On 6 August 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) published an update on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, DORA). This update focuses on the progress of the financial sector since the introduction of DORA.
The AFM has noticed strong improvement in the
On 20 July 2026, the Dutch Minister of Finance published the Implementation Act on the review of MiFID II 2026 (Implementatiewet herziening MiFID II 2026, the Implementation Act) in the Dutch Government Gazette. Please refer to our earlier blog about the delayed implementation of the MiFID II review.
The Implementation Act amends
On 23 July 2026, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) issued a news update on areas of attention for compliance and internal audit functions at Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and managers of Undertakings in Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS Managers)(collectively referred
On 16 June 2026, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) issued a consultation paper setting out updated requirements designed to strengthen governance across banking, superannuation and insurance.
APRA’s governance review commenced with the release of a discussion paper in March 2025. In October 2025, APRA provided an update on key policy positions. This
On 16 June 2026, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) announced that they will be streamlining certain aspects of the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR). In particular ASIC will remove key functions and requirements from the FAR; raise the materiality threshold for notifying
The Senate has adopted the amendment to the bonus cap on 19 May 2026. This update outlines the key changes introduced by the amendment, including its impact on identified staff and the broader remuneration framework within the financial sector.
We also highlight practical steps that financial institutions may wish to consider in light of these
On 7 April 2026, the AFM published its analysis on the use of AI in the Dutch asset management-sector. The AFM defines the following parties as asset managers: investment firms, fund managers, depositaries, proprietary traders and trading platforms.
The AFM states that the deployment of advanced/self-learning algorithms and other AI applications by asset managers is
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the AFM) and the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) have updated their Simplified Fine Procedure (Procedure vereenvoudigde afdoening boetezaken). This procedure allows for simplified settlement of a fine imposed by AFM or DNB. It was originally
On 25 February 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched a consultation paper on the revised joint guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body and key function holders.
Background
The EBA-ESMA joint guidelines on the notions of