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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Regulatory monitoring - July 2024

A&O Shearman on 8/6/2024

1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - BCBS: Consultation on report regarding various technical amendments and FAQs - Status: Consultation - Deadline for the submission of...more

UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 9

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/20/2024

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more

Retained EU Law and EU Interpretive Principles Revoked from UK Statute Book

A&O Shearman on 1/4/2024

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (with related Explanatory Memorandum) came into force on January 1, 2024, clarifying that certain changes provided for under the...more

Draft Legislation Published for Implementing UK's Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

A&O Shearman on 10/20/2023

The draft Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023, laid before Parliament on October 16, 2023, will implement certain aspects of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform)...more

Update Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz – Fokus Aktien- und Kapitalmarktrecht

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/12/2023

Mit dem ehrgeizigen Ziel, die Leistungsfähigkeit des deutschen Kapitalmarkts zu stärken und die Attraktivität des deutschen Finanzstandortes auf dem europäischen Finanzplatz zu erhöhen, wurde am 12. April 2023 der...more

EU and UK Move Forward With Comprehensive Regulatory Regimes for Cryptoassets

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/30/2023

The European Union and U.K. are establishing comprehensive regimes for the regulation of cryptoassets. The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 9,...more

Adoption of the European Commission's retail investment strategy

Walkers on 6/28/2023

On 24 May 2023, the European Commission (the "Commission") adopted and published its retail investment strategy ("RIS") a key tenet of its Capital Markets Union Action Plan (the "CMU Action Plan"). One of the core objectives...more

The UK PRA’s Priorities for Insurance Supervision in 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/30/2023

The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) laid out its priorities for insurance supervision this year in a 10 January 2023 Priorities Letter. In this newsletter, we summarise the broad themes emerging from the Priorities...more

The Edinburgh Reforms: Big Bang 2.0 or Thoughtful Change?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/20/2022

Following the recently introduced Solvency UK for insurers, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt (the UK finance minister) has announced the Edinburgh Reforms, a further series of reforms aimed at the UK financial...more

U.S. and Allies Impose “First Tranche” of New Economic Sanctions in Response to Russian Action in Ukraine

Alston & Bird on 2/25/2022

Our International Trade & Regulatory Group addresses the new U.S. sanctions against Russia announced this week in response to its actions against Ukraine and summarizes the similar packages announced by key U.S. allies....more

EU Publishes Proposed Banking Package 2021

A&O Shearman on 11/16/2021

The European Commission has published three legislative proposals to amend the EU Capital Requirements Regulation and the EU Capital Requirements Directive, referred to as the Banking Package 2021. The proposals are subject...more

Using Art to Evade Sanctions and Launder Money: The Senate Report

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/6/2020

Is Art an “Ideal Playing Ground” for Money Laundering? Last week, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations for the U.S. Senate released a detailed, 147-page report titled “The Art Industry and U.S. Policies That...more

Draft UK Post-Brexit Legislation Published to Onshore the EU Central Securities Depositories Regulation

A&O Shearman on 11/1/2018

HM Treasury has published a draft of the Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, along with explanatory information. The draft Regulations...more

"PACTE": French President Macron's Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation

Jones Day on 7/2/2018

The Situation: Delayed by two months, the long-awaited bill of President Macron's government relating to economic reforms and simplification of companies' day-to-day operations was tabled to the Cabinet on June 22, 2018....more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 5/8/2017

Local-TV powerhouse Sinclair Broadcast Group isn’t all that well known outside of the Baltimore area, but it’s making a big play for the national stage as it nears a deal to buy Tribune Media—the former “Tribune empire’s...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 5/5/2017

We’ve mentioned Uber’s Greyball issues before in passing. But since the authorities are literally making a Federal case out of it, you should probably know more about the details if the software tool that has the...more

Regulation Round Up - February 2017

Proskauer Rose LLP on 2/28/2017

The FCA and PRA announced changes to enforcement process with the aim of strengthening the transparency and effectiveness of enforcement decision-making processes. Some of the changes have already come into force, the rest...more

French Legal and Regulatory Update – December 2016

Hogan Lovells on 1/27/2017

The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for December 2016. ...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/15/2016

Senators Introduce SAFE Lending Act - On April 7, 2016, several Democratic Senators introduced the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act, SAFE 2016, which is designed to change the manner in which...more

Expect Focus – International, Summer 2015

Carlton Fields on 10/8/2015

In This Issue: - TTIP’s Impact on U.S. and EU Trade Relations - Proposed Innovation Box Legislation - Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014 - Rules...more

Legislative Proposal for an EU Framework for Simple, Transparent and Standardized Securitization

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 10/7/2015

On September 30, 2015 the European Commission (EC) published a legislative proposal for an EU framework for simple, transparent and standardized securitization. It has also published a legislative proposal for a regulation...more

Tax Policy Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 9/16/2015

As in the 9 percent "amusement tax" that the city of Chicago recently extended to online streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, triggering a series of lawsuits alleging that the newly expanded tax was illegally...more

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