11 results Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 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 are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention. DNB publishes guidelines for outsourcing notifications by insurers Requirements applicable to outsourcing (including intra-group arrangements as well as outsourcing to the cloud) under Dutch and EU financial regulatory regimes have become more stringent in recent years. Outsourcing has therefore been a priority on the Du Stibbe advises Schneider Electric Stibbe advises Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, on its strategic investment in Planon. A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products. European Banking Federation Guidance on testing of Cloud Exit Strategy Financial institutions may outsource critical or important functions to cloud service providers (“CSPs”). On 25 February 2019 the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) provided guidelines (the “EBA Guidelines”) laying out the framework for outsourcing arrang ESMA publishes report on licencing of fintech firms across europe On 12 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a report on the status of licencing regimes of FinTech firms across the European Union ("EU"). Webinar: Cloud computing in the financial sector On Wednesday 4 November 2020, Marc Spuijbroek and Roderik Vrolijk will host a webinar about cloud computing in the financial sector, which, at the same time, may be relevant outside that sector. This webinar is part of the TMT Masterclasses webinar-series Stibbe advises Interoute Stibbe Luxembourg advised Interoute on its sale process to GTT Communications. International webinar on cloud computing in the financial sector Stibbe is organising an international webinar on cloud computing in the financial sector - What financial institutions need to know when considering a move to the Cloud. The webinar takes place on 30 June 2020 at 4:00 pm. Stibbe advises the management of Raet Stibbe advises the management of Raet on a majority investment by HgCapital in Raet. HgCapital will assume majority ownership from CVC Capital Partners and will be investing alongside the management team, who will retain a significant minority stake in Ra Digital operational resilience as key priority for financial institutions Financial institutions and third party ICT providers will have to strengthen their IT security organisations, as the European Digital Operational Resilience Act is expected to be fully applicable in early 2025 after a two-year implementation period.
Financial Regulatory – Update Q1 2021 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 are relatively few, but other developments are worthy of attention.
DNB publishes guidelines for outsourcing notifications by insurers Requirements applicable to outsourcing (including intra-group arrangements as well as outsourcing to the cloud) under Dutch and EU financial regulatory regimes have become more stringent in recent years. Outsourcing has therefore been a priority on the Du
Stibbe advises Schneider Electric Stibbe advises Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, on its strategic investment in Planon.
A digital transition in the financial services sector On 24 September 2020, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted the Digital Finance Package (the “Package”). The aim of this initiative is to create a competitive EU financial sector that gives consumers access to innovative financial products.
European Banking Federation Guidance on testing of Cloud Exit Strategy Financial institutions may outsource critical or important functions to cloud service providers (“CSPs”). On 25 February 2019 the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) provided guidelines (the “EBA Guidelines”) laying out the framework for outsourcing arrang
ESMA publishes report on licencing of fintech firms across europe On 12 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a report on the status of licencing regimes of FinTech firms across the European Union ("EU").
Webinar: Cloud computing in the financial sector On Wednesday 4 November 2020, Marc Spuijbroek and Roderik Vrolijk will host a webinar about cloud computing in the financial sector, which, at the same time, may be relevant outside that sector. This webinar is part of the TMT Masterclasses webinar-series
Stibbe advises Interoute Stibbe Luxembourg advised Interoute on its sale process to GTT Communications.
International webinar on cloud computing in the financial sector Stibbe is organising an international webinar on cloud computing in the financial sector - What financial institutions need to know when considering a move to the Cloud. The webinar takes place on 30 June 2020 at 4:00 pm.
Stibbe advises the management of Raet Stibbe advises the management of Raet on a majority investment by HgCapital in Raet. HgCapital will assume majority ownership from CVC Capital Partners and will be investing alongside the management team, who will retain a significant minority stake in Ra
Digital operational resilience as key priority for financial institutions Financial institutions and third party ICT providers will have to strengthen their IT security organisations, as the European Digital Operational Resilience Act is expected to be fully applicable in early 2025 after a two-year implementation period.