The statutory consideration period for an application to be authorised as a trust office is thirteen weeks. The consideration period will start when we have received your application for a licence.
We will start reviewing your application immediately after receiving it. This marks the start of the 13-week consideration period. We will first check that you have completed the application form in full and included all required documents. If we find that information is missing, you will be given the opportunity to supplement your application within a specified deadline. The consideration period will then be suspended. See also: Application process timeline
The licence application involves several steps. For example, after our first review of your file, we may ask you to provide additional information. We may also request a meeting with you and we may need to assess your company's policymakers. We have illustrated the various steps for you. DNB has created an animation showing how licence applications are processed.
The total time taken to process your application depends greatly on its quality and completeness and the additional information you supply. If it is inadequate, we may need more than thirteen weeks to come to a decision.
To ensure that your application is dealt with smoothly, we have set out a number of success factors(link) for you. If you have any further tips or suggestions, please send them to us(link) and we will include them in this list.
On Tuesday 5th November from 3:00-4:45 PM CET DNB will organize a physical information session about fit and proper assessments.
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De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) issued an instruction on 29 September 2022 to trust office CIS Management B.V. (CIS) for serious deficiencies in its systematic integrity risk analysis (SIRA). DNB confirmed to CIS on 18 December 2023 that it had sufficiently complied with the instruction.
Read more Instruction issued to trust office CIS Management B.V. for serious shortcomings in its SIRA
On Tuesday 28th May from 3:00-4:45 PM CET DNB will organize an online information session about fit and proper assessments.
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In view of our continued support for a deeper and more integrated European Capital Markets Union (CMU), De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) present next steps to shape the right policies and create a competitive European capital market.
Read more DNB and AFM: recommendations for a strong European Capital Markets Union