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We have submitted our comments on the Anti-Money Laundering Authority’s (AMLA) consultation regarding the draft implementing technical standards on the format for reporting suspicions and providing transaction records under Article 69(3) of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR). In our response, we emphasize the specific and distinctive nature of the asset management sector and request that the AMLA develop a tailored template for reporting suspicious transactions that is suited to the activities of our members.
He has now been managing director of DUFAS for nearly three years. During that time, Jeroen van Wijngaarden has seen criticism of the reliance on, for example, American technology grow. Today, the call is loud and clear. Not only from regulators such as the AFM and DNB, but also from Dutch asset managers themselves, who manage the assets of millions of Dutch people. What’s going on? Van Wijngaarden: “Our members depend, for parts of their digital infrastructure, on technology and suppliers that they do not control themselves and that are often based outside Europe. Geopolitical developments are giving this dependence a new significance. Strategic independence is therefore no longer just an abstract political debate, but increasingly a concrete issue for the financial sector itself.”
DUFAS has submitted comments on the Anti-Money Laundering Authority’s (AMLA) consultation regarding the draft guidelines for ongoing monitoring of business relationships under Article 26(5) of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR). In our response, we emphasize the importance of a truly risk-based and proportionate approach.
Welcome to the DUFAS team! We’re delighted that Melissa will be joining our team in the coming months as Interim Manager of Regulatory Affairs specializing in AML and sanctions. Melissa previously worked at the AFM, KPMG, and in the banking sector, bringing with her extensive experience and a broad perspective on the industry. To get to know her better, we asked her a few questions.
Did you know the average career spans about 80,000 hours? It represents a remarkable opportunity to create impact. Ro-Next is organizing this year’s flagship event ‘Redefining Impact: Build a Meaningful Career’, with the help of DUFAS, welcoming Marnix Kluiters to the Robeco’s HQ. Drawing on his personal story, Marnix will share how a series of setbacks led him to rethink success, purpose and the choices that shape a meaningful career.
Asset managers are becoming increasingly dependent on external suppliers and foreign technology platforms for their services. This brings economies of scale and innovative capabilities, but also new risks related to control, compliance, and business continuity. How do you maintain control over your technology, data, and critical dependencies? And how do you strengthen your strategic independence without hindering innovation and collaboration?
DUFAS has submitted comments on the Anti-Money Laundering Authority’s (AMLA) consultation regarding the draft guidelines for the Business-Wide Risk Assessment (BWRA) under Article 10(4) of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR). We welcome the emphasis on a risk-based and proportionate approach and have made recommendations to further clarify the guidelines and ensure they remain practical and implementable.
Together with KPMG, we have published the paper *Bridging the Gap: How a European Security Fund Can Enable Defense Investments for Asset Managers*. The paper examines how private capital can more easily find its way to where it is needed most—unlisted companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)—and what obstacles asset managers currently face in doing so.
DUFAS has submitted comments on the Anti-Money Laundering Authority’s (AMLA) consultation regarding the draft RTS on group-wide AML/CFT requirements under the new European Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR). We support the RTS’s objective of strengthening effective and proportionate group-wide AML/CFT governance, but at the same time we are asking for greater clarity regarding the application of the rules to the asset management sector.
On September 28, 2026 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., DUFAS is hosting a member meeting with representatives from AFM and DNB on current developments in the supervision of the asset management industry.
As DUFAS we welcome the European Commission's proposed revision of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), which strike an appropriate balance between simplifying reporting requirements and preserving the core principle of double materiality. In particular, we strongly support the clarification that investments managed on behalf of clients are outside the scope of mandatory ESRS reporting. This clarification provides much-needed legal certainty for the asset management industry.
After more than four years, Ronald Wuijster is handing over the chairmanship of DUFAS. A logical moment to look back on a period in which the asset management sector has become more visible, the European agenda increasingly important and investing more emphatically part of the social debate. According to Wuijster, much has been achieved, but the sector also faces new challenges. "We need to make investing more normal," he said.
