Financial Regulation

Rogier Raas and Jeroen Smits have contributed the Dutch Chapter for the International Comparative Legal Guide to Public Investment Funds Laws and Regulations.

On 4 April 2019, a legislative proposal to implement the Dutch Ultimate Beneficial Owner (''UBO'') register (''UBO register'') was submitted to the Dutch parliament.

Op 2 april 2019 heeft de Tweede Kamer het wetsvoorstel ter implementatie van de Herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn (EU) 2017/828 aangenomen.

Op 2 april 2019 heeft de Tweede Kamer het wetsvoorstel ter implementatie van de Herziene aandeelhoudersrechtenrichtlijn (EU) 2017/828 aangenomen.

A Brexit without a deal, or with a deal that does not cover all relevant aspects, is still a potential scenario. We have highlighted a number of unexpected legal consequences of Brexit in such a no deal or incomplete deal scenario.

What are the most common causes of actions taken by or against financial institutions and service providers in Dutch jurisdiction?

Several changes to Dutch financial regulatory laws entered into force in January and February 2019. In this article we provide a short summary of these changes.

Yesterday, the PSD2 implementation act was promulgated in the Dutch Government Gazette (Staatsblad). The PSD2 implementation act enters into effect on 19 February 2019. The Act and Explanatory Memorandum (both in Dutch) can be found here.

De minister van Financiën heeft op 4 februari jl. een wijziging van de Vrijstellingsregeling Wft gepubliceerd. Ondernemingen die vanuit het Verenigd Koninkrijk in Nederland door middel van grensoverschrijdende dienstverrichting beleggingsdiensten verlenen