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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 -

EU consumer credit legislation in the digital era: Political agreement on CCD II reached

Hogan Lovells on 12/6/2022

The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached provisional political agreement on the proposed Directive on consumer credits to revise and replace the Consumer Credit Directive (2008/48/EC) (CCD II). The...more

Regulation Round Up - August 2018

Proskauer Rose LLP on 9/5/2018

1 August - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published a statement on selling high-risk speculative investment products to retail clients, following the publication of the European Securities and Markets Authority's...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/14/2016

Financial Industry Developments - The CFPB Publishes Final Rule for Prepaid Accounts - On October 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "CFPB") finalized comprehensive consumer protections for...more

European Commission Proposes Regulation on Benchmarks

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 9/26/2013

On September 18, the European Commission published a proposed Regulation on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts, together with a number of related documents, including an impact...more

European Commission Proposes Measures to Restore Confidence in Benchmarks

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/26/2013

On 18 September 2013, the European Commission (the Commission) published a draft proposal for a regulation on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts (the Regulation). The Regulation will...more

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