Financial Services Regulation

Wetgevingsbrieven 2023 van de AFM en DNB

Ingrid van der Klooster bespreekt de wetgevingswensen van de toezichthouders AFM en DNB en de reactie daarop van de betreffende ministers. Die wensen betreffen dit jaar een aantal ingrijpende wijzigingen in financiële toezichtwetgeving.

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.

Consultation on draft technical standards under MiCAR

The MiCAR aims to create a broad EU regulatory framework for the issuance of, intermediating and dealing in, crypto assets. MiCAR entered into force in June 2023. Both ESMA and EBA published consultation papers including draft technical standards.

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.

Stibbe Luxembourg lawyers co-author the second edition of the SFDR Implementation Guide

Edouard d'Anterroches (Partner) and Nicolas Pradel (Senior Associate) co-authored the second edition of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Implementation Guide published on 11 April 2023.

Consultatievoorstel voor Wijzigingswet toezicht financiële markten 2024

Ingrid van der Klooster bespreekt de hoofdlijnen van de voorgestelde wijzigingen in het consultatievoorstel dat op 29 april 2022 gepubliceerd is.

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.

Jeannette Vaude-Perrin

Of Counsel Luxembourg

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.

DNB to start integrity investigations at payment and e-money institutions

On 25 August 2022, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, "DNB") announced that it will start investigations at payment and e-money institutions that have (substantially) grown during the past few years.

Dutch Supreme Court decides against the pledgeability of non-transferable claims

Lawyers occasionally wonder how the law ended up as it is. We had that experience after the Dutch Supreme Court’s decision of 1 July 2022 (Rabobank/Ten Berge q.q.; ECLI:NL:HR:2022:984), regarding the possibility or impossibility of pledging a claim.

Stibbe advises group of investors led by Joh. A. Benckiser

Stibbe advised a group of investors led by Joh. A. Benckiser on its bid for all outstanding shares of D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V.

Stibbe advises Aegon on the launch of the first General Pension Fund in the Netherlands

Stibbe has made a significant contribution to the establishment of the first General Pension Fund in the Netherlands. Aegon is the first company to receive approval from the Dutch Central Bank to launch a General Pension Fund in the Netherlands.

Stibbe advises KPS Capital Partners on the acquisition of Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.

Stibbe advised KPS Capital Partners, LP on the USD 425 million acquisition of Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. from adidas AG.