Financial Markets Group

Package of new anti-money laundering rules adopted by European Council

On 30 of May 2024 the Council of the European Union adopted the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Package (the AML Package). The AML Package will have consequences for market parties.

Dominique Overheul

Junior Associate Amsterdam

Jelmer Richel

Junior Associate Amsterdam

Frequent ESG disclosure issues under the EU Sustainable Finance framework explained

ESMA publishes explanatory notes to various concepts under the Taxonomy Regulation, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and the Benchmark Regulation.

MiCAR: regulering van de crypto-assets markt

Cryptobedrijven moeten vanaf begin 2025 aan strenge eisen voldoen om een vergunning te verkrijgen om toegang te houden tot de Europese markt. In deze podcast bespreken we MiCAR, waarmee deze disruptieve industrie een stap naar volwassenheid zet.

DORA: hoe de financiële sector weerbaarder moet worden tegen cyber risico’s

In deze nieuwste Stibbe Legal Insights spreken Nynke Brouwer en Roderik Vrolijk over de Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), die moet zorgen voor een betere digitale operationele weerbaarheid van financiële instellingen in de Europese Unie.

Edouard Musch

Senior Associate Luxembourg

Amber Meis

Junior Associate Amsterdam

Valérie Janssens

Junior Associate Brussels

Kim Felix

Junior Associate Amsterdam

Financial Regulation – Q2 2023 Update

Changes to Dutch financial regulations entered into force on or around 1 July, including notable amendments for holders of a qualifying holding in certain Dutch regulated financial institutions. We have listed the main changes in this publication.

ECB Releases Qualifying Holding Guide

On 23 May 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) published its guide on qualifying holding procedures (the Qualifying Holding Guide).

Stibbe advises various financial sector clients on a broad range of ESG/Sustainable finance legal and financial regulatory queries

Stibbe’s Financial Markets Group assisted various financial sector clients on interpretation, implementation and compliance issues under the EU SFDR, the EU CSRD, the EU Taxonomy Regulation and Delegated Acts and capital requirements under CRR.

Stibbe provides strategic advice to financial institutions on ESG-policy and ESG-risk issues

Stibbe’s Financial Markets Group provides strategic advice on ESG- and climate related issues in the financial sector, threatening or impending ESG- or climate related litigation and class-actions.

Stibbe advises ESG investors

Stibbe’s Financial Markets Group advises institutional investors on their investments (equity, debt, units) in various ESG and Impact funds (‘Article 8’ and ‘Article 9’ SFDR funds).