AMLR blog series

Towards the AMLR 3: Governance

Track Record

Finnius congratulates CosmoLin with EMI licence

News

Finnius welcomes Joris Viellevoije and Noa Claver

AMLR blog series

Towards the AMLR 2: Scope

News

AFM calls on fund managers to improve compliance with the Wwft and Sanctions Act

AMLR blog series

Towards the AMLR

Track Record

Finnius congratulates happyCOINS with MiCAR-license

Blog

From Soccer to Financial Products: Product Governance in Perspective

News

Finnius Appoints Laurens Hillen as Counsel

Blog

DNB to step up enforcement of capital requirements, but will the market also receive more guidance?

News

Non-bank institutions take note, stricter DNB supervision of capital and liquidity requirements

News

Finnius ranked in Chambers Europe for the tenth consecutive year

News Outlook Preview

Finnius Outlook 2026

News

Finnius rises to Band 1 in Chambers FinTech Legal Guide 2026

News

DNB publishes new SIRA Good Practices

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Privalgo with EMI licence

News

Amendment Act limiting access to UBO registers entered into force

News

Consultation on Implementation Act on Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Amdax with MiCAR CASP licence

News

Dutch Government introduces new anti-money laundering approach

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Carbon Equity on launch of ELTIF

News

CRD VI in Dutch law: consultation of the Dutch Implementation Act

News

EU Accessibility Act: AFM publishes expectations of market participants

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Riverdam

News

Finnius Rises in Legal 500 EMEA Rankings

News

Next up: the Savings Investment Union (SIU)

News

Finnius maintains position in Band 2 of Chambers Europe

News

Finnius celebrates 15th anniversary!

Publications

MiCAR Factsheet on marketing communications by CASPs

News

Licence Interchange

News

Consultation Good Practices Wtt 2018

News Outlook

Outlook 2025

Blog

Recommendations for purchasers and sellers of financial intermediaries

News

Finnius maintains Band 2 in Chambers FinTech

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Quantoz Payments

Blog

Accessibility Directive: new accessibility rules for the financial sector

Track Record

Finnius congratulates JTC Escrow and Payment Services

News

Three key takeaways from CRD VI and CRR III

News

AFM revises its Guidelines for the Wwft and Sanction

News

What’s in the (green) name?

News

Final DNB Wwft Q&As and Good Practices published

News

Impact of EU AML package on Action Plan on Money Laundering

News

Finnius climbs to Tier 1 ranking in Legal 500 Europe

News

Finnius maintains its Band 2 ranking in Chambers Europe!

News

Finnius welcomes Daniëlle van de Vijver

News

Provisional agreement on AMLD6 and AMLR

Outlook

Finnius Outlook 2024

News

Finnius maintains its Band 2 ranking in Chambers FinTech 2024

Blog

Anatomy of a banking crisis – Lessons for supervision

News

ESMA and EBA publish the first drafts of regulatory technical standards under MiCA

News

EU proposals for PSD3/PSR, Financial Data Access and a digital euro

Blog

Regulatory changes for credit servicers and credit purchasers

News

Final versions of MiCA regulation & Wire transfer regulation 2 published

News

New NVB standards for risk-based money laundering investigations; also relevant for other Wwft institutions?

News

BNPL and SECCI Update. Compromise revised consumer credit directive (CCD)

News

EBA Guidelines on the use of remote customer onboarding solutions

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Midaspay Europe

News

Finnius maintains its Tier 2 ranking in Legal 500 Europe Guide

News

Finnius maintains its Band 2 ranking in Chambers Europe!

News

The AFM’s priorities in 2023

Outlook Preview

Finnius Outlook 2023

News

Finnius maintains its Band 2 ranking in Chambers FinTech 2023

News

UBO register (temporarily) closed to the public

Blog

The controversy surrounding payment for order flow (PFOF) – where are we heading?

