Source/Date

Brief description

Dutch Financial Markets Authority

03/05/2019

The Prospectus Regulation applies as of 21 July 2019 and will replace the Prospectus Directive. As of 1 May 2019, it is possible to submit an application for approval of a prospectus based on the new regulations.

(Please note that the lower house and the upper house already accepted the implementation legislative proposal amending and rescinding various rules and regulations with a view to the Prospectus Regulation)

For further information in Dutch, click here.

Ministry of Finance

25/04/ 2019

The Ministry of Finance published the Decree on funding financial supervision (Besluit bekostiging financieel toezicht (Bbft)).

For further information in Dutch, click here.

Dutch Financial Markets Authority

18/04/2019

The Dutch financial markets authority prohibited binary options and restricted the sale of CFDs.

For further information in Dutch, click here.

Upcoming Public Events & Conferences

Source/Date

Brief description

Association for Financial Law

06/06/2019

Members' meeting "Brexit, consequences for financial markets" hosted by the (Dutch) Association for Financial Law (Vereniging voor Financieel Recht (VvFR)).

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