NatWest Markets N.V.

NatWest Markets N.V. is a Netherlands-incorporated wholesale bank that acts as the European Union hub for NatWest Markets, ultimately owned by NatWest Group plc, and operates under a full banking licence supervised within the ECB’s Single Supervisory Mechanism with De Nederlandsche Bank as national competent authority and the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets overseeing conduct. The firm focuses on rates, foreign exchange, financing and debt capital markets products for corporates, financial institutions and public-sector clients across the EEA, providing MiFID II investment services and booking EU client activity post‑Brexit through its Amsterdam head office and selected EU branches. Its balance sheet is oriented to derivatives and securities financing transactions, with funding predominantly from wholesale markets and intragroup sources, and liquidity and capital maintained above regulatory minima as reported in its annual and Pillar 3 disclosures; the entity is subject to EU MREL requirements and has issued senior non‑preferred instruments under its EMTN programme to meet loss‑absorbing capacity expectations. Risk management is centred on market, counterparty credit and liquidity risk frameworks, including central clearing, collateralisation, VaR and stress testing, and IFRS 9 provisioning, with governance overseen by a Dutch‑domiciled board and standard three‑lines‑of‑defence controls. External credit ratings are investment grade from the major agencies and are closely linked to parental support assessments. Recent strategic actions have focused on serving EEA clients of the NatWest franchise, simplifying the legal entity footprint, and reducing non‑core exposures, with activity levels adapting to macro conditions, regulatory changes and client demand. The bank publishes audited financial statements, Pillar 3 reports and programme documentation that set out current capital ratios, liquidity metrics, risk exposures and resolution positioning; readers should rely on the most recent filings and rating publications for up‑to‑date figures and outlooks.