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Prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
  • -
  • European Union, Netherlands
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  • February 11 2013

Amendments to the Dutch Act on money laundering and prevention of terrorist financing and to its counterpart for the BES countries also took effect

OECD report on implementation of anti-bribery convention in the Netherlands

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
  • -
  • February 11 2013

The OECD concluded in a report at the end of 2012 that the Netherlands should increase its efforts to enforce foreign anti-bribery laws. According to

Penalisation of terrorism financing

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
  • -
  • February 11 2013

A bill on the penalisation of terrorism financing was submitted to the Second Chamber of Parliament on 22 November 2012. In submitting this bill, the

Public prosecutors reach settlement with Ballast Nedam

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
  • -
  • February 11 2013

Ballast Nedam ("BN") reached a EUR 17.5 million settlement with the Dutch public prosecution service in an international bribery case. BN will pay a

Changes to accountancy law

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
  • -
  • February 11 2013

The First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament adopted a bill on the accountancy profession on 11 December 2012. Most provisions of the bill entered into

AFM fines AFAB for inadequate safeguarding quality of financial services provision

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
  • -
  • Netherlands
  • -
  • February 11 2013

AFAB Holding N.V. ("AFAB") was fined EUR 6,000 by the AFM on 5 August 2010 because employees of AFAB Geldservice B.V. ("AFAB Geldservice") had failed

AFM issues fine for passing on inside information

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
  • -
  • Netherlands
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  • February 11 2013

The AFM issued a EUR 2,500 fine to a securities trader on 10 December 2012 for passing on inside information regarding an imminent share issue by a

AFM fines Goudse Levensverzekeringen N.V.

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
  • -
  • Netherlands
  • -
  • February 11 2013

The AFM fined Goudse Levensverzekeringen N.V. ("Goudse") EUR 200,000 on 27 December 2012. The reasons for this fine were that, according to the AFM

US banks agree to settle mortgage-linked disputes with regulator and home-owners

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
  • -
  • Netherlands, USA
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  • February 11 2013

Several large commercial US banks have settled legal disputes with homeowners over illegal foreclosure practices. The banks, which include Citigroup

Fines and periodic penalty payments in case of violation of EU regulations

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • Netherlands
  • -
  • February 11 2013

A decree enabling the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets ("AFM") and the Dutch Central Bank ("DNB") to impose a fine or periodic penalty