Bastiaan Siemers

M +31 651 06 09 78 | bastiaan.siemers@legaltree.nl

Attorney-at-law

Bastiaan Siemers is specialized in financial law and securities law. He has in-depth knowledge of virtually all aspects of financial supervision and the accompanying Netherlands and European rules and regulations (for example, MiFID II, PSD II, CRD IV, Solvency II, AIFMD, PD/PR, IDD and SFDR). Bastiaan is experienced in almost all types of financial services and financial products.

Specialisation

Bastiaan’s work includes advising financial intermediaries (banks, insurers, financial intermediaries, asset managers, payment services providers, trading venues, pension funds, and investment funds), their clients and opposite parties. Bastiaan frequently assists clients with licensing and registration projects with the Dutch financial supervisory authorities, the AFM and the DNB. If necessary, Bastiaan assists clients in disputes with these supervisory authorities. Specific areas of attention include FinTech, alternative financing, institutional asset management, investment funds, remuneration, and sustainability in the financial sector.

Bastiaan’s securities law expertise includes advising listed companies and their shareholders on listing, de-listing, stock exchange transactions, disclosure of holdings, market abuse as well as shareholder engagement. Bastiaan is particularly experienced in shareholder activism matters.

Work experience

Bastiaan has had more than 20 years’ experience as attorney-at-law with large Netherlands and international law firms. For the first 17 years, Bastiaan practiced with Trenité Van Doorne and its legal successor, Simmons & Simmons. Between 2013 and 2018 Bastiaan worked at Houthoff.

Memberships & ancillary positions

Member of the board of the Netherlands Financial Law Association (Vereniging voor Financieel Recht)
Fellow with the International Center for Financial law & Governance (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

Education

Grotius Academy, 2004 (securities law)
Grotius Academy, 2003 (company law (cum laude))
Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1996 (MSc business economics)
Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1995 (LLM Dutch Law)

Publications

Bastiaan is permanent editor of the Sdu Commentary Financial Law (remuneration policies and investment funds) and the Kluwer Commentary Supervision Financial Markets (market abuse).

Contact

mr. B.T.B. Siemers
bastiaan.siemers@legaltree.nl
+31 88 040 21 34
+31 651 06 09 78
+31 880 40 21 99
Marten Meesweg 8, 3068 AV Rotterdam

Testimonials

Pieter van Herk (Connect Invest / Vastgoedfondsenscan)

I have been working with Jan ter Horst for years and with Bastiaan Siemers for a number of years now. It is beyond doubt that they are professionals, who assist us very adequately in legal matters, but even more important is the fact that they are also particularly sympathetic individuals, which definitely contributes to our pleasant cooperation!

Bastiaan Siemers

Attorney-at-law

Publications

Dutch light-touch regime opened up to EU AIFMs

Cloud outsourcing arrangements must be compliant by 31 December 2022

Dutch remuneration regime for financial undertakings tightened

New rules on marketing communications for funds

New fund marketing rules

Brexit: three months and counting

Practice areas

Contact

Testimonials

Pieter van Herk (Connect Invest / Vastgoedfondsenscan)