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European Commission legislative proposal for shortened settlement cycle in EU

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The European Commission (EC) has published a legislative proposal it has adopted for a Regulation amending the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) to shorten the settlement cycle for EU transactions in...more

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Exodus From The Energy Charter Treaty – What is Left of Europe’s Protections for Investors?

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As of January 2024, France, Germany and Poland have officially withdrawn from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Their decision to withdraw from the treaty follows a recent European Commission proposal for a mass exodus from...more

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The European Commission Publishes a Consultation on the Review of the AIFMD

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On 22 October 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published a public consultation (the Consultation) on the review of Directive 2011/61/EU on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD). ...more

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Simpler or simplistic? The Prospectus Regulation

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The European Commission has continued in its drive towards a European Capital Markets Union by proposing measures in the Prospectus Regulation which it hopes will revamp the current prospectus regime. We are told that...more

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Private equity in Italy: market and regulatory overview

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How do private equity funds typically obtain their funding? Private equity funds continued to have a diverse investor base in 2015. Although with a significant decrease from the 2014 figure of 68%, about 48% of the...more

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European Commission Publishes Action Plan on Building Capital Markets Union

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The CMU is intended to strengthen access to public markets in the European Union, particularly for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). On 30 September, the European Commission (EC) published its action plan...more

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ESMA Publishes Advice on Extending the Marketing Passport Beyond Europe

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ESMA has recommended that the AIFMD passport be extended beyond the countries within the European Union to Jersey, Guernsey, and Switzerland. On 30 July, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) sent its...more

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AIFMD: ESMA Recommends the First Wave of Non-EU Countries to Obtain a Europe-Wide Marketing Passport

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On July 30, 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) released its advice to the European Parliament, Council of the European Union and the European Commission on the application of the passport to non-EU...more

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