33 results How the Rotterdam Court Ruling affects the registration regime for Crypto Services Providers in the Netherlands On 4/10/2023, the District Court of Rotterdam ruled that the Dutch registration regime for crypto services providers goes beyond the scope of the registration requirement set out in the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Directive. Stibbe Amsterdam appoints three new partners We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Valérie van ‘t Lam, Boris Cammelbeeck and Roderik Vrolijk to partner as per 1 January 2022. These appointments further strengthen our practices Environment & Planning, Real Estate and the Finan 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. UBO-register operationeel vanaf 27 september 2020 Het Nederlandse UBO-register is op 27 september 2020 live gegaan. Vennootschappen en andere juridische entiteiten die voor 27 september 2020 zijn opgericht, hebben tot 27 maart 2022 de tijd voor de registratie van hun UBO’s (ultimate beneficial owners). European Commission publishes major anti-money laundering legislative proposals On 20 July 2021, the European Commission presented a new legislative package containing significant changes to the applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing regime. Introduction of the banking oath in Belgium On January 15, the law introducing the banking oath and ethical rules in the banking sector was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 8 January 2025. The IRRD introduces a new regulatory framework aimed at strengthening the stability and resilience of the EU insurance sector. Stibbe strengthens Corporate, Employment and Tax practices with three Counsel appointments We are proud to announce the promotions of Sophie Brenard (Corporate and M&A), Charlotte Mortiaux (Employment, Benefits and Pensions), and Christophe Martin-Raynaud (Tax) to Counsel, effective 1 January 2025. [Update] Dutch Senate adopts UBO register bill Today (23 June 2020), the Dutch Senate adopted the bill to implement the Dutch Ultimate Beneficial Owner (''UBO'') register (''UBO register''). We expect the Act to enter into force soon. [Update] Eerste Kamer neemt wetsvoorstel UBO-register aan Vandaag (23 juni 2020) heeft de Eerste Kamer het wetsvoorstel tot implementatie van het UBO-register aangenomen. Wij verwachten dat de wet nu spoedig in werking kan treden. Commission adopts banking package in response to COVID-19 pandemic The European Commission adopts a banking package to bolster lending amid COVID-19, urging banks to utilize EU frameworks fully. It includes Interpretative Communication and "quick fix" amendments to banking rules. Cross-border corporate lending into the Netherlands 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. 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"). Dutch Financial Regulators recommend a Dutch national licensing regime for crypto exchange platforms and crypto wallet providers On 18 January 2019, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, "DNB") and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the "AFM") published their joint advice recommending a Dutch national licensing reg The Dutch UBO register will be introduced in January 2020 On 4 April 2019, a legislative proposal to implement the Dutch Ultimate Beneficial Owner (''UBO'') register (''UBO register'') was submitted to the Dutch parliament. Financial regulatory law update 2019 Several changes to Dutch financial regulatory laws entered into force in January and February 2019. In this article we provide a short summary of these changes. UK investment firms will be temporarily exempt from the Dutch licensing requirement as of 30 March 2019 On 4 February, the Dutch Minister of Finance published an amendment to the Exemption Regulation under the Financial Supervision Act (Vrijstellingsregeling Wft). The amendment provides for a temporary exemption from the licencing requirement for investment Het Nederlandse UBO-register: vermoedelijk nog dit voorjaar operationeel Het is de verwachting dat het Nederlandse Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)-register dit voorjaar operationeel zal zijn. Rechtspersonen moeten zelf informatie over hun UBO’s verzamelen, bijhouden en registreren in het UBO-register. Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page
How the Rotterdam Court Ruling affects the registration regime for Crypto Services Providers in the Netherlands On 4/10/2023, the District Court of Rotterdam ruled that the Dutch registration regime for crypto services providers goes beyond the scope of the registration requirement set out in the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Directive.
Stibbe Amsterdam appoints three new partners We are pleased to announce that Stibbe Amsterdam has promoted Valérie van ‘t Lam, Boris Cammelbeeck and Roderik Vrolijk to partner as per 1 January 2022. These appointments further strengthen our practices Environment & Planning, Real Estate and the Finan
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.
UBO-register operationeel vanaf 27 september 2020 Het Nederlandse UBO-register is op 27 september 2020 live gegaan. Vennootschappen en andere juridische entiteiten die voor 27 september 2020 zijn opgericht, hebben tot 27 maart 2022 de tijd voor de registratie van hun UBO’s (ultimate beneficial owners).
European Commission publishes major anti-money laundering legislative proposals On 20 July 2021, the European Commission presented a new legislative package containing significant changes to the applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing regime.
Introduction of the banking oath in Belgium On January 15, the law introducing the banking oath and ethical rules in the banking sector was published in the Belgian Official Gazette.
The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive The Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive (IRRD) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 8 January 2025. The IRRD introduces a new regulatory framework aimed at strengthening the stability and resilience of the EU insurance sector.
Stibbe strengthens Corporate, Employment and Tax practices with three Counsel appointments We are proud to announce the promotions of Sophie Brenard (Corporate and M&A), Charlotte Mortiaux (Employment, Benefits and Pensions), and Christophe Martin-Raynaud (Tax) to Counsel, effective 1 January 2025.
[Update] Dutch Senate adopts UBO register bill Today (23 June 2020), the Dutch Senate adopted the bill to implement the Dutch Ultimate Beneficial Owner (''UBO'') register (''UBO register''). We expect the Act to enter into force soon.
[Update] Eerste Kamer neemt wetsvoorstel UBO-register aan Vandaag (23 juni 2020) heeft de Eerste Kamer het wetsvoorstel tot implementatie van het UBO-register aangenomen. Wij verwachten dat de wet nu spoedig in werking kan treden.
Commission adopts banking package in response to COVID-19 pandemic The European Commission adopts a banking package to bolster lending amid COVID-19, urging banks to utilize EU frameworks fully. It includes Interpretative Communication and "quick fix" amendments to banking rules.
Cross-border corporate lending into the Netherlands 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.
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").
Dutch Financial Regulators recommend a Dutch national licensing regime for crypto exchange platforms and crypto wallet providers On 18 January 2019, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, "DNB") and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the "AFM") published their joint advice recommending a Dutch national licensing reg
The Dutch UBO register will be introduced in January 2020 On 4 April 2019, a legislative proposal to implement the Dutch Ultimate Beneficial Owner (''UBO'') register (''UBO register'') was submitted to the Dutch parliament.
Financial regulatory law update 2019 Several changes to Dutch financial regulatory laws entered into force in January and February 2019. In this article we provide a short summary of these changes.
UK investment firms will be temporarily exempt from the Dutch licensing requirement as of 30 March 2019 On 4 February, the Dutch Minister of Finance published an amendment to the Exemption Regulation under the Financial Supervision Act (Vrijstellingsregeling Wft). The amendment provides for a temporary exemption from the licencing requirement for investment
Het Nederlandse UBO-register: vermoedelijk nog dit voorjaar operationeel Het is de verwachting dat het Nederlandse Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)-register dit voorjaar operationeel zal zijn. Rechtspersonen moeten zelf informatie over hun UBO’s verzamelen, bijhouden en registreren in het UBO-register.