Mission
The main goal of the DACB is to represent the Dutch issuers and to act as a platform for the exchange of information among its members. In practice, this means the DACB has the following key objectives:
- to represent the interests of the Dutch issuers in discussions with legislative and regulatory authorities;
- to provide investors with information about the Dutch covered bond market;
- to participate on behalf of the Dutch issuers in international covered bond organisations like the ECBC; and
- to continuously improve the quality of the Dutch covered bond product offering.
Members
Any financial institution that falls under the oversight of the Dutch Central Bank and that has been registered as a covered bond issuer can become a member of the DACB. Any financial institution that has applied for registration can become a candidate member.
The DACB currently has the following members:
- ABN AMRO
- Achmea Bank
- Knab (formerly Aegon Bank)
- de Volksbank
- ING Bank
- Nationale Nederlanden Bank
- NIBC
- Rabobank
- Van Lanschot
The DACB is also a member of the European Covered Bond Council.
Secretariat
The secretariat of the DACB is provided by the Dutch Banking Association (Nederlandse Vereniging van Banken; NVB)
Jac Besuijen - President of the DACB – coordinates the activities of the DACB on a day-to-day basis.