Financial Services Regulation

Short Reads - A team from Stibbe has participated in the public consultation launched by the Minister of Finance on additional remuneration restrictions within the financial sector. In their response (in Dutch), the Stibbe team pointed out that there are several legal objections to the proposed measures. Furthermore, the team has raised questions regarding the necessity and legal justification for introducing these additional measures.

Articles - Sarah De Dijn bespreekt het toepassingsgebied van MiFID II in België in het tijdschrift Bank- en Financieel Recht / Droit bancaire et financier.

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.

Conference - LPEA, Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, organises a conference in Luxembourg, which brings on stage General Partners (GPs) and Limited Partners (LPs) to discuss and showcase the private equity sector from the perspective of local practitioners, together with additional contributions from guest speakers specially invited to the event. Stibbe Luxembourg is a proud sponsor of this event, which some of our lawyers will attend.  

Short Reads - Op 17 juli 2018 heeft de minister van Financiën de twee rapporten over de evaluatie van de Wet beloningsbeleid financiële ondernemingen (Wbfo) aangeboden aan de Tweede Kamer. Tevens is een maatschappelijke consultatie naar drie wettelijke maatregelen met betrekking tot de vaste beloningen geopend.

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.

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.

Short Reads - 's-Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal denies pledgee's claim that all present and future receivables of the pledgor were pledged to it by a deed of pledge dated 20 January 2014 and ruled that the receivables listed in the schedule attached to the deed of pledge were leading to establish on which receivables a right of pledge was created.