Amsterdam

About Amsterdam

Finnius is a law firm in Amsterdam specialising in financial law. It assists financial institutions at every stage.

Advice

Finnius advises on financial supervision, market access, products, services and business operations. The firm also assists with licence applications and prepares documentation and legal opinions.

• Financial Supervision Act
• Supervisory matters and market access
• New financial products and services
• Licence applications and notifications
• Governance and remuneration policy
• Internal and customer documentation
• Legal opinions

Transactions

The firm assists with issuances and financing structures, and works on prospectuses, fund structures and derivatives transactions.

• Issuance of bonds, shares and options
• Prospectus and AFM approval
• Crowdfunding and alternative financing structures
• Derivatives transactions
• Capital instruments and fund structures

Proceedings and investigations

Finnius assists with proceedings and investigations relating to supervision and enforcement, including financial criminal law and disciplinary law.

• Administrative fines and enforcement measures
• Investigations by AFM, DNB and ECB
• Objection and appeal proceedings
• Financial criminal law
• Fitness and propriety assessments
• Disciplinary law

Regulatory Strategy

Finnius advises on setting up regulatory organisation and governance. The firm also provides in-house training and regulatory audits.

• Assessing the impact of new rules
• Representing interests before regulators
• Boardroom advice
• Communications with regulators
• In-house training
• Regulatory audit