Netherlands – Dutch National Bank’s fine of trust office upheld on appeal

The District Court of Rotterdam has dismissed an appeal by a trust office against a penalty imposed by the Dutch National Bank.

The penalty was imposed for KYC failings by the trust office specifically in the context of sanctions screening and compliance, including insufficient investigation of the origin of the assets within certain trusts.

The size of the fine is not mentioned in the appeal judgment.

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