Financial Regulation

Jeroen Smits and Ingrid Viertelhauzen contributed the Netherlands Chapter to the International Comparative Legal Guide – Alternative Investment Funds 2025.

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.

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.

What ESG risk rules are coming for EU/Dutch financial firms? DNB’s new climate risk Guide for insurers, pension funds, and payment firms aligns with EBA ESG Guidelines. This blog explains how both shape the future of EU ESG risk management.

Investeren in muziekrechten is trending. Dit artikel onderzoekt hoe Nederlandse muziekrechten zich juridisch lenen voor investeringen door professionele beleggers, met focus op uitdagingen van het Nederlandse recht.