Distribution fees in the Netherlands *

Netherlands - February 18 2013
On 14 February 2013 the Dutch Financial Markets Authority (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the "AFM") announced that it has entered into an…

Co-authors: Larissa Silverentand, Rosemarijn Labeur, Frans van der Eerden, Pim Heemskerk, Bart Bierman.

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SNS Reaal nationalized: first-time application of the Dutch Intervention Act *

Netherlands - February 4 2013
On Friday 1 February 2013 the Dutch State nationalized the SNS Reaal bank and insurance group by expropriating shares, core Tier 1 securities and…

Co-authors: Larissa Silverentand, Frans van der Eerden, Pim Heemskerk, Bart Bierman.

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Financial Markets Amendment Act 2013 and Amendment Decree adopted and published *

Netherlands - December 28 2012
Just before the end of this year, the final versions of the Amendment Act financial markets 2013 (Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2013, the…

Co-authors: Larissa Silverentand, Rosemarijn Labeur, Frans van der Eerden, Pim Heemskerk, Bart Bierman.

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Consequences of coalition agreement for financial regulatory law *

Netherlands - November 1 2012
On 29 October 2012 the VVD (the Liberal Party) and the PvdA (the Labour Party) presented the coalition agreement for the envisaged new cabinet.

Co-authors: Larissa Silverentand, Rosemarijn Labeur, Frans van der Eerden, Pim Heemskerk, Bart Bierman.

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Update amendments Dutch regulatory law per 1 January 2013 *

Netherlands - September 18 2012
On 13 September 2012, the Dutch Ministry of Finance published a document (the Amendment Letter) in which the Ministry describes which amendments will be made to the consultation version of the Amendment Decree financial markets 2013 (Wijzigingsbesluit financiële markten 2013).

Co-authors: Larissa Silverentand, Jasha Sprecher, Joachim Zwartkruis, Rosemarijn Labeur, Frans van der Eerden, Pim Heemskerk, Bart Bierman.

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