931 results Amendments to the Further Regulation on the Supervision of the Conduct of Financial Undertakings Wft On 14 December 2022, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, published amendments to the Further Regulation on the Supervision of the Conduct of Financial Undertakings under the Financial Supervision Act. Top tips for doing capital markets deals in the Netherlands Nora Offergelt and Pieter Schütte have written a Practice Note with Practical Law Capital Markets in which they discuss the top tips for doing capital markets deals in the Netherlands. Reporting for non-EU AIFMs as of Q1 2023 Effective from Q1 2023, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (the “AFM”) indicated that it will require AIFMs who have notified AIFs for marketing under Article 36/Article 42 AIFMD to submit Periodic Reports. ESG and sustainable finance update: how to manage greenwashing risks in green and sustainability-linked loans and bonds With green, sustainable and sustainability-linked debt funding on the rise, how do financial market participants steer clear of greenwashing risks when they provide or attract such debt funding? Developments in green bonds: On 21 December 2024 the EU Green Bond Regulation starts to apply In this blog, Marieke Driessen and Niek Groenendijk of our Financial Markets team discuss the EU green bonds regulation which will start applying in 2024. ESG risk management: developments in the Dutch and EU financial sector 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. The long and (un)winding road of ‘killer acquisition’ Illumina/Grail Crystal ball gazing into prospective innovation rat races when assessing vertical mergers may soon be all in a day’s work for the European Commission. Innovation was a recurring theme in the Commission’s handling of the Illumina/Grail deal. The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines. Amendment to the Waste Framework Directive: measures to restrict fast fashion and to combat food waste. The European Waste Framework Directive has been amended and now contains rules for Member States to restrict the fast fashion industry and combat food waste. In this blog, we discuss the changes and what is expected of Member States. Wijziging Kaderrichtlijn Afvalstoffen: maatregelen om fast fashion te beperken en voedselverspilling tegen te gaan De Europese Kaderrichtlijn Afvalstoffen is gewijzigd en bevat regels voor lidstaten die de fast fashion industrie moeten beperken en voedselverspilling moeten tegengaan. In dit blog bespreken we de wijzigingen en wat er van de lidstaten verwacht wordt. The future of nuclear energy in the Netherlands (part 4): four new nuclear power plants The Dutch government wants to build four new nuclear power plants. The technical studies are positive, the costs have been estimated and a new state participation is ready. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are also being given serious consideration. De toekomst van kernenergie in Nederland (deel 4): 4 nieuwe centrales Het kabinet wil vier nieuwe kerncentrales bouwen. De technische studies zijn positief, de kosten zijn geraamd en een nieuwe staatsdeelneming staat klaar. Ook over Small Modular Reactors (SMR’s) wordt volop nagedacht. Lees alle ontwikkelingen in dit blog. Stibbe contributes Netherlands chapter to Chambers Financial Services Regulation 2025 Global Practice Guide Rogier Raas, Roderik Vrolijk, Maarten Weekenborg and Ingrid van der Klooster contributed to the Dutch chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide: Financial Services Regulation 2025. Navigating SFDR 2.0: Unofficial Consolidated Text of the Commission’s Proposal Following the European Commission’s proposal of 20 November 2025 to amend the SFDR, Stibbe has prepared a non-official consolidated version of SFDR 2.0 to help interested persons navigate the proposed EU sustainable finance legal framework. Stibbe contributes to Chambers Global Practice Guide: ESG 2025 Valérie van 't Lam, Heleen Kersten, Marieke Driessen and Branda Katan contributed to the Chambers Global Practice Guide: ESG 2025 in the chapter about Law and Practice in the Netherlands. Laadpunten langs rijkswegen: van vrije markt naar uitgifte van snellaadkavels en veiling van exploitatievergunningen Vergunningen voor laadpunten langs snelwegen zullen voortaan via periodieke veiling worden verleend, zo beoogt het concept wetsvoorstel Wet marktordening voorzieningen verzorgingsplaatsen. Lees meer over de veranderingen en het overgangsbeleid in ons blog Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers. Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network. Pagination Previous page Page 39 Current page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Next page
Amendments to the Further Regulation on the Supervision of the Conduct of Financial Undertakings Wft On 14 December 2022, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, published amendments to the Further Regulation on the Supervision of the Conduct of Financial Undertakings under the Financial Supervision Act.
Top tips for doing capital markets deals in the Netherlands Nora Offergelt and Pieter Schütte have written a Practice Note with Practical Law Capital Markets in which they discuss the top tips for doing capital markets deals in the Netherlands.
Reporting for non-EU AIFMs as of Q1 2023 Effective from Q1 2023, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (the “AFM”) indicated that it will require AIFMs who have notified AIFs for marketing under Article 36/Article 42 AIFMD to submit Periodic Reports.
ESG and sustainable finance update: how to manage greenwashing risks in green and sustainability-linked loans and bonds With green, sustainable and sustainability-linked debt funding on the rise, how do financial market participants steer clear of greenwashing risks when they provide or attract such debt funding?
Developments in green bonds: On 21 December 2024 the EU Green Bond Regulation starts to apply In this blog, Marieke Driessen and Niek Groenendijk of our Financial Markets team discuss the EU green bonds regulation which will start applying in 2024.
ESG risk management: developments in the Dutch and EU financial sector 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.
The long and (un)winding road of ‘killer acquisition’ Illumina/Grail Crystal ball gazing into prospective innovation rat races when assessing vertical mergers may soon be all in a day’s work for the European Commission. Innovation was a recurring theme in the Commission’s handling of the Illumina/Grail deal.
The ECJ’s ruling in Servier: Never Settle For Less Patent settlement agreements between originator pharmaceutical companies and generics manufacturers are a risky business. Originator medicine company Servier and five generic companies rolled the dice and the ECJ largely confirmed their antitrust fines.
Amendment to the Waste Framework Directive: measures to restrict fast fashion and to combat food waste. The European Waste Framework Directive has been amended and now contains rules for Member States to restrict the fast fashion industry and combat food waste. In this blog, we discuss the changes and what is expected of Member States.
Wijziging Kaderrichtlijn Afvalstoffen: maatregelen om fast fashion te beperken en voedselverspilling tegen te gaan De Europese Kaderrichtlijn Afvalstoffen is gewijzigd en bevat regels voor lidstaten die de fast fashion industrie moeten beperken en voedselverspilling moeten tegengaan. In dit blog bespreken we de wijzigingen en wat er van de lidstaten verwacht wordt.
The future of nuclear energy in the Netherlands (part 4): four new nuclear power plants The Dutch government wants to build four new nuclear power plants. The technical studies are positive, the costs have been estimated and a new state participation is ready. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are also being given serious consideration.
De toekomst van kernenergie in Nederland (deel 4): 4 nieuwe centrales Het kabinet wil vier nieuwe kerncentrales bouwen. De technische studies zijn positief, de kosten zijn geraamd en een nieuwe staatsdeelneming staat klaar. Ook over Small Modular Reactors (SMR’s) wordt volop nagedacht. Lees alle ontwikkelingen in dit blog.
Stibbe contributes Netherlands chapter to Chambers Financial Services Regulation 2025 Global Practice Guide Rogier Raas, Roderik Vrolijk, Maarten Weekenborg and Ingrid van der Klooster contributed to the Dutch chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guide: Financial Services Regulation 2025.
Navigating SFDR 2.0: Unofficial Consolidated Text of the Commission’s Proposal Following the European Commission’s proposal of 20 November 2025 to amend the SFDR, Stibbe has prepared a non-official consolidated version of SFDR 2.0 to help interested persons navigate the proposed EU sustainable finance legal framework.
Stibbe contributes to Chambers Global Practice Guide: ESG 2025 Valérie van 't Lam, Heleen Kersten, Marieke Driessen and Branda Katan contributed to the Chambers Global Practice Guide: ESG 2025 in the chapter about Law and Practice in the Netherlands.
Laadpunten langs rijkswegen: van vrije markt naar uitgifte van snellaadkavels en veiling van exploitatievergunningen Vergunningen voor laadpunten langs snelwegen zullen voortaan via periodieke veiling worden verleend, zo beoogt het concept wetsvoorstel Wet marktordening voorzieningen verzorgingsplaatsen. Lees meer over de veranderingen en het overgangsbeleid in ons blog
Commission publishes PSD3 and PSR Proposal; a tightening of the regulation of payment services providers in the EU On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a set of new legislative proposals, including PSD3, aimed at ushering in the digital era for payments and the broader financial sector, with a particular focus on consumers.
Belgian Competition Authority confirms jurisdiction for M&A transactions in hospital sector On 14 July 2023, the Belgian Competition Authority confirmed its jurisdiction to review M&A transactions between hospitals, regardless of whether these hospitals belong to the same hospital network.