AMSTERDAM COURT OF APPEAL ON LIABILITY OF TRUST DIRECTORS

Trust directors not treated differently from regular directors The board of directors of an NV or BV may contractually agree to a limitation of its powers to manage the company. Such arrangements are typical for trust offices engaged by a foreign ultimate beneficiary to render services to ‘his’ company, i.e. the client of a trust… Continue reading AMSTERDAM COURT OF APPEAL ON LIABILITY OF TRUST DIRECTORS

THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (IV)

Identity of ultimate beneficiary must be known According to the Order on Sound Operational Management (the Order)(‘Regeling integere bedrijfsvoering Wet toezicht trustkantoren’) pursuant to the ASTO, a trust office shall know the identity of the ultimate beneficial owner (‘UBO’) of an object company and keep the evidence used to determine who qualifies as the ultimate… Continue reading THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (IV)