TSPs are supervised by the Central Bank Many international group structures include one or more Curacao legal entities or partnerships. The main reasons for this are the internationally competitive conditions for business development in the area of corporate law and the tax system in Curacao, as well as the well-developed professional financial services industry. Trust… Continue reading TRUST SERVICE PROVIDERS IN CURACAO
Tag: management services
SUPERVISION OF TRUST COMPANIES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Trust companies render management services The supervision of trust companies is dealt with in the National Ordinance on the Supervision of Trust Service Providers 2003 (‘Landsverordening toezicht trustwezen’, the ‘NOST’). Supervision of trust companies (a.k.a. fiduciary or company service providers) falls in the category integrity supervision and not in the category prudential supervision. The supervisor… Continue reading SUPERVISION OF TRUST COMPANIES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (II)
Regulatory framework aims at sound operational management Section 10 (1) of the Dutch Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices (the ‘ASTO’) states that rules may be issued for trust offices, pursuant to an order in council, i.e. a governmental decree, with the intention of ensuring sound operational management. Such rules were issued in the… Continue reading THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (II)
THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (I)
The Dutch Central Bank is the supervisor The Dutch Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices (‘ASTO’) (‘Wet toezicht trustkantoren’) entered into force on the 1st of March 2004. According to the legislative history, the Explanatory Notes to the Act, the aim of the ASTO is to promote the integrity of the financial system by… Continue reading THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (I)
TRUST COMPANIES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Rendering trust services without a license is prohibited Many international group structures include one or more Dutch Caribbean legal entities or partnerships. The main reasons for this are the internationally competitive conditions for business development in the area of corporate law, the tax system, and the well-developed professional financial services industry of the Netherlands Antilles.… Continue reading TRUST COMPANIES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN