AFM
Source Passport
NL-R-00002-3
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten
- Country
- Netherlands
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- 2002
- Head
- Laura van Geest (bestuursvoorzitter)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 23 February 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Open
6 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts verified
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- AFM
- Autoriteit Financiële Markten
- Registration number Pending check
- KvK 41207759 (zelfstandig bestuursorgaan designated under the Wet op het financieel toezicht, artikel 1:30)
- Registered address Pending check
- Vijzelgracht 50, 1017 HS Amsterdam (Postbus 11723, 1001 GS Amsterdam)
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@afm.nl
2 sources
- Register van Overheidsorganisaties (organisaties.overheid.nl), AFM entry, read 2026-10-14 (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten; privaatrechtelijk, stichting; afzonderlijke zbo active since 01-03-2002; KvK 41207759; legal basis Wet op het financieel toezicht art. 1:30, Wet financiële markten BES art. 1:6, Wet toezicht effectenverkeer 1995 art. 40; Kaderwet zbo's applies; email info@afm.nl; 839 fte at 31-12-2025)
- AFM 'Contact' page, read 2026-10-14 (visiting address Vijzelgracht 50, 1017 HS Amsterdam; Postbus 11723, 1001 GS Amsterdam)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Ministerie van Financiën (the AFM is a private-law stichting designated as ZBO under the Wft; its budget is approved annually by the ministers of Finance and of Social Affairs and Employment) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Ministerie van Financiën (ZBO under the Wet op het financieel toezicht)
2 sources
- AFM 'Bestuur' page, read 2026-10-14 (bestuursvoorzitter Laura van Geest since 1 February 2020; Hanzo van Beusekom since 1 June 2018; Marije Lely since 1 October 2025; Richard Doornbosch joined 1 September 2026)
- Register van Overheidsorganisaties, AFM entry, read 2026-10-14 (bestuursvoorzitter L. van Geest; members H. van Beusekom, J. Heuvelman, M. Lely)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- How it is funded Pending check
Source Share of revenue Fees, levies and own income Over 50% - Budget and funding bodies Pending check
Funder Type Note Supervised financial undertakings (annual contribution to the AFM's budgeted supervision costs plus fees for one-off acts) Company per the AFM brochure 'Hoe financiert de AFM zich'
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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