Who is Tom Loonen?
Tom Loonen is professor in financial law & integrity. He can best be described as a passionate scientist and lecturer with over 30 years relevant experience. It is this (academic) knowledge combined with relevant experience (in both financial sector and judiciary) that he can advice the financial sector on relevant improvements. Furthermore, this makes him an interesting and lively speaker.
His expertise & passion
His expertise lies in compliance (the Financial Supervision Act (Wft), the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act (Wwft) and (financial) integrity), risk management and integrity management. Here Tom knows how to combine theory and practice.
He does this as a (scientific) researcher, legal expert, teacher, trainer and as an expert judge.
Academic background
Tom studied business administration (University of Lincolnshire and University of Sunderland, UK), financial law (Erasmus University) and obtained his PhD at the Faculty of Economics & Econometrics (UvA). Furthermore he studied at Oxford University, Londen School of Economics and INSEAD.
At the School of Business & Economics of VU University Amsterdam he is professor of financial law & integrity. He is executive director of the VU Leergang KYC-expert (https://vu.nl/nl/onderwijs/professionals/cursussen-opleidingen/certified-kyc-expert/overzicht) and a member of the executive board of the Executive Master of Compliance & Integrity Management (https://vu.nl/en/education/professionals/courses-programmes/compliance-integrity-management/overview).
Furthermore he teaches ‘Laws and regulations & ethics’ at the postgraduate program Risk Management and postgraduate program Investment Management and ‘Corporate Governance & Integrity’ at the Master of International Finance as a visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam.
He is a member of ZIFO (The Zuidas Institute for Financial Law and Corporate Law) and a member of the editorial board of the Financial-Legal Series. Tom is the author of several books and scientific publications(see ‘publications’ tab).
Please see also: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tom_Loonen
Judiciary
He serves as a Judge in the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal and is a member of the Disciplinary Committee for Banking Regulations.
He has been appointed as an Expert Witness for various courts and courts of appeal. He is also appointed as an expert in investment fraud cases for the Public Prosecution Service (the ‘National Expertise Broker’ of the Police Academy) and listed as an expert in the Expertise Index (DIX) of the Judiciary.
The Practice
With 30 years of experience in the financial sector, Tom brings a wealth of expertise. As a special counsel, he supports the international law firm PinsentMasons LLP Netherlands in establishing their new financial regulatory practice.
He serves as a commissioner for the financial startup Someday. Lastly, Tom regularly provides training for various financial institutions.