A new Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices

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.

Short Reads - On 8 November 2019, the Dutch Minister of Finance sent a joint position paper to the Dutch Parliament regarding the need for a European AML supervisor (Anti-money laundering). The paper was prepared by the Ministers of Finance of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Latvia and the Netherlands. A short summary of the paper 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 and 17 October 2019.

Inside Stibbe - Muriël Rosing, Jan van Oosten and IJsbrand van Straten have been appointed as partners at Stibbe in Amsterdam with effect from 1 January 2020. Muriël is a criminal law specialist, Jan is a recognised expert in environment and planning law, and IJsbrand is a specialist in (notarial) corporate law.

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.