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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 -
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Financial Conduct Authority Consults on New Public Offer Platform Regime

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The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposed rules for a new public offer platform regime, which will allow public offer platforms to facilitate companies making public offers of securities to...more

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EU Statement on Transition of OTC-Transactions to New Post-Trade Transparency Regime

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a public statement on the transition to the new regime for post-trade transparency of OTC-transactions in light of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments...more

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The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) – 2024 Update

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As implementation of the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) approaches, financial market participants and their technology service providers (both in and out of Europe) face a critical compliance deadline. The new...more

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EU Consultation on Rules to Recalibrate and Further Clarify the Framework Under CSDR Refit

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published three consultation papers on different aspects of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation Refit. The proposed rules relate to the information to be provided...more

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EU Proposals on Supervisory Expectations for Management Bodies of Firms Directly Supervised by ESMA

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation paper on supervisory expectations for the management bodies of firms directly supervised by ESMA, namely credit rating agencies, benchmark...more

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Labour's Plans for Financial Services Regulation: What We Know

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Labour have won the general election, with a landslide victory of 412 seats. We address the question for financial services firms: what are their regulatory plans for financial services? Although their election manifesto was...more

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Weekly currency forecast: cooling UK inflation to push the pound lower?

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Political anxiety following the European elections hammered the euro last week, with significant gains for far-right parties and a snap election in France rattling EUR investors. This week, the UK’s latest consumer price...more

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Covered bond issuance climbs as investors seek traditional asset classes

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Demand for covered bonds is rising as investors seek opportunities to deploy capital in low-risk assets during a period of market uncertainty - Issuance of covered bonds—bonds issued by financial institutions and backed by...more

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European Commission Reports on Extending Empowerment to Adopt Delegated Acts Under the Benchmark Regulation

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The European Commission has published a report addressed to the European Parliament and Council of the European Union on the delegation of power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission pursuant to the Benchmark...more

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IPOs: Recent French Law Amendments to Make Paris An Attractive European Hub

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With 2023 marking a significant global market slowdown, many IPO candidates have suspended or postponed their plan. Only six initial public offerings (IPOs) have been successful in France in 2023, raising a total of about...more

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The Standard Formula Podcast | Dissecting the Solvency Capital Requirement

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“The Solvency Capital Requirement, or SCR, is designed to protect policyholders by helping to make sure that insurers can survive difficult periods and pay claims as they fall due.” In this episode of "The Standard Formula"...more

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Cadwalader Climate - May 2024 #4

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In this week’s edition, we look in detail at ESMA’s final guidelines on ESG and sustainability-related fund names. Staying with the regulatory guidance theme, we look at the Science Based Targets initiative’s announcement of...more

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ESMA Publishes Guidelines on Funds' Names Using ESG or Sustainability-Related Terms

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On 14 May 2024 ESMA published its long-awaited guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). The Guidelines apply three months after the date of their publication on ESMA’s website...more

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Private Credit Deep Dives – Sponsor “Guarantees” (Europe)

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As borrowers continue to feel the squeeze caused by inflation and high interest rates, lenders in the European mid-market have seen a marked increase in covenant relief, waiver and amend and extend requests from borrowers on...more

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The Standard Formula Podcast | Solvency II Back to Basics: Technical Provisions

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In the latest installment of “The Standard Formula” Back to Basics series, podcast host and Europe financial institutions head Robert Chaplin is joined by colleague Mary Bonsu to provide listeners with a deeper understanding...more

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Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take | Issue 25

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Katten's Financial Markets and Funds Quick Take is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds....more

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EU: MiFIR Amendments prohibiting Payment for Order Flow (PFOF) entered into force on 28 March 2024

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On 8 March 2024, the final consolidated revised Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) (Regulation (EU) 2024/791) and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) (Directive (EU) 2024/790) texts were...more

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EU MiFID II Review Package Published

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On March 8, 2024, legislation amending the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation were published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The amending Directive and amending Regulation aim to...more

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Europe Daily News, 22 March 2024

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COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11474 - HPS / Berlin Brands Group) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11373 - IP / EV Asset Holding / Iplanet JV)...more

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Europe Daily News, 20 March 2024

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COMPETITION - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11298 - Bilfinger / Stork Europe) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11490 - Blackrock / Canadian Solar / Recurrent Energy)...more

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EU: Eurogroup finance ministers set the Capital Markets Union priorities for 2024-2029

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On March 11 2024, Eurogroup issued a statement outlining common priorities for the future development of the European capital markets union (CMU), which will be presented to EU Leaders at the Euro Summit in Brussels on March...more

Mayer Brown

Europe Daily News, 04 March 2024

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11217 - Petronord / Petrocargo / Hempelmann Wittemöller) - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11334 - DPI / PI / JV)...more

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Erlaubnispflicht für Kreditdienstleister – Dienstleistungen für Non-Performing-Loans sind jetzt erlaubnispflichtig

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Mit dem Inkrafttreten des Kreditzweitmarktgesetzes am 30. Dezember 2023 sind Dienstleistungen in Bezug auf sogenannte Non-Performing-Loans, also Kredite, die nicht mehr bedient werden oder vom Ausfall bedroht sind,...more

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Europe Daily News, 26 February 2024

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COMPETITION - Appeal brought on 4 January 2024 by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Cephalon Inc. against the judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2023 in Case T-74/21, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and...more

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The EU Adopts a Directive Amending MiFID II and MiFIR on Data Transparency, the Consolidated Tape and Payment for Order Flow

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The Council of the European Union has confirmed that it has adopted changes to EU trading rules in the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”)...more

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