Anyone wishing to provide trust services in the Netherlands in a professional capacity or on a commercial basis must be licensed by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) or must be exempt from the licence requirement. Certain activities may be exempt from the licence requirement.
Examples include the services of lawyers and providers of professional or commercial debt collection services. The various categories of exempt trust offices are set out in the Regulation on the Supervision of Trust Offices 2018.
19 August 2026
Enforcement measures
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) imposed a fine of €29,700 on trust International Trust Services B.V. (ITS) on 24 November 2025. The fine was imposed because ITS failed to commission an audit in 2022 concerning the period from January to December 2021.
Read more Fine for trust office International Trust Services B.V. for failing to commission an audit
25 June 2026
News item supervision
In the third edition of ‘Integrity Supervision in Focus’ (ISF), we share the key insights from our integrity supervision.
Read more De Nederlandsche Bank publishes ‘Integrity Supervision in Focus 2026’
23 June 2026
News item supervision
FATF released an update of its ‘grey’ and ‘black’ lists.
Read more Update FATF-warning lists June 2026
05 May 2026
News item supervision
The Eurosystem has published policy proposals aimed at strengthening the macroprudential oversight of the non bank financial intermediation (NBFI) sector. The proposals seek to improve the identification and mitigation of risks to financial stability.
Read more Eurosystem presents proposals to strengthen macroprudential oversight of the non bank financial sector