We changed the location of our 10th anniversary party! Invitees to the celebration of our 10th anniversary party are welcome at the Hermitage Amsterdam, Amstel 51, 1018 DR Amsterdam (entrance Amstelzijde, Ossenpoort). We look forward to raising the glass with you to thank you for 10 years of good and constructive cooperation, your trust and […]
Read More →FG Lawyers expands with the arrival of Eduard Fasseur
FG Lawyers expands with the arrival of Eduard Fasseur We are delighted to announce that Eduard Fasseur joins FG Lawyers as a Partner today, 1 November 2022. He brings with him a strong track record in not only M&A and corporate law but also as general counsel. “With his experience and pragmatic approach, Eduard will […]
Read More →Secondary trading of crowdfunding investments
Our FinTech and Regulatory partner Anne Hakvoort was delighted to contribute to the book ‘The EU Crowdfunding Regulation’ edited by P. Ortolani and M. Louisse and published by Oxford University Press on 9 December 2021. In her contribution Anne describes the possibilities of trading investments in crowdfunding projects. She discusses the possibility included in the […]
Read More →Credit to you: 2021, surviving a year of regulatory developments in the Dutch credit landscape
Credit to you: 2021, surviving a year of regulatory developments in the Dutch credit landscape (17 December 2021)Download
Read More →Dutch implementing regulation on Crowdfunding
On 2 July 2021 the consultation period closed for the Dutch regulation implementing the Crowdfunding Directive (Directive (EU) 2020/1504) and dealing with some changes that need to be made to the Dutch financial rules and regulations as a result of the Crowdfunding Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2020/1503). We were happy to share our thoughts and suggestions […]
Read More →Tokenisation and the regulatory regime; what is the deal exactly?
Tokenisation and the regulatory regime; what is the deal exactly? One of our FinTech Partners, Anne Hakvoort, wrote an academic paper (available in Dutch only) for Tijdschrift Financieel Recht in de Praktijk on her understanding of the concept of tokenisation. She describes the applicablity of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, the Dutch AML Act and […]
Read More →ESMA – Consultation RTS and ITS and Q&A Crowdfunding Regulation published
ESMA has published its consultation document on draft technical standards under the Crowdfunding Regulation as well as a set of Q&As last week. Responding to the consultation document is open until 28 May 2021. The Crowdfunding Regulation will apply as per 10 November 2021. For a summary of the main obligations under the new European […]
Read More →The European Digital Finance Package – a must read for all FinTechs
The European Digital Finance Package – a must read for anyone active in the FinTech industry The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of digitization of financial services. The digital transformation is stimulated by several initiatives taken by the European Commission. On 24 September 2020 the European Commission published the Digital Finance Package consisting of […]
Read More →Legal500 FinTech Comparative Guide 2020 published
With great pleasure FG Lawyers contributed to the FinTech comparative guide of Legal500 and The In-House Lawyer by writing the chapter for the Netherlands. A pdf copy of the Netherlands chapter can be found here: The complete FinTech guide can be found here: Legal500 FinTech Comparative Guide.
Read More →Crowdfunding Regulation published
On 20 October 2020, Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 in respect of European crowdfunding service providers for business was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Crowdfunding Regulation shall apply as per 10 November 2021. The Crowdfunding Regulations provides for a European harmonized legal framework for this type of alternative business finance (both debt […]
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