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Vue d'ensemble
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Formation
Compétences
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
Les hobbies et centres d'intérêt
Clause de non-responsabilité
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Mathieu Lefebvre

Head of Compliance
Niederpallen

Profil professionnel

Experienced Head of Compliance, specializing in financial regulations and anti-money laundering (AML/CFT). Over 10 years of experience in team management, policy implementation, and regulatory liaison (CSSF, CRF, AED). Member of business and management committees. Skilled in training and supporting teams on compliance and risk management.

Vue d'ensemble

18
18
years of professional experience
2034
2034
years of post-secondary education

Expérience

Sabbatical time

- 06.2024
  • A year of personal and professional development including the follow-up of the “Start your Business” program (including marketing and business management course) at the House of Training and travels.

Head of Compliance

ALTUM LUXEMBOURG S.A.
02.2023 - 06.2024
  • RC (Responsable de la conformité) for the entity
  • Lead a Compliance team (5) and be in charge of the second line of defense all the while providing mentoring, assisting, training and development to the team and first line of defense
  • Serve as the firm's primary liaison with regulatory bodies, including CSSF, CRF, OEC, AED
  • Preparing and sending the CRF declaration (suspicious activity report, SAR and STR), the annual CSSF AML survey and all reports to be provided to those authorities. Ensure timely and accurate submission of regulatory
  • Develop, update, and enforce compliance-related policies, procedures, and codes of conduct
  • Undertaking on-going monitoring based on the Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP)
  • Develop and lead the firm’s compliance strategy, aligning with business growth and regulatory change
  • Oversee the Compliance team to ensure the successful delivery of the CMP, reviewing the findings reports and ensuring follow-up on completion of all remediation by the relevant business units
  • Preparing periodic reports to the Board of Directors, the RR and all relevant committee located in Luxembourg or in Jersey (KPIs, Board Compliance and annual RC report, ...)
  • Participate in the relevant internal committees (as member of business and management committee) and to Board of Directors’ meetings
  • Participate in internal and external audits
  • Cooperation with Compliance representatives of other Altum offices
  • Assist the first line of defense in designing and implementing their policies, procedures and KYC reviews (clients and investors)
  • Maintain and develop a compliance culture in line with all legislation and regulations applicable to the Company
  • Support to the employees and on regulatory queries including matters related to AML-CFT

Managing Conducting Officer (Authorized Manager) – Compliance

CALAMATTA CUSCHIERI FUND SERVICES LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
01.2019 - 12.2022
  • Act as Conducting Officer overseeing the compliance function and related regulatory obligations
  • In charge of obtaining the PSF (Central Administration) license from A to Z
  • RC (Responsable de la conformité) for the entity
  • Serve as the firm's primary liaison with regulatory bodies, including CSSF, CRF, AED
  • Preparing and sending the CRF declaration (suspicious activity report, SAR and STR), the annual CSSF AML survey and all reports to be provided to those authorities. Ensure timely and accurate submission of regulatory
  • Member of the Management and Client Acceptance Committees
  • Report to the Board and the CSSF in an official capacity
  • Ensure effective design, implementation and ongoing assessment of different procedures (AML, Domiciliation, Internal Control, Corporate Governance, …). Develop, update, and enforce compliance-related policies, procedures, and codes of conduct
  • Oversee the implementation of a consistent approach regarding Compliance and work with the wider business to effectively implement and monitor procedures
  • Produce regular and ad-hoc reports to the senior management, Board of Managers and the regulator
  • Oversee the preparation, organization, execution and documentation of board and shareholder meetings

Head of Compliance

CF FUND SERVICES S.A. (BDO)
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Member of Management and Client Acceptance Committees
  • In charge of the internal control of the Company
  • Management of a team of 3 employees
  • Supervision of onboarding of new fund businesses and of their investors, analysis of AML/KYC documentation and review of existing KYC files, identification of issues and missing information
  • Supervising that all funds and domiciliation activities are compliant with regulation and taking care of the conflicts, breaches, complaints and any other records
  • Management of KYC documentary deficiencies with the team
  • Identification of the risks in relation with the monitoring of existing clients, set-up of monitoring tool controls
  • Monitoring of regulatory developments, maintenance and update of internal procedures
  • Following the evolution of the national and international regulations and implementing of related policies (AIFMD, MIFID, EU AML Directive, …)
  • FATCA - CRS key contact to the fund businesses and of their investors Contact Officer (POC) for Clients Reporting Entities
  • Participate to business developments projects as member of the management committee of the company
  • Ensure accurate set-up of the AML rules and efficient run of the AML/KYC internal policy
  • Access internal risks and mitigate their impact on the business
  • Perform controls over fund related services
  • Ensure compliance with the latest Luxembourg and international regulations
  • Actively organize and deliver AML/KYC training for staff and assist management in their requests in this regard
  • Responsible of “Declaration de soupçons” (under responsibility of the Money Laundering Reporting Officer) to be sent to the Cellule de Renseignements Financiers and key contact with the CSSF
  • Data Protection Officer for the company

Fund Compliance Officer

EFG BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A.
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Onboarding of new fund businesses and of their investors, analysis of AML/KYC documentation and review of existing KYC files, identification of issues and missing information
  • Management of documentary deficiencies
  • Identification of the risks in relation with the monitoring of existing clients, set-up of monitoring tool controls
  • Transaction monitoring and controls over the depositary function
  • Monitoring of regulatory developments, maintenance and update of internal procedures
  • Answer fund compliance questions from the teams and provide dedicated training
  • Provide general assistance to the Bank’s Compliance department
  • Ensure accurate set-up of the AML rules and efficient run of the AML/KYC internal policy
  • Access internal risks and mitigate their impact on the business
  • Perform controls over fund related services
  • Ensure compliance with the latest Luxembourg regulation

