ATTF's Partners

Partners in education and training

The Institute for Training in Banking / IFBL (www.ifbl.lu) belongs to the Luxembourg Bankers Association (ABBL) and offers training programmes in French, German and English. The institute offers specially designed training curricula with exams and official certification tailored around banking and financial products and relating to specific jobs mostly in the field of private banking and in the investment fund industry:

Jobs linked to private banking:

• Private banking assistant
• Private banking relationship manager

Jobs linked to the investment fund industry:

• Depository bank agent
• Accountancy agent
• Transfer agent
• Compliance officer
• Legal aspects officer

The Training Institute of the Chamber of Commerce (www.ifcc.lu) offers a wide range of training solutions to companies in Luxembourg. IFCC trainers combine subject knowledge and “real world” experience in order to develop and deliver effective training programs. Training may be offered on a wide variety of topics that include business, technical, management and personal development skills. All training actions are provided at the site of the Chamber of Commerce.

The Luxembourg School of Finance / LSF (www.lsf.lu) of the University of Luxembourg (www.uni.lu) offers a Master of Science in Banking and Finance (part and full-time basis). The programme, a balanced approach to business education, links theory to real-world business. It is lectured by a renowned faculty recruited from leading institutions and guarantees a truly multicultural and international environment.

In cooperation with these institutions, ATTF can provide specific training courses or programmes on request. The programmes offered by IFBL, IFCC and LSF can be adapted to specific needs or contexts; such adaptation would, however, depend on the nature of the course, the programme or the topic and also to the availability of experts and ATTF staff members.

Do not hesitate to refer to the websites of IFBL, IFCC and LSF and to contact ATTF for further consideration of the development of specific training courses based on the programmes and courses presented on those websites.

Partner in project management

 The Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation / Lux-Development (www.lux-development.lu) is the Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation responsible for execution of bilateral aid projects financed by the Luxembourg government. Lux-Development and ATTF are working together on development projects which involve training in the financial sector. Current countries of cooperation are Laos and Vietnam.

Partners related to financial professions

The Luxembourg Bankers Association / ABBL (www.abbl.lu, www.luxembourgforfinance.lu) is the professional organisation of most banks and other financial sector professionals established in Luxembourg. Its purpose is to defend and foster the professional interests of its members.

The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry / ALFI (www.alfi.lu). Its mission is to lead industry efforts to make Luxembourg the most attractive international centre for investment funds. As the representative body of the investment fund community, its goals are to:

• help members capitalise on industry trends
• shape regulation
• encourage professionalism, integrity and quality
• promote the Luxembourg investment fund industry

The Professionals of Risk Management / PRIM (www.prim.lu) offers a platform to risk managers or others, who for professional reasons, are interested in the procedures and the techniques of risk management, insurance and asset & liability management commonly used by the industry. PRiM promotes exchanges between people interested in risk management both at the national and international level. PRiM sits on various consultative committees on internal controls: PRiM’s goal is to become a representative body, invited by the CSSF, taking position on new bills of law, decrees, directives by the different state and parastatal authorities, banking institutions, etc.

The Personnel Officer’s Group / POG(www.pog.lu) is an Association of Human Resources Managers of companies established in Luxembourg. The fundamental objective of POG is to be a network for professionals seeking to exchange HR ideas and techniques, in order to develop this function to its highest expression, thus becoming a prime contributor to the development of the financial market place and to the quality of its human capital.