The Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht - Wft) regulates supervision of almost the entire financial sector in the Netherlands. The Wft comprises a large number of rules and regulations for financial markets and their supervision.
10 September 2025
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DNB has published an updated guide to help financial institutions strengthen their approach to climate and nature-related risks. The guide includes new practical examples, such as how to manage nature-related risks and how to integrate climate action plans into risk management.
Read more Updated guide to managing climate and nature-related risk, also available in English
21 July 2025
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Anually, financial institutions report under the Investor Compensation Scheme (ICS) on the investment value of their non-professional clients. With effect from the upcoming data request, two changes have been implemented.
Read more Changes to data request for the Dutch Investor Compensation Scheme as of 2026
11 July 2025
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To assist service providers in Aruba, the BES islands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten in complying with legal requirements, the Kingdom Supervisors AFM, CBA, CBCS, and DNB have developed a Good Practice.
Read more Good Practices Politically Exposed Persons Wwft BES
04 July 2025
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New figures from DNB show that the Dutch used their debit or credit cards to pay for €198 billion worth of products and services in 2024. This represents a 15% increase from 2022. Although point-of-sale card payments still far outnumber them, online card payments in particular are on the rise.
Read more Card payments further up, especially online