A partnership as holding company

06.07.2018 NL law

Stibbe hosts kick-off event of the 'Trust Hackaton'

Masterclass - On 6 July, Stibbe Amsterdam will host the kick-off event of the first 'Trust Hackathon' for the trust industry organised by Finos. Main goal of this hackaton is to produce blockchain prototype solutions addressing the corporate services industry’s bank account creation challenges.

07.06.2018 NL law

Dutch Act implementing the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive

Short Reads - New rules on Customer Due Diligence and the reporting of suspicious transactions are about to enter into force. In addition, The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets announced a stricter monitoring of the reporting of unusual transactions by investment firms and investment funds.

07.06.2018 NL law

Steven Hijink speaks on the role of auditors and audit committees

Speaking slot - On 7 June 2018, Steven Hijink will speak at the Diligentia lecture organised by the Vereniging van Effectenbezitters (VEB) on the topic of "Auditors and audit committees as 'gatekeepers' ".

Steven Hijink Counsel Amsterdam

07.06.2018 NL law

PSD II: an update on the implementation and the final RTS and guidelines

Short Reads - Despite considerable industry pressure, the Netherlands failed to implement the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD II) on time. The implementing Act is now expected to enter into force in the summer of 2018.

07.06.2018 NL law

Introduction of Green Loan Principles

Short Reads - Green finance and sustainable finance are trending topics. After green bonds becoming an increasingly common financing instrument, there is a growing demand by borrowers for green loans. For lenders on the other hand, also in view of various recent initiatives of the European Union in respect of sustainability, participation in (syndicated) green loans is expected to become more important within the investment criteria of a financial institution.

Rein van Helden Partner Amsterdam

06.06.2018 BE law

New Companies Code submitted to Parliament: Eight proposed changes to keep in mind

Articles - On Monday 4 June 2018, the draft law for the new Belgian Companies Code was submitted to Parliament. The proposal seeks to fundamentally modernize Belgian company law. Considering the broad and sweeping nature of the changes, the new code will affect every Belgian company and any foreign company with business in Belgium in various ways.

Team: Jan Peeters, Jan Bogaert