The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) recently submitted a bill to the National Diet of Japan including certain amendments to finance-related laws for purposes of strengthening Japan’s financial system and financial...more
The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) announced on November 6 that together with the local finance bureaus, it will establish a Financial Market Entry Office (FME Office upgraded from the current Financial Market Entry...more
• Following the 2008 crisis, Switzerland launched a legislative project to create uniform competitive conditions for financial intermediaries and improve client protection. • Swiss Parliament adopted the FinIA on 15 June...more
Le 22 novembre 2018 est entré en vigueur, le décret 2018-1004 du 19 novembre 2018 portant modernisation du cadre juridique de la gestion d'actifs et du financement par la dette. Publié le 21 novembre au Journal Officiel, ce...more
Le 22 novembre 2018 est entré en vigueur, le décret 2018-1004 du 19 novembre 2018 portant modernisation du cadre juridique de la gestion d'actifs et du financement par la dette. Publié le 21 novembre au Journal Officiel, il...more
Law on benchmarks published - Parliament voted bill 7164 implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial...more
It is now only two months until the 3 January 2018 compliance deadline for the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the 1 January 2018 compliance deadline for the EU Packaged Retail Investment and...more
2 June - The ESMA published its final report on guidelines on product governance requirements under the MiFID II Directive (2004/65/EU). The guidelines (set out in Annex IV) to the final report aim to promote greater...more
GPs that operate limited partnerships based on the exemption under Article 63 of the FIEA and have recently completed a renewal filing around the end of the grace period (August 31, 2016) are required to prepare Form 20-2...more
Existing Article 63 Exemption Operators will be subject to new obligations and duties starting March 1, 2016. Beginning March 1, 2016, the amendments to the exemption concerning the Special Business Activities for...more
Luxembourg Holds Presidency of the Council of the EU for 12th Time One of Luxembourg’s priorities, as it takes on presidency of the Council of the European Union, is to stimulate investment to boost growth and...more
Suspension from Trading of Certain Financial Instruments Apropos Greece - Following a decision of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), the competent authority of Greece, to suspend the trading of certain...more