Soeradj Ramsanjhal

Short Reads - Traditionally, 1 January (and 1 July) each year is a date on which new Dutch financial regulations enter into force. This year, the amendments to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht – “Wft”) are relatively few, but other notable developments are worthy of attention.

Short Reads - After discussions in the Dutch Parliament leading to a late implementation of the amendment of the fourth anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing directive, the Dutch implementation will most likely be in force before 18 May 2020. In addition, the European Commission today amended its list of high-risk countries.

Articles - Sinds de publicatie van ons e-book ‘Beloningen in crisistijd’ op 22 april 2020 zijn er verschillende ontwikkelingen geweest in wet- en regelgeving rond beloningen in de financiële sector. Zo werd op 2 juli het Wetsvoorstel nadere beloningsmaatregelen financiële ondernemingen (Wnbf) ingediend. Daarnaast publiceerde de EBA op 18 juli het concept Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) over de criteria voor het selecteren van Identified Staff. Deze ontwikkelingen vormen de basis van een nieuw e-book over de governance van beloningen.

Short Reads - On 21 April 2020, the legislative proposal for the Financial Markets Repair Act 2020 (the “Proposal”) was submitted to Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer). The Proposal repairs deficiencies and omissions that have occurred in the implementation in Dutch law of certain pieces of European legislation in the field of financial markets. A number of proposed changes are related to the implementation of the (amended) fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (“AMLD”).