The Decree on Market Access of Financial Undertakings (Besluit Markttoegang financiële ondernemingen Wft) implements the provisions of Part 2 (Market access of financial undertakings) and Part 1 (General provisions) of the Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht).
In the Decree, the classification used in the Act has been observed, meaning that the rules are classified by activity. First, the rules governing access to the Dutch market are worked out, followed by those governing access to foreign markets.
Regarding applications for authorisation, section 2 provides that the application must be submitted using a form prescribed by the supervisory authority.
Dutch mortgage funds received €2 billion in new investments from institutional investors such as pension funds and insurers in the first three quarters of 2024, DNB figures show. This is less than in previous years and can be attributed to market interest rates having risen sharply during 2022.
Read more Investor interest in Dutch mortgage funds continues to decline
DNB has reviewed the identification and buffer requirements for systemically important banks and maintains the current requirements.
Read more DNB maintains buffers for systemically important banks
On Tuesday 5th November from 3:00-4:45 PM CET DNB will organize a physical information session about fit and proper assessments.
Read more Information session about fit and proper assessments DNB
On 30 September 2024, DNB published the amendments to the two policy rules for the deposit guarantee scheme (DGS). These amendments were publicly consulted in June 2024.
Read more Adoption of the 2024 amendments to the Policy Rules for the Deposit Guarantee Scheme