News

Reporting obligation for non-EU AIFMs as of Q1 2023

News

Limited room for joint transaction monitoring (Action Plan on Money Laundering)

News

Judgment in landmark case between bunq and the Dutch Central Bank

News

Registration UBO register for trusts and FGRs possible as of 1 November 2022

News

DNB refers to the DNO obligation for a qualifying holding in an investment firm and a manager of UCITS

News

DNB investigates EGIs and PSPs; three practical tips

News

Introduction of segregated account for financial sector

News

Finnius welcomes Rens Budde

Uncategorized

EBA publishes final Guidelines on the role and responsibilities of the AML/CFT compliance officer

News

Final Implementation Decree UBO Register for trusts and FGR – 150-person limit for licensed FGRs – UPDATE

Blog

When does the Standard European Consumer Credit Information need to be provided?

News

Finnius maintains its Tier 2 ranking in Legal 500 Europe Guide

Blog

Additional sanctions against trust offices – Really required?

News

DNB announces investigations into compliance with sanctions regulations

Blog

Gender-neutral remuneration policies – inclusion in regulatory law

News

Finnius maintains its Band 2 ranking again in Chambers Europe 2022

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Plaid

News

New sanctions against Russia – regulatory expectations

Blog

Climate-related risk management – supervision is heating up!

Outlook Preview

Finnius Outlook 2022

News

Finnius congratulates BlackFin Capital Partners

News

Finnius maintains its Band 2 ranking in Chambers FinTech 2022

News

At last, the Dutch implementation of IFD has been finalised!

News

Legislative proposal regarding UBO register for trusts and FGRs – UPDATE

Blog

Outsourcing – a relieve or a headache?

Track Record

Finnius congratulates bunq

Track Record

Finnius congratulates PelicanPay

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Finom

News

Pre-marketing rules now also in force in the Netherlands

Blog

Cybersecurity in the financial sector: where are we and what’s coming?

Blog

Further interpretation of the ESG requirements: working with green in an impressionistic style or will it remain a watercolour?

Blog

Remuneration by investment firms: where do you stand?

News

Finnius welcomes Marieke Spee

News

AFM – Asset management sector should improve their management of outsourcing risks

News

Beating financial crime – European Commission presents comprehensive package of AML/CFT legislation

News

Consultation Implementation decree registration beneficial owners of trusts and similar legal arrangements – 3% threshold UBO definition

News

Legislative proposal regarding UBO register for trusts and FGRs – impact on funds

News

AFM Sectorbrief voor AIFM light beheerders

Blog

Landmark case on the validity of EU soft law: what to do when EBA adopts guidelines outside its prerogative?

Uncategorized

Finnius maintains its Tier 2 ranking in Legal 500 Europe Guide

News

Finnius maintains its Band 2 ranking in Chambers Europe!

News

New approval requirement for bank financial holdings

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Veterfina

News

EBA publishes final revised Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors

Publications

Assistance with an AIFMD license application

Publications

What’s going on in the investment fund industry in the Netherlands?

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Plaid

News

AFM investigation into sustainability information in fund prospectuses

Outlook

The Finnius Outlook 2021

News

ESAs asks European Commission for input on priority SFDR issues

News

Finnius Presents

News

DNB is reviewing imposed fines in light of its new fine policy

News

Publicatie boetetoemetingsbeleid door DNB

News

Finnius maintains its Band 2 raking in Chambers FinTech 2021

News

Consultation Financial Markets Amendment Act 2022 – finally: a segregated account for client money

News

AFM publishes its Trend Monitor 2021

News

AFM emphasizes its AML/CFT supervisory authority over third country fund managers and investment firms

News

Consultation review AIFM Directive

Blog

Small managers and sustainability rules

Track Record

Finnius congratulates Quadrum

News

Dutch FinTech action plan: legislative changes on the way?

