Banking and Finance

The EU is proposing major reforms to its securitisation framework that will reshape how financial institutions approach the market, including an overhaul of the EU Securitisation Regulation and permanent relief for SFTs under banking rules.

After years of new ESG legislative initiatives for the financial markets in Europe, a new (geo-)political reality is changing views and approaches on ESG.

Het eerste nummer van het Tijdschrift voor Kapitaalmarktenrecht (TvKMR) is verschenen. Ingrid van der Klooster (redactielid), Chris van Es en Sterre Thijssen (redactiesecretarissen) zijn betrokken bij het tijdschrift.

The European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation (EU/2025/1184) amending its list of high-risk third countries under the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Directive.

The Dutch Implementation Act on Credit Servicers and Credit Purchasers entered into force on 18 July 2025. It implements EU Directive 2021/2167 regulating NPL sale, purchase and servicing to create a transparent secondary market.

The Dutch law on the Abolition of Pledge Prohibitions marks a significant shift in Dutch commercial law, aimed at transforming the landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises to use their receivables as collateral and improve access to financing.

Cross-border corporate lending is set for change as CRD VI introduces new licensing obligations, requiring non-EU lenders to reassess their activities in the Netherlands and the EU for all in scope contracts signed on or after 11 July 2026.