compliance, one area remains alarmingly fragmented—how distribution networks are monitored, analyzed, and controlled. The recently published pan-European
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The asset management industry is rapidly approaching a tipping point. As the financial ecosystem becomes more complex and heavily regulated, the current methods of oversight—particularly in fund distribution—are increasingly unfit for purpose. A recent whitepaper by Clearstream Fund Services, based on data from over 450 industry professionals, has laid bare a sobering reality: while most
