Dutch financial laws and regulation in force on or about 1 July 2015

09.12.2019 NL law

Short Reads - On 2 December 2019, the Dutch Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice and Security published a consultation containing plans to amend Dutch AML laws and regulations. A short summary of these plans is set out below. For more information on the broader plans of the Dutch government to combat money laundering, we refer to our previous newsletters of 1 July 2019, 17 October 2019 and 15 November 2019.

Soeradj Ramsanjhal Senior Associate Amsterdam

08.11.2019 BE law

Interview with Wouter Ghijsels on Next Gen lawyers

Articles - Stibbe’s managing partner Wouter Ghijsels shares his insights on the next generation of lawyers and the future of the legal profession at the occasion of the Leaders Meeting Paris where Belgian business leaders, politicians and inspiring people from the cultural and academic world will discuss this year's central theme "The Next Gen".

Wouter Ghijsels Managing Partner Brussels

15.11.2019 NL law

Het kerstmenu van de AFM: vijf gangen - Column Fondsnieuws

Short Reads - Vliegen de pepernoten, adventskalenders en kerstkransjes u alweer om de oren? Nee, het aanmeten van een gezonde levensstijl wordt u aan het einde van het jaar niet makkelijk gemaakt. Gelukkig helpt het Voedingscentrum ons daar een handje bij; en wel met de 'Schijf van Vijf'. De AFM introduceerde vorig jaar iets vergelijkbaars voor de financiële sector.

Senna Leentjens Junior Associate Amsterdam

07.11.2019 NL law

Banking & Finance 2019 Second Edition – The Netherlands and Luxembourg chapter

Articles - Maarten de Bruin, Rein van Helden, Rogier Raas and Robert Steeg have all contributed to the Chambers and Partners Banking & Finance 2019 Second Edition, providing the Netherlands chapter. The Luxembourg chapter was written by Gérald Origer, Jean-Marc Delcour, Steven Paridaens and Nicolas Pradel.

13.11.2019 NL law

A new Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices

Articles - Roderik Vrolijk and Soeradj Ramsanjhal published an article in the Dutch Financial Law Review as a follow-up on their article two years ago in the same journal. The authors specifically shed light on the customer due diligence and open norms of the new Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices 2018, that entered into force on 1 January 2019.

31.10.2019 NL law

EBA Publishes Follow-Up Report on 2018 FinTech Roadmap

Short Reads - Building on its 2018 FinTech Roadmap, the EBA has issued a report focused on potential impediments to the cross-border provision of banking and payment services. In the 29 October 2019 report, the EBA identifies three regulatory areas in which the further integration of European banking and payment services markets can be improved. The three areas the EBA addresses are authorisation and licensing, conduct of business and consumer protection requirements, and anti-money laundering ("AML") and countering the financing of terrorism ("CFT").

Relevant act	Date of entry in force

Implementing Act pursuant to the Single Supervisory Mechanism Regulation	12 June 2015
Regulation to amend the Wft Exemptions Regulation regarding the amendment of the exemptions to the offering of securities	1 July 2015
Act implementing Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes	9 July 2015