Compliance Officer

CF FUND SERVICES S.A.
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Review and acceptance of new client
  • Update of the compliance procedures in accordance with the new regulations
  • Implementation of recommendations, circulars, regulations and laws issued by financial authorities, European Union and Luxemburg
  • Ensuring that the Company complies with applicable CSSF regulation
  • Training, upgrade and support of the employees, the Senior Management of the Company in the fight against money laundering the financing of terrorism
  • Support the "Transfer Agent" in matters relating to the identification of new investors (low, medium and high Risk)
  • Support the Senior Management in case of new relation with clients
  • Responsible of internal and external audits

AML/KYC officer within the Transfer Agent team

CF FUND SERVICES S.A.
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Performing of the Due Diligence regarding new Shareholders
  • Collaboration with the Risk Manager for the implementation of new procedures and the improvement of the monitoring and update of Shareholders’ accounts
  • Following and resolution of the different issues regarding subscriptions, redemptions and transfers
  • Main Support of the Head of department regarding Anti Money Laundering subjects, relationship with custodians, banks and promotors

Dealing Officer

IFDS LUXEMBOURG
01.2012 - 01.2012
  • Reception and input of instructions sent by clients
  • Management and follow up for the different clients’ and Fund Managers’ requests

Client Documentation Unit and Compliance employee

EFG PRIVATE BANK LUXEMBOURG
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • In charge of opening and update of physical and corporate accounts
  • Review of the legal documents, KYC, Due Diligence
  • Review and control of the different instructions received from clients
  • Coverage of the private customers in case of cash movement as withdrawal and deposit
  • In charge for the implementation of the automatic mailing sending system, SpecialMailing

Transfer Agent and Fund Administration officer

EFG PRIVATE BANK LUXEMBOURG
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Reception, input and reporting of the subscriptions, redemptions, transfers sent by our clients
  • Direct relationship with Fund manager of our third parties Funds and our clients
  • Communication of the legal reporting and documents to CSSF via E-FILE and FINESTI station
  • In charge of various projects such as the implementation of the module VESTIMA+ and implementation of the semi-automatic data transmission via FINESTI
  • Payment of different invoices and « Taxe d’abonnement »
  • Redaction of procedure for the Transfer Agent activity

Back Office employee

FORTIS LUXEMBOURG
01.2007 - 01.2008

Transfer Agent

RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES
01.2006 - 01.2007

Formation

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law

University of Brussel
01.1997 - 01.2001

BAC - undefined

BAC - undefined

Athénée Royal Jules Bordet
01.1991 - 01.1997

Compétences

  • Use of tool MS office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point,)

  • Using GFDS, GLOBUS, VESTIMA, FINESTI, E-FILE, SARA, BUSINESS OBJECT, SIRON, WORLDCHECK, TRIPEL A, LOGICAL ACCESS,DVD, IFAST, KYC MANAGER, SPECIAL MAILING, GED CONFIDENTIAL, LEXIS NEXIS, RISK VALUE, AS400, BDO EYES

Informations complémentaires

Cycling road and gravel

Travel

Trail and trek

LANGUAGE SKILLS

French
Langue maternelle
English
Bilingue
Dutch
Intermédiaire

Les hobbies et centres d'intérêt

Cycling and running., Member of the « Association des Compliance Officers Luxembourgeois ».

Clause de non-responsabilité

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data, in accordance with the Act of May 10, 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1000) and the Regulation on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (Data Protection Directive), necessary to carry out the recruitment process. At the same time, I declare that I provide my personal data completely voluntary. I also declare that I have been informed about my right to withdraw my consent or object to processing of data, request access to them, rectification, deletion, limitation of processing and their transfer, at any time and the right to lodge a complaint to the data protection supervisory authority

Chronologie

Head of Compliance

ALTUM LUXEMBOURG S.A.
02.2023 - 06.2024

Managing Conducting Officer (Authorized Manager) – Compliance

CALAMATTA CUSCHIERI FUND SERVICES LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
01.2019 - 12.2022

Head of Compliance

CF FUND SERVICES S.A. (BDO)
01.2015 - 01.2019

Fund Compliance Officer

EFG BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A.
01.2014 - 01.2015

Compliance Officer

CF FUND SERVICES S.A.
01.2013 - 01.2014

AML/KYC officer within the Transfer Agent team

CF FUND SERVICES S.A.
01.2012 - 01.2013

Dealing Officer

IFDS LUXEMBOURG
01.2012 - 01.2012

Client Documentation Unit and Compliance employee

EFG PRIVATE BANK LUXEMBOURG
01.2010 - 01.2012

Transfer Agent and Fund Administration officer

EFG PRIVATE BANK LUXEMBOURG
01.2008 - 01.2010

Back Office employee

FORTIS LUXEMBOURG
01.2007 - 01.2008

Transfer Agent

RBC DEXIA INVESTOR SERVICES
01.2006 - 01.2007

law

University of Brussel
01.1997 - 01.2001

BAC - undefined

Athénée Royal Jules Bordet
01.1991 - 01.1997

Sabbatical time

- 06.2024

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BAC - undefined

Mathieu LefebvreHead of Compliance