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Data on supervisory measures and administrative penalties (year 2025)

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Key dates

2025
- CSSF’s supervisory disclosure covers **measures and administrative penalties for the year 2025**
23 July 2025
- CSSF published the prior year’s supervisory disclosure page referencing the **2024** measures and penalties, showing the annual disclosure cycle
28 July 2025 Deadline
- CSSF issued an **administrative sanction** in an AML/CFT case, imposing a reprimand for non-compliance with the AML/CFT Law

Suggested considerations

  • Review the firm’s AML/CFT control framework against the Luxembourg AML/CFT Law provisions that can trigger CSSF reprimands or sanctions, including governance, monitoring, and escalation controls.
  • Verify that suspicious activity detection, investigation, and escalation procedures are documented, implemented, and tested for effectiveness.
  • Reassess whether internal controls are sufficient to demonstrate timely compliance with professional AML/CFT obligations under CSSF supervision.
  • Update remediation tracking to ensure supervisory findings are closed out promptly and supported by evidence of corrective action.
  • Brief senior management on the reputational impact of public supervisory disclosures and ensure that recurring weaknesses are escalated to the board.
  • Monitor CSSF enforcement publications during the year to identify thematic risks and adapt the compliance monitoring plan accordingly.

What changed

  • - CSSF has published its 2025 supervisory disclosure covering supervisory measures and administrative penalties taken during the year.
  • The publication serves as a public register-style disclosure of enforcement outcomes, increasing transparency around CSSF supervision and sanctioning activity.
  • A related 2025 CSSF administrative sanction shows that AML/CFT non-compliance can result in a reprimand under the amended Luxembourg AML/CFT Law.
  • The 28 July 2025 sanction confirms that CSSF can act where firms fail to maintain adequate professional AML/CFT obligations and related internal controls.

Compliance impact

The compliance impact is material because CSSF enforcement disclosures can expose weaknesses to the market, counterparties, auditors, and other regulators, creating reputational and supervisory pressure. Non-compliance with AML/CFT obligations can lead to public reprimands and potentially more severe measures if deficiencies persist or are systemic.

Who is affected

  • Banks
  • Investment firms
  • *financial sector professionals supervised by CSSF.
  • All CSSF-regulated entities
  • Compliance, AML/CFT, and internal control teams
  • Senior management and boards

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Relevant Firm Types

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