Financial Services

Our specialists in the Financial Services team assist a large number of both Dutch and international clients operating in the financial sector. The team advises these clients on legal issues relating to Dutch and European financial supervisory laws and regulations, including the Wft, Wwft, Wtt 2018, AMLD, MiFID II, MiCAR, AIFMD, PSD2, Solvency II, IDD, DORA and CCD/CCD2.

The Financial Services team is an active member of various associations and trade organisations within the financial legal sector, such as, for example, the Association of Finance Companies in the Netherlands (VFN), the Financial Law Association (VvFR), Holland FinTech and 2Tokens.

Our areas of legal expertise within Financial Services

• Advising on the scope and application of financial supervisory laws and regulations (Wft and related legislation and European regulations and directives);
• Advising on the regulatory qualification of regulated and unregulated financial services and products, including related licensing obligations and exceptions/exemptions thereto;
• Advising on market entry issues of Dutch and foreign financial institutions (licences and European passport);
• Advising on regulatory remuneration rules (such as, for example, the 20% bonus cap and relevant exceptions thereto);
• Advising on the assessment processes of (co-)policymakers of Dutch and foreign financial financial institutions;
• Advising on the regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions within the financial sector
• Drafting and reviewing contract documentation for (regulated) financial services and products;
• Advising on innovative solutions within the financial sector (FinTech, InsurTech);
• Advising on integrity and compliance issues (e.g. under the Wwft and sanctions regulations);
• Providing tailor-made trainings for e.g. (co-)policymakers of financial institutions on regulatory and/or integrity issues.