TOEZICHT TRUSTKANTOREN IN NEDERLAND

Derde geheel herziene druk Op 1 januari 2019 zijn de Wet toezicht trustkantoren 2018 en het Besluit toezicht trustkantoren 2018 in werking getreden, tegelijk met de Regeling toezicht trustkantoren 2018. Hiermee zijn de regels voor trustkantoren en hun cliënten ingrijpend veranderd. De nieuwe editie van Toezicht trustkantoren in Nederland helpt hen de balans op te… Continue reading TOEZICHT TRUSTKANTOREN IN NEDERLAND

DE ZORGPLICHT VAN PROFESSIONELE PARTIJEN

Naleving van de zorgplicht is een vorm van risicobeheersing Google het woord ‘zorgplicht’ en constateer dat je dit begrip in relatie tot uiteenlopende onderwerpen tegenkomt: sport, kinderopvang, leerlingen, cliënten, werknemers, gevangenen, afvalwaterzorg, krijgsgevangenen, hemelwaterzorg, huurauto’s, grondwaterzorg, bancaire en financiële dienstverlening, enz. enz. enz. Ons recht is met de zorgplicht doordrenkt. Dat is niet iets van… Continue reading DE ZORGPLICHT VAN PROFESSIONELE PARTIJEN

DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY REVISITED

People keep asking questions about this topic Generally, in Curaçao (as well as in Aruba, St. Maarten and the BES islands) liability may arise in the event a managing director is found to be seriously negligent (‘hem een ernstig verwijt kan worden gemaakt’) in fulfilling his tasks as member of the management board of a… Continue reading DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY REVISITED

GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REVISITED

Where these rules not designed to protect companies from the government? It has been my opinion for many years already that government-owned companies should be kept out of the political sphere as much as possible, so that they may benefit from a commercial, businesslike and market-oriented management. In doing so they also run less of… Continue reading GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REVISITED

LECTURE ON GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN CURACAO

Corporate Governance Adviser must be a strong and independent watchdog over the executive also On April 13, 2010 a seminar on Good Corporate Governance with respect to Curacao-owned enterprises and foundations was held in Curacao, and organized by Certa Legal. I was one of the keynote speakers and delivered my presentation in the Dutch language… Continue reading LECTURE ON GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN CURACAO

DUTCH CARIBBEAN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Central Bank monitors compliance The regulatory rules and regulations in the Netherlands Antilles deal with credit institutions, investment institutions and administrators, insurers and insurance brokers, company pension funds, trust service providers, capital markets, anti-money laundering and identification, and foreign exchange control and license fees. The Netherlands Antilles have one regulator: the Central Bank of the… Continue reading DUTCH CARIBBEAN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

COMPLIANCE IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN

Curacao considers how the US deals with compliance Compliance is essentially about systems and procedures at corporations, banks, funds, trust offices, insurance companies and the like, to ensure that their officers and employees are aware of and take steps to comply with the relevant laws and regulations. It is also referred to as ‘regulatory compliance’.… Continue reading COMPLIANCE IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN