Netherlands’ position on effective consumer and investor protection

The AFM and the Dutch Ministry of Finance published the joint non-paper "The Netherlands’ position on effective consumer and investor protection to stimulate long term retail investment", supporting the European Commission's efforts to improve private investors' access to capital markets and to future-proof laws and regulations.

In the coming period, the Ministry of Finance and the AFM also intend to enter into discussions with various Dutch and European stakeholders in this regard. 

The non-paper can be found at this link. More information can be found here.