News

New capital and governance requirements for investment firms: Consultation Implementing Act IFD/IFR

News

ESMA Guidelines for liquidity stress testing enter into force

News

Highlights from ESMA’s feedback on the AIFMD

News

Dutch National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering 2019 published

News

Entry into force Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) on 21 May 2020

News

Maximum interest rate temporarily reduced in the short term

Blog

New remuneration rules under IFD/IFR and the impact for Dutch investment firms

News

Dutch Senate approves AMLD5 Implementation Act

News

Feedback AFM investigations into Wwft compliance – compliance must be improved and attention may not be weakened

News

Finnius maintains its Tier 2 ranking in Legal 500 Europe Guide

News

Coronavirus: regulatory measures for Dutch banks (update 20 April 2020)

News

DNB publishes final Good Practice on climate-related risks for banks  

News

European Commission announces reform plans – AML Regulation and EU AML supervisor in the making?

News

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Measures Finnius

News

Finnius ranked Band 2 in Chambers Europe!

News

Research on reducing maximum interest rate

News

Bart Bierman receives Lexology’s Client Choice Awards 2020: Banking

News Outlook

Outlook 2020

News

Finnius maintains its position in Chambers FinTech 2020

News

Anti-money laundering

News

Consultation Action Plan on Money Laundering

Blog

Climate risks requirements for banks: protecting the earth or the financial system?

News

DNB consults the market on its Good Practices on the integration of climate-related risks into banks’ risk management

Publications

MiFID II assistance

News

Finnius contributes to International Comparitive Legal Guides

News

Remuneration: consultation legislative proposal for further remuneration rules for the financial sector

News

Implementation Act AMLD5

News

Remuneration rules for change in debit interest rate (mortgage credit)

News

Advice on sustainable finance EIOPA to European Commission

News

Advice on sustainable finance ESMA to European Commission

News

EuVECA and EuSEF: delegated regulations on conflicts of interest

News

Finnius rises in the Legal 500 EMEA 2019 guide.

News

More external involvement in the fit and proper assessments by DNB and the AFM, but the wishes of Parliament are ignored

News

Legislative letters AFM and DNB published

News

Legislative proposal regarding UBO-register submitted

News

Finnius contributes to ‘Global Legal Insights to: Banking Regulation 2019’

News

Undertake impact analysis in connection with changes to National Regime on 1 April 2019

News

Finnius recommended again in Chambers Europe!

News

Entry into force PSD2

News

Brexit – Dutch temporary exemption regarding UK investment firms

Outlook

Finnius Outlook 2019

News

AFM Agenda 2019

News

Brexit – notification temporary permissions regime

News

Consultation on Implementation Act AMLD5

News

Finnius newsletter: Insurers Recovery and Resolution Act

News

Finnius recommended in Chambers FinTech 2019

Publications

Five years AIFMD

News

Trust offices: new exempt regulation

News

Finnius welcomes Guido Roth

News

Entry into force IDD

News

Minister of Finance calls for further client centricity in case of consumer credit

News

New prudential framework for investment firms

News

Finnius welcomes Eleonore Sijmons

News

Entry into force Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive

News

Evaluation of the Act on the Remuneration Policy of Financial Undertakings

News

Public consultation remuneration measures financial sector

News

Follow-up by AFM and DNB on a motion of Aukje de Vries regarding a more independent set up of the objection proceedings for suitability assessments

News

The AFM has serous doubts about the ability of investment fund managers in cryptos to meet the licence requirements

Blog

The first step towards regulating (the trade in) cryptos?

News

Upcoming changes to the Fourth Anti Money Laundering Directive – UPDATE

News

Finnius recommended in Legal 500 again

News

Finnius writes for Global Legal Insights

News

InnovationHub: Publications of the AFM regarding SAAM and robo advice

Blog

Warnings as supervision-relevant antecedents

News

Supervision of Trust Offices Act 2018

News

Finnius recommended again in Chambers Europe 2018

News

AFM supervision priorities 2018

News

NVB Code of Conduct Small Business Financing

News Outlook

Finnius Outlook 2018

News

Implementation PSD2 postponed

News

Amendment of EuVECA and EuSEF

News

Legislative proposal implementing the Insurance Distribution Directive to the House of Representatives

News

Increase exemption limit prospectus requirement

News

Legislative proposal transparent supervision financial markets pending in the House of Representatives

News

AIFMD License for Sentinel Real Estate Netherlands

News

License requirement for trading platforms providing payment services

News

Consultation draft regulation increase exemption limit prospectus requirement

News

Finnius writes for Global Legal Insights

News

Finnius also recommended in Legal 500 2017

News

Finnius recommended in Chambers Europe 2017

News

Finnius welcomes Annabel Loeters

News

AFM Supervision Priorities 2017

News

Rosemarijn Labeur recommended in Chambers

News Outlook

Finnius Outlook 2017

News

Finnius recommended in Who’s Who Legal Banking: Regulatory 2017!

News

Inventarisatie: uitbreiding consumentenbepalingen Wft naar MKB-ers

News

Evaluation: expansion of consumer protection provisions in the Dutch Financial Supervision Act to SMEs

News

Implementation PRIIPs: far reaching powers for the Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) with regards to (re)insurance companies

News

Publication and entry into force implementation Act market abuse regulation and market abuse directive

News

Consultation legislative proposal investment bonds

News

Important changes in financial regulatory law!

News

Entry into force of implementation Act and Decree Mortgage Credit Directive

News

Entry into force of MAD/MAR

News

Finnius Update Governance: ECB Expectations

News

Finnius Update Governance: ECB Expectations

News

InnovationHub AFM and DNB

News

Publications regarding the Market Abuse Directive and the Market Abuse Regulation

News

AFM sound remunerations fines imposed on insurance companies annulled by court

News

Start consultation on amendments to the Trust offices act

News

Higher fines for violating rules financial markets

News

Finnius update: Developments investment funds

News

The Financial Markets Amendment Act 2016 enters into force today

News

Intent to raise the exemption from the obligation to publish a prospectus for SMEs

News

Rules for online financial service providers relating to alternative dispute resolutions for consumers

News

Extension application date MiFID II

News

AFM adjusts crowdfunding investors assessment

News

Report Dutch Central Bank on FinTech

News Outlook

Finnius Outlook 2016

News

Finnius advises Euronext in appeal proceedings

News

Launch new online mortgage platform bijBouwe

News

Publication Prospectus Regulation

News

Finnius welcomes Tim de Wit

News

Bart Bierman publishes opinion article on European Banking Union

News

Launch of new bank in the Netherlands: bunq

News

Finnius welcomes Bart Bierman

News

Legislative proposal Implementation Act Transparancy Directive

News

Legislative letters Dutch Central Bank and Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets 2015

News

Consultation on implementation Act Market Abuse Regulation and Directive

News

Publication proposal for the Financial Markets Amendment Act 2016

News

Consultation on implementation Act Mortgage Credit Directive

News

Response Finnius to consultation Prospectus Directive

News

Consultation Dutch Financial Markets Amendment Decree 2016 and proposed adjustment to current regulations on crowdfunding

News

Second-tier managers subject to screening and expansion bankers’ oath

News

Legislative proposal for Dutch Act on the supervision of credit unions

News

Act on the Remuneration Policy of Financial Undertakings entered into force

News

Second edition of Jonneke van Poelgeest’s “Kredietverstrekking aan Consumenten” published

News

AFM advocates for  supervision of issuers of investment bonds (beleggersobligaties)

News

Launch consultation on the Prospectus Directive

News Outlook

Finnius Outlook 2015

News

Answers  from the Dutch Finance Minister to parliamentary questions on the Act on the Remuneration Policy of Financial Undertakings

News

Publication Final Parliamentary Report on the Act on the Remuneration Policy of Financial Undertakings

News

Publication of the PRIIPs Regulation in the Official Journal

News

Developments in Crowdfunding

News

Start European Banking Supervision

News

Publication of the Payments Accounts Directive

News

Interpretation AFM of pre-subscription to securities

News

Publication EU legislation

News

Publication Mortgage Credit Directive

News

Publication Mortgage Credit Directive

News

Consultation Remuneration Policy Financial Institutions Act

News

Consultation Remuneration Policy Financial Institutions Act

News

Consultation crowdfunding European Commission

News

New professional standards as from 1 January 2014