The financial sector operates within a complex web of legal regulations, encompassing lending, investment banking, and intricate financial products. Navigating rules governing market access, organizational structure, and participant conduct is essential. Legal expertise ensures compliance with evolving sector-specific regulations, including directives adapting to rapid securities market developments in the European Union and beyond.
When interacting with regulated financial products and services, businesses need to be aware of the complex legal frameworks that governs banks, lenders and financial instruments. In order to ensure one is compliant, legal expertise is of great importance.
Banking lawyers at LexQuire can provide strategic guidance on banking laws, financial transactions, and institutional compliance. This includes structuring financing arrangements, negotiating loan agreements, and assisting with risk management. For businesses operating internationally, expertise in cross-border financial regulations and global banking compliance is essential. Get in touch with our multilingual banking and finance lawyers for expert advice.
For the purpose of investor protection, intermediaries (banks or other intermediaries) and advisers have a special duty of care. They have a responsibility to inform investors about the purchase of financial products. This duty of care also includes the obligation for intermediaries and advisers to familiarise themselves with the financial position of the investor, the present level of knowledge and experience, and the investment objective. This is also referred to as the ‘know your customer rule’.
The special duty of care of intermediaries increases with the intensity of the legal relationship with the investor. An advisory relationship is subject to a less far-reaching duty of care than an asset management relationship.
Are you planning to become active in the financial markets of the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Spain or elsewhere? The international banking lawyers in LexQuire’s team will discuss and guide you through your available forms of financing, how to set up your company, and applying for the necessary licenses at the competent authorities (i.e. DNB and AFM).
Services and expertise of our banking and finance law firm include:
Our financial regulation specialists know their way through the maze of regulations. They are experienced in setting up investment funds and real estate funds in particular. In addition to indispensable legal advice, they also give notarial and tax advice on the structuring of the fund.
The extensive and continual changes in the regulations governing investment institutions make it necessary to restructure the fund regularly. Our specialists will be happy to examine the possibilities at hand for you. We assist you with the revision of contracts and the change of possible shareholdings or collaborations.
