Netherlands:
Alternative Financing
09 May 2013
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V.
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The Minister of Economic Affairs has informed the Second Chamber
about alternative forms of financing. Examples are: credit unions,
crowd funding, SME bonds, factoring, leasing and financing by
private investors. The Dutch government intends to promote these
forms of financing and remove any regulatory obstacles. The
Minister has stated that the AFM has already issued either licences
to a number of crowd funding organisations, or certificates stating
that their activities fit within the current legislative framework.
The AFM, DNB and the Ministry of Finance are also taking part in a
survey on developments in the area of crowd funding. The AFM and
DNB have also looked at the structure of credit unions. A structure
involving "perpetual certificates of deposit" is
permitted, according to the supervisors.
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