The Regulation on protected accounts under the Wft (Regulation on Protected Accounts under the Wft) serves to implement Articles 14(6) of the Decree on Prudential Rules for Financial Undertakings (Besluit prudentiële regels Wft) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2006, 519).
The regulation stipulates the conditions a credit institution or branch office of a credit instituton in the Netherlands must meet if it is to be permitted to offer protected accounts. A protected account is one where details on the accountholder's identity remain hidden, although they are known to the bank.
Decree on Prudential Rules for Financial Undertakings (Besluit prudentiële regels Wft)
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
As at 30 June 2024, Dutch households held some €15 billion in bank deposits in other euro area countries, the latest figures from DNB and the European Central Bank (ECB) show. This means foreign savings keep growing.
Read more Dutch households see foreign bank deposits double in two years
