Financial Law

Regulation lags behind while risks increase

Technological developments move fast. Regulation does not always keep pace. This makes it harder for financial institutions to determine what is expected of them. You need clarity and direction to stay compliant and anticipate what’s next.

Our service

Navigating a complex regulatory landscape

Financial regulation is extensive and continues to expand. It goes beyond the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wft) and increasingly stems from European frameworks that directly shape the Dutch system.

For market participants, the challenge is clear: making the right decisions within a complex and evolving framework, while continuing to meet new requirements. This requires a strong understanding of both the rules and how they work in practice.

Clarity and direction in financial regulation

Our Financial Law specialists provide a clear overview of the regulatory landscape and help you stay on course.

We advise on compliance and governance, guide you in dealings with regulators and support you with complex structures and financial products. Our focus is always on solutions that are legally sound and workable in practice. This allows you to confidently move forward.

Our expertise

  • Market access, including licence applications and declarations of no objection
  • Compliance and regulatory matters (PSD, MiFID, CCD, CRD, Solvency, IDD, EMIR, DORA) and governance structures
  • Interaction with regulators
  • Issuance and offering of securities (including securitisations) and financial products
  • Establishment and registration of investment funds (UCITS, AIFMD)
  • Drafting and reviewing regulatory documentation (such as AO/IC, prospectuses, KIID, PARP)
  • Drafting and reviewing (cooperation) agreements (such as outsourcing, distribution and custody)

Who do we work for?

We work for banks, insurers, investment firms and institutions, financial service providers, payment institutions, leasing companies, pension funds and fintech companies.

Track record

Recent cases Financial Law

  • Advising on market access and new legislation and regulation (including CCD2, PSD3/PSR and DORA)
  • Assisting with licence applications for financial service providers
  • Advising on remuneration policies, commission rules and organisational structure
  • Establishing and registering regulated and exempt investment funds
  • Assisting an insurer with the wind-down of a bank savings product and transition to an alternative solution
  • Advising on the issuance and offering of securities
  • Assisting financial institutions in (informal) enforcement proceedings