SearchSearch results for: “”

Edouard d'Anterroches (Partner) and Nicolas Pradel (Senior Associate) co-authored the second edition of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Implementation Guide published on 11 April 2023.

Ingrid van der Klooster bespreekt de hoofdlijnen van de voorgestelde wijzigingen in het consultatievoorstel dat op 29 april 2022 gepubliceerd is.

This article looks at the aftermath of the UBO case invalidating the general access to UBO data, and looks at what lies ahead for companies and member states, and specifically at Belgium's recent regulatory action.

On 14 December 2022, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, published amendments to the Further Regulation on the Supervision of the Conduct of Financial Undertakings under the Financial Supervision Act.

In their financial regulatory outlook, Roderik Vrolijk and Maarten Weekenborg look ahead to 2023 and give an overview of the main legislative and financial regulatory developments they expect in the fintech sector.

Effective from Q1 2023, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (the “AFM”) indicated that it will require AIFMs who have notified AIFs for marketing under Article 36/Article 42 AIFMD to submit Periodic Reports.

Het Europese Hof van Justitie (het “Hof”) heeft in een arrest van 22 november 2022 bepaald dat publieke toegankelijkheid tot informatie in het UBO-register ongeldig is.

On January 15, the law introducing the banking oath and ethical rules in the banking sector was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.

Le 15 janvier dernier, la loi introduisant le serment bancaire et des règles déontologiques dans le secteur bancaire était publiée au Moniteur belge.

Op 15 januari werd de wet tot invoering van de bankierseed en tuchtrechtelijke regeling gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad.

On 22 February 2024, the European Commission adopted two Delegated Regulations under the Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector and four Delegated Regulations under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.

AFM sets out the findings of its review of the use of alternative performance measures in financial reporting and concludes that Dutch issuers often fall short of the required level of transparency when reporting their alternative performance measures.

In its latest market watch, the AFM places a spotlight on notifications of substantial holdings and gross short positions in response to the ongoing public discourse on the issue.

In this blog, Marieke Driessen and Niek Groenendijk of our Financial Markets team discuss the EU green bonds regulation which will start applying in 2024. 

Ingrid van der Klooster bespreekt de wetgevingswensen van de toezichthouders AFM en DNB en de reactie daarop van de betreffende ministers. Die wensen betreffen dit jaar een aantal ingrijpende wijzigingen in financiële toezichtwetgeving. 

Stibbe lawyers Marieke Driessen, Loes van Dijk and Ingrid van der Klooster contributed to the book 'Sustainable Finance in Europe' which was recently published.

On 4/10/2023, the District Court of Rotterdam ruled that the Dutch registration regime for crypto services providers goes beyond the scope of the registration requirement set out in the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Directive.

The MiCAR aims to create a broad EU regulatory framework for the issuance of, intermediating and dealing in, crypto assets. MiCAR entered into force in June 2023. Both ESMA and EBA published consultation papers including draft technical standards.