As of 1 January 2023 the Dutch light-touch regime for Dutch AIFMs further to article 3(2) AIFMD will also be available for EU AIFMs, thereby allowing these AIFMs to register with the AFM and market their AIFs to professional investors in the Netherlands. Background...
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Cloud outsourcing arrangements must be compliant by 31 December 2022
Following the end of the transitional period under the ESMA Guidelines on outsourcing to cloud services providers on 31 December 2022, all cloud outsourcing arrangements subject to these guidelines must be compliant. If this is not the case, the competent regulator...
Dutch remuneration regime for financial undertakings tightened
Effective from 1 January 2023, the Dutch remuneration regime for financial undertakings will change. This partial tightening of the regime relates primarily to the 'non-collective labour agreement exemption', the retention period for shares part of fixed remuneration...
New fund marketing rules
Further to the new EU Directive and EU Regulation on cross-border distribution of funds, marketing of funds will be subject to new rules from 2 August 2021. Further important changes will apply as soon as the new ESMA Guidelines become applicable. These new rules will...
Brexit: three months and counting
Following Brexit on 1 February 2020, the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 is rapidly approaching. At this stage it is still uncertain if an agreement between the EU and the UK will be reached on the period thereafter so the risk of a hard or no deal...
Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA)
Foto: Thought Catalog A first introduction On 12 September 2020, a draft Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) was leaked to the press. While this is only a draft which hasn't been adopted yet and it is only expected to apply from 18 months after its entering...
AFM report on deficiences in MiFID II compliance
AFM report on deficiences in MiFID II compliance by investment firms that provide investment services to professionals On 10 December 2019 the AFM published a report with its findings following from an investigation into MiFID II compliance by ten investment firms...