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Smaller deals are becoming more widespread in the current project finance era, impacted by a focus on ESG. While there are fewer very large prestige projects...

Fund managers can prepare for proposals by assessing whether new or amended funds' charge costs exceed market conditions...

The acquisition of shares in a real estate company by a fund manager is taxed with real estate transfer tax, also when the manager does not acquire any economic interest with these shares.

Guidelines are non-binding instruments, addressed to National Competent Authorities (NCAs) or financial Institutions.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a significant ruling on whether a Dutch construction-sector guarantee provider requires authorisation as a payment service provider under the Payment Services Directive. While the decision is confined to fact-specific circumstances, it has the potential to influence how key regulatory concepts will be interpreted under the forthcoming PSD3 regime...

The Dutch Central Bank (DNB) has introduced a revised enforcement policy that imposes administrative fines and penalty payment orders on designated reporting entities that repeatedly fail to submit statistical reports on time. Captive financial institutions, fund managers, securitisation vehicles, and certain holding and royalty companies must now ensure their governance frameworks support timely compliance...

The Dutch Central Bank (DNB) has introduced a new enforcement policy that significantly tightens its approach to capital and liquidity requirements.

Fund managers have a fiduciary duty of care to their investors to ensure the safe custody of assets, valuation and management transparency. The importance of this role has been exacerbated

There have been many developments in national and European financial markets regulation during the past month.

Despite the European Commission's pledge to continue to seek the full exchange of financial information, the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) reported a few days ago on its website that two new agreements to resolve outstanding tax issues will enter into effect in 2013, with Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively.

The acquisition of shares in a real estate company by a fund manager is taxed with real estate transfer tax, also when the manager does not acquire any economic interest with these shares.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires companies within its scope to generate a sustainability report and that mandates an audit of this report.

This year, ESG-related legislation and initiatives significantly evolved. We have compiled a few of the latest updates on ESG-related topics up to June 2024 which are of relevance for the financial sector.

Adaptation, market uncertainty, and shifting consumer behaviour are driving corporations and investments firms to evaluate their priorities, strategies and operations.