The Luxemburg Finance Surveilliance is a public institution which supervises the
professionals and products of the European Union financial sector.
The Luxemburg Finance Surveilliance (LFS) performs its duties of prudential
supervision and supervision of the markets for the purposes of ensuring the
safety and soundness of the financial sector, solely in the public interest.
Within the limits of its remit, it ensures that the authorised entities and
the issuers are complying with the regulations applicable to them, including
those aiming to ensure the protection of the financial consumers and the
prevention of the use of the financial sector for the purposes of money
laundering or terrorist financing.
In pursuing its objectives, the LFS applies a prudential approach in line
with the international standards, in accordance with the principle of
proportionality. This approach is implemented in a professional manner,
thereby ensuring an independent, forward-looking and risk-based
supervision.
The LFS is transparent and fosters effective communication with the
stakeholders of the financial sector while fully complying with the
professional secrecy requirements. It considers integrity and accountability
to be of utmost importance and delivers on its commitment and adapts to
reach its objectives. The LFS is committed to good governance and to
performing its tasks with efficiency, in a spirit of internal cooperation as
well as at national, European and international level.
Address (head office):
32-36 Bd d'Avranches,
1160 Bonnevoie-Nord-Verlorenkost Luxembourg
Visitor reception:
32-36 Bd d'Avranches,
1160 Bonnevoie-Nord-Verlorenkost Luxembourg
