Luxembourg – CSSF fines bank €1.56 million for sanctions and AML compliance failings

The Luxembourg financial services regulator, the CSSF, has announced today the imposition of a fine of €1.56 million on Banque Degroof Petercam Luxembourg SA.

The fine followed an inspection which started in September 2019, and relates to compliance failings in the context of AML and terrorist financing, and a failure to adequately screen clients for inclusion on EU sanctions lists.

The CSSF noted that remedial steps have been taken by the bank since the inspection of 2019/2020.

Luxembourg – regulator fines bank for sanctions compliance failings

The Luxembourg financial services regulator, the CSSF, has today imposed a a fine of €145,000 on Unzer Luxembourg SA for AML and sanctions compliance failings.

The penalty notice noted that the failings, including in sanctions screening, were identified as part of an on-site inspection in 2020 and 2021, and noted that the lack of a fine took into consideration the bank’s efforts at remediation.

Luxembourg – regulator reprimands but does not fine for sanctions failings

The Luxembourg financial services regulator, the CSSF, has today imposed a reprimand on Banque J Safra Sarasin (Luxembourg) SA for AML and sanctions compliance failings.

The penalty notice noted that the failings, including in sanctions screening, were identified as part of an on-site inspection in 2019, and noted that the lack of a fine took into consideration the bank’s efforts at remediation.

Luxembourg – regulator fines banks for AML and sanctions failings

The Luxembourg financial services regulator, the CSSF, has today fined BEMO Europe Banque Privée SA €356,000 for AML and sanctions compliance failings.

The penalty notice noted that the failings, including in sanctions screening, were identified as part of an on-site inspection in 2020, and noted that the size of the fine took into consideration the bank’s efforts at remediation.

Luxembourg – regulator imposes fines for sanctions screening failures

The Luxembourg financial services regulator, the CSSF, has today fined Banque Puilaetco Dewaay Luxembourg SA €15,000 for AML and sanctions compliance failings.

The penalty notice noted that the failing was “a temporary deficiency of the ongoing screening system of the client database against sanction lists”, and noted that the deficiency had since been remediated.

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