Netherlands · EU/EEA regulator

AFM Autoriteit Financiële Markten

Dutch conduct regulator for investment firms and markets. Also the MiCA supervisor for crypto-asset service providers in the Netherlands.

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The Dutch conduct regulator

The Autoriteit Financiële Markten supervises the conduct of financial markets and firms in the Netherlands, while De Nederlandsche Bank handles prudential supervision and runs the investor compensation scheme.

Crypto under MiCA

The AFM is the Dutch supervisor for crypto-asset service providers under MiCA and has authorised platforms such as Bitvavo. It publishes warnings about unlicensed crypto and investment firms.

Registers

The AFM's registers list authorised investment firms and passported firms operating in the Netherlands.

Protection for clients of AFM-licensed firms

Investor compensation
Up to €20,000 per investor (€40,000 for a joint account)
Scheme
Investor compensation scheme (beleggerscompensatiestelsel), run by DNB
Bank deposits
€100,000 per person per bank (EU Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive).
Out-of-court complaints
Kifid

15 firms in our register with a AFM licence

BUX

Netherlands Stocks / ETFs Since 2014 EU/EEA licence
AFM
62

LYNX

Netherlands Multi-asset Since 2006 EU/EEA licence
AFM
62

Peaks

Netherlands Robo / funds Since 2017 EU/EEA licence
AFM
59