If you do not hold a licence from DNB, you are not permitted to provide trust services. This follows from Section 3 of the Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices 2018 (Wet toezicht trustkantoren, Wtt 2018). The prohibition does not apply if you qualify for exemption.
DNB conducts an active enforcement policy including regular inspections. If we find that you are providing unlicensed trust services, we have several enforcement measures that we can impose, including issuing cease-and-desist orders and imposing administrative fines.
A violation of the Wtt 2018 is a criminal offence under the Economic Offences Act, which we can report to the public prosecutor's office.
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.
Read more Information session about fit and proper assessments DNB
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
