Our original political update was going to be more general in nature covering the turbulent state of British politics and the UK Prime Minister's "Do or Die" determination to leave the EU on 31 October with or without a deal....more
The Ministry of Finance in Germany has just concluded a consultation for a 379-page draft bill for the Second Financial Markets Reform Act (Zweites Finanzmarktnovel-lierungsgesetz) (the “Act”) that aims to transpose, amongst...more
Since the Action Plan for a Capital Markets Union (“CMU”) was launched