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Financial markets regulation:Bonaire, Statia and Saba. The upcoming changes. Bert Hiensch Policy advisor, Financial Markets February 2012. Programme. Introduction by the Ministry of Finance Address by the Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
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Financial markets regulation:Bonaire, Statia and Saba The upcoming changes Bert Hiensch Policy advisor, Financial Markets February 2012
Programme • Introduction by the Ministry of Finance • Address by the Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) • Address by the Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
Introductionby the Ministry of Finance • New legislation: what and why • Wfm BES and Wwft BES • Upcoming changes • overall changes • changes per category of financial enterprises • (Sources of) further information
Whynewlegislation? • Harmonisation • Updating (Bazel II) • Introducing conduct of business rules • Twin peaks model
Overall changes • Allocation of supervisory tasks (DNB and AFM) • Harmonised supervisory instruments, e.g.: requesting information, issuing an instruction, imposing an administrative penalty • Charging supervisory expenses
Specificchanges (banks) • What remains unchanged? • No separate reporting by branches • Uniform reporting formats • What does change? • Introduction of Basel II • New conduct of business rules, a.o. on the extension of credit • (See also: insurance intermediation) • Deposit Guarantee Scheme
New ruleson the extension of credit • Note1 Rules apply to all providers of credit • Note2 Credit intermediaries will also be subject to supervision • Disclosure of information and rules on advertising • Assessment of creditworthiness • Maximum lending fee • Right of revocation
Specificchanges (insurancecompanies) • What remains unchanged? • No separate reporting for branches • Insurance-specific provisions • Legal position and remuneration of insurance intermediaries • What does change? • Information to be supplied to the consumer • Right of revocation (life assurance with duration > 6 months) • Disclosure of commissions for life assurance (capital and annuities) • Credit regulation (mortgage credit)
Specificchanges (insuranceintermediaries) • What remains unchanged? • Professional expertise requirement • Legal position and remuneration of insurance intermediaries • (right to portfolio and commissions) • What does change? • Information to be supplied to the consumer (role of the intermediary) • Disclosure of commissions for life assurance (capital and annuities) • “Remuneration should not be such as to prejudice or possibly • prejudice the interests of the consumer or client”
Otherchanges • Extended scope of the legislation to include: credit providers, credit intermediaries, advisors, portfolio managers, electronic money institutions • Controlled and sound operations • Professional expertise employees • Suitability test for policy makers
Chargingsupervisoryexpenses • Sector will be charged for supervisory expenses • Tariffs will cover only (a small) part of expenses • Non-recurring expenses: starting July 1, 2012 • Yearly contributions: starting 2013
Further information • Market participants • On legislation: Ministry of Finance • On supervisory issues: DNB and AFM • Public • Ministry of Finance, in cooperation with supervisory authorities and market participants
Conclusion/questions a.g.hiensch@minfin.nl T. 0031 (70) 342 89 65