Tegen 30 september 2019 moeten alle Belgische rechtspersonen hun zogenaamde "UBO" registreren. In De Tijd van 30 augustus 2019 wordt bericht dat een maand voor het verstrijken van de deadline, slechts 18% van de bedrijven en verenigingen zich in regel heeft gesteld.
The Belgian AML Act does not provide an exemption for listed companies regarding the registration of their UBO. According to a recently updated government FAQ, however, listed companies do not have to register their UBO.
An Act dated 22 April 2019 amends the Banking Act of 25 April 2014 on the status and supervision of credit institutions and brokerage firms in order to introduce a banker's oath and a disciplinary regime.
The Belgian AML Act does not provide an exemption for listed companies regarding the registration of their UBO.
We summarise the most important aspects of cross-border financial services post-Brexit contained in a draft bill submitted to Parliament and a communication by the FSMA in this respect. On 19 February 2019 a bill on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union was submitted to Parliament.
Les offres initiales de jetons, ou Initial Coin Offerings, sont des opérations de levées de fonds effectuées à travers une technologie de registre distribué (DLT) qui donnent lieu à une émission de jetons numériques (« tokens »).
Given the latest political developments in the UK, a hard Brexit is becoming a more tangible reality. Belgian financial institutions doing business in the UK will be severely affected in a no-deal scenario
The Belgian regulator has published a draft law amending the law of 4 April 2014 on insurances, which will create a new regulatory framework for managing general agents (“MGAs”) in Belgium (“Proposal”).
On 19 April 2018, the European Parliament adopted the proposal for the fifth Anti-money Laundering (AML) Directive, which will make a number of changes to the fourth AML Directive, implemented in Belgium by the Anti-money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act and in effect since 16 October 2017.
On 22 May 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) adopted two decisions implementing temporary product intervention measures.
