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. This provides supervised institutions with a unified guideline for dealing with Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
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The laws and regulations of the countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands also require attention to the PEP. AML regulations require specific attention for a “politically exposed person” (PEP). A PEP is a person who holds or has held a prominent or prominent public position. For example, this could be a politician or someone who holds a prominent position with an international organization. Because of the potential corruption risks associated with the PEP, international standards and laws and regulations require particular attention to these individuals. The Good Practice now published offers supervised institutions concrete guidance on this.
Good Practices PEP Wwft BES
13 April 2026
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On Thursday May 7th 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 – Thursday May 7th, 2026
13 April 2026
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On 6 February 2026, the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for the Active Account Requirement (AAR) (Article 7a), part of the revised European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3), were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Read more Joint DNB–AFM newsletter on the first reporting under the Active Account Requirement (EMIR 3)
08 April 2026
News
New figures from DNB show that the composition of the Dutch securitisation market has changed significantly in recent years. Whereas this market previously offered mainly securitised residential mortgages, it now offers a much broader mix of loans.
Read more Securitisation market diversifies; residential mortgages lose their dominance
26 March 2026
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DNB monitors developments in cyclical risks that could impact Dutch financial stability and decides quarterly on the height of the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB). DNB assesses that the current level of the CCyB (2%) remains appropriate.
Read more DNB maintains the countercyclical capital buffer at 2%