The Luxembourg Times Podcast
The Luxembourg Times Finance Podcast explores the stories behind one of Europe's leading financial centres. Each season focuses on a specific theme, featuring interviews with industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators. The podcast offers clear analysis and real-world insights into Luxembourg's financial landscape.
Épisodes
“Red flags” - Episode 5: “The CEO never sent that email”
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Alain Hondequin, retired banking compliance officer; Stéphanie Lhomme, Arendt Regulatory & Compliance; and Pascal Steichen, Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity Production: Eva Krins and Jil Reale Cover: Sofia Navarro Information on financial crime, fraud and scams: Bee Secure (for parents and younger people), Cyberfraud.lu, Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL), and
“Red flags” - Episode 4: “Why terrorist financing is so hard to spot”
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Max Braun, Luxembourg’s Financial Intelligence Unit (CRF); Michael Weis, PwC Luxembourg Production: Eva Krins and Jil Reale Cover: Sofia Navarro Information on financial crime, fraud and scams: Bee Secure (for parents and younger people), Cyberfraud.lu, Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL), and Luxembourg Police. This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For mor
“Red flags” - Episode 3: “Money mules: The scam that turns victims into accomplices”
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Jeff Laroche, Grand Ducal Police; Hélène Lange, Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) Production: Eva Krins Cover: Sofia Navarro Information on fraud and scams: Bee Secure (for parents and younger people), Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL), Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity and Luxembourg Police. This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxt
“Red flags” - Episode 1: “The scam is you: how crypto fraudsters make victims do the work”
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Max Braun, Luxembourg’s Financial Intelligence Unit (CRF); Sarah Tor, EY Production: Eva Krins, Jil Reale Cover: Sofia Navarro Information on fraud and scams: Bee Secure (for parents and younger people), Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL), Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity and Luxembourg Police. This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtime
“Red flags” - Episode 2: “Don’t only follow the money, follow the people”
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Quentin Mugg, French National Police liaison at Europol; Sylvain Aubry, Association of Luxembourg Compliance Officers (Alco) Production: Eva Krins, Jil Reale Cover: Sofia Navarro Information on fraud and scams: Bee Secure (for parents and younger people), Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL), Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity and Luxembourg Police. This podcast is a
Women’s money moves - episode 5 - Money moments that matter: women share their highs and lows
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Anne-Pascale Malréchauffé, Clearstream Banking; Weronika Mojsiej, Swissquote Bank Europe; Lily Wang, Expon Capital; and Lize-Mari Barnes, Swiss Re Production: Eva Krins Cover: Sofia Navarro This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women’s money moves - episode 4 : Breaking glass ceilings: networking, family and finances
Host: Cordula Schnuer Guests: Laura Zahren at BDO & Marta Correira at the European Investment Bank Production: Eva Krins Cover: Sofia Navarro This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women’s money moves - episode 3: The structural gaps holding women back
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Jill Griffin, head of Luxembourg business at Colombia Threadneedle Investments, and Anna Lepage, senior lending advisor at Citi Global Wealth and co-chair of Citi Global Wealth Women Production: Eva Krins Cover: Sofia Navarro This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for
Women’s money moves - episode 2: Why women get different financial advice and what it means for their money
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Gaëlle Haag, AXA Wealth Europe & Jade Bajai, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg Production: Eva Krins Cover: Sofia Navarro This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women’s money moves - episode 1: From quotas to equality: why gender finance matters
Host: Cordula Schnuer Guests: Yuriko Backes, gender equality minister Production: Eva Krins Cover: Sofia Navarro This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sustainable finance podcast, episode 5: What do real investors think?
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Alexa, Carole, Gabriel and Mathilde - four individual investors in Luxembourg Production: Eva Krins Cover: Sofia Navarro This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sustainable finance podcast, episode 4: How are green investments sold to retail investors and what improvements are needed?
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Sascha Epp, Martina Holbach, Ala Presenti Production: Eva Krins Cover: Sofia Navarro This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sustainable finance podcast, episode 3 - What do we know, and what do we not know, about sustainable finance?
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guest: Michael Halling Production: Eva Krins Cover: Sofia Navarro This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sustainable finance podcast episode 2 - How do you know if green investments are really green?
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Alex Spasov, Jane Wilkinson Production: Eva Krins Cover: Christian Mertes This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sustainable finance podcast, episode 1: What does ‘sustainable finance’ mean?
Host: Aaron Grunwald Guests: Laetitia Hamon, Denise Voss Production: Eva Krins Cover: Christian Mertes This podcast is a Luxembourg Times production. For more, visit luxtimes.lu Why you can trust the Luxembourg TimesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The future of Luxembourg’s royals #5: Monarchies for the modern world
As a new grand duke prepare to take the throne, we look at whether monarchies are still fit for the modern age, why they remain popular and why Republicans find little voice in Luxembourg. Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts Interviews: Duncan Roberts Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Luc Heuschling and Kemal Rijken Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins Cover: Mara Mohnen This podcast is a Luxem
The future of Luxembourg’s royals #4: Economic boon or bust?
Luxembourg taxpayers help foot the bill for the country’s royal household, but is the monarchy worth it? Our experts – including Cindy Tereba of the Chamber of Commerce – analyse the palace’s economic impact. Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts Interviews: Duncan Roberts Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Kemal Rijken, Cindy Tereba Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins Cover: Mara Mohnen This p
The future of Luxembourg’s royals #3: Who is Crown Princess Stéphanie?
There is no official role for the spouse of Luxembourg’s monarch in the constitution, but Crown Princess Stéphanie will become grand duchess with her husband’s accession to the throne, taking a more prominent role in the royal family. Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts Interviews: Duncan Roberts Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Kemal Rijken Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins Cover: Mara Moh
The future of Luxembourg’s royals #2: The grand duke’s role
What does Luxembourg’s grand duke actually do? And why have the head of state’s powers been reduced time and again? Historian Kemal Rijken, constitutional expert Luc Heuschling and royals insider Pierre Dillenburg weigh in. Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts Interviews: Duncan Roberts Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Luc Heuschling, Kemal Rijken Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins Cover: Mar
The future of Luxembourg’s royals #1: Crown Prince Guillaume
As Crown Prince Guillaume becomes Luxembourg’s grand duke, we take a look at the life of the future monarch and how Guillaume has been prepared for this role of a lifetime. Hosts: Cordula Schnuer and Duncan Roberts Interviews: Duncan Roberts Guests: Pierre Dillenburg, Cindy Tereba Production: Marc Blasius and Eva Krins Cover: Mara Mohnen This podcast is a Luxembourg Times product. For more, vi
Episode 5: Elections aftermath
Journalist Duncan Roberts and the Luxemburger Wort’s Brussels correspondent Diego Velazquez discuss the results of the European Parliament elections and what happens next. This Podcast is a Luxemburg Times product. Host: Codrula Schnuer Moderation: Duncan Roberts Guest: Diego Velazquez Production: Marc Blasius Cover: Christian MertesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 4: What’s at stake
Together with Aurélie Pugnet – political editor at Brussels-based media outlet Euractiv – journalist Tracy Heindrichs looks at some of the key issues that will matter during the European Parliament elections in June. This Podcast is a Luxemburg Times product. Host: Codrula Schnuer Moderation: Tracy Heindrichs Guest: Aurélie Pugnet Production: Marc Blasius Cover: Christian Mertes See omnystudi
Episode 3: How it works
Confused about what the link between the European Commission and European Parliament, the difference between the European Council and the Council of the European Union? Journalist Tracy Heindrichs in this episode speaks with Anne Calteux, the commission’s representative in Luxembourg, about how the EU works. This Podcast is a Luxemburg Times product. Host: Codrula Schnuer Moderation: Tracy Hei
Episode 2: Seat of the EU
Journalist John Monaghan speaks with Miguel Vicente Nuñez, the president of the EU staff union in Luxembourg, about the challenges that the EU institutions in Luxembourg face in attracting staff and the impact on the Grand Duchy’s status as a seat of the European Union. This Podcast is a Luxemburg Times product. Host: Codrula Schnuer Moderation: John Monaghan Guest: Miguel Vicente Nuñez Produc
Episode 1: Shared history
Journalist Duncan Roberts speaks with historian Elena Danescu from the University of Luxembourg about the Grand Duchy’s role in the founding of the European Union and how one of the smallest member states has fielded three European Commission presidents. This Podcast is a Luxemburg Times product. Host: Codrula Schnuer Moderation: Duncan Roberts Guest: Elena Danescu Production: Marc Blasius Cov
