In my last post, I wrote from the Noordwaard, a former farming polder (or protected basin) on the edge of De Biesbosch National Park, where the Dutch lowered a dike on purpose so the river can spill into the
On 30 September 2026, the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, AFM) published a consultation on model portfolios for self-directed investing (execution only). The consultation addresses model portfolios as an innovative investment concept, including automatic rebalancing and risk
When crypto exchange ‘Knaken’ was declared bankrupt this summer, its many clients faced an uncomfortable question: did they ever actually own the crypto-assets they invested in?
On 22 September 2026, the Capital Requirements Implementation Act 2026 (Implementatiewet Kapitaalvereisten 2026) entered into force, implementing the sixth Capital Requirements Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/1619, CRD VI) into Dutch law. The Implementation Act follows the Capital Requirements Regulation III (Regulation
The Dutch House of Representatives (‘Tweede Kamer’) has approved legislation (‘Wet inroepbevoegdheid ACM’, 36.774) that would give the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) the power to review and potentially prohibit certain mergers and acquisitions that fall below the
More than 600 people have fallen sick as part of three Salmonella outbreaks in the United Kingdom and two have died.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Food Standards Agency (FSA), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), and others are investigating
Manasa is a legal consultant specialising in Public International Law and International Human Rights. She presently works as a consultant in Amsterdam, running an independent legal practice – ‘MSV Consultancy NL.’ From July 2023 to August 2025, she
I’m writing this from the Netherlands. Today I spent the day at the Noordwaard, a former farming polder (or protected basin) on the edge of De Biesbosch National Park. I traveled here with NAFSMA (the National Association of Flood and
As of 1 October 2026, the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank, DNB) will change its policy on the reappointment of policymakers at financial institutions. From that date, such reappointments will no longer need to be reported using the specific
In 2024, the International Court of Justice found Israel’s presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory unlawful but said nothing about the sea. What are Palestine’s maritime entitlements, and does the ruling reach its waters too?
