Financial Markets

Greenwashing in the EU financial markets: sustainable finance status update

The European financial markets feature numerous financial products with characteristics such as ‘green’, ‘ESG’, ‘sustainable’, ‘climate’, ‘transition’, ‘impact’ or similar. But when is it fair to name or label financial products as such?

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

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.

Jelmer Richel

Junior Associate Amsterdam

ESG and potential director’s liability: taking the lead in the transition to more sustainable business operations

There is a lot coming at companies with regard to sustainability matters these days. This could also affect company directors’ responsibilities and liability. In this article, we will discuss some points of attention and share our practical observations.

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.

The Sustainable Finance Package 2023

In this blog, we discuss the Sustainable Finance Package published by the European Commission in June 2023.

Edouard Musch

Senior Associate Luxembourg

Amber Meis

Junior Associate Amsterdam

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.

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?