The grand duchy’s financial regulator marked its 75th anniversary with the premiere of a book and documentary film on Tuesday evening.
The Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (CSSF) celebrated 75 years of regulating the country’s financial industry with a book and documentary that made their debut during an event held at the Luxembourg National Library (Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg), 20 October 2020Claude Conter, director of the Luxembourg National Library (BnL), speaks during the premiere of a book and documentary film chronicling the 75-year history of the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF, 20 October 2020Sam Tanson, the culture ministry (Green party), speaks during the premiere of a book and documentary film chronicling the 75-year history of the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF, 20 October 2020Pierre Gramegna, the finance minister (DP), speaks during the premiere of a book and documentary film chronicling the 75-year history of the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF, 20 October 2020Pierre Gramegna, the finance minister (DP), speaks during the premiere of a book and documentary film chronicling the 75-year history of the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF, 20 October 2020Claude Marx, director general of the Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (CSSF), speaks during the premiere of a book and documentary film chronicling the regulator’s 75-year history, held in Kirchberg, 20 October 2020Charles Stuyck, a former CSSF official, is seen during the premiere of the documentary film “La surveillance de la place financière (1945-2020): une histoire inédite! D’Iwwerwaachung vun der Finanzplaz (1945-2020) – eng onerzielte Geschicht!” (“Supervision of the financial centre (1945-2020): an untold story!”), which was screened Luxembourg National Library (BnL), 20 October 2020Claude Marx, director general of the Luxembourg Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (CSSF), speaks during the premiere of a book and documentary film chronicling the regulator’s 75-year history, held in Kirchberg, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the 75th anniversary of Luxembourg’s financial regulator (today called the CSSF but previously known under different guises), which featured the release of a book and documentary film about the history and role of the agency and growth of the country’s financial sector, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020Pierre Gramegna, the finance minister (DP), is seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020Attendees are seen during a reception marking the Luxembourg financial regulator CSSF’s 75th anniversary, 20 October 2020
The book, “Surveillance, indépendance et intégrité. 75ème anniversaire du contrôle prudentiel et de la surveillance de la place financière au Luxembourg” (“Supervision, independence and integrity. 75th anniversary of the prudential control and supervision of the Luxembourg financial centre”) was published by the CSSF and the University of Luxembourg’s Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C2DH).
The 80-minute documentary, “La surveillance de la place financière (1945-2020): une histoire inédite! D’Iwwerwaachung vun der Finanzplaz (1945-2020) – eng onerzielte Geschicht!” (“Supervision of the financial centre (1945-2020): an untold story!”) was underwritten by the CSSF, directed by Claude Lahr and produced by PTD-Paul Thiltges Distributions.
Today the financial sector makes up nearly a third of the country’s economy and employs roughly 50,000 people, the CSSF stated.
The event took place at the Luxembourg National Library (Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg) in Kirchberg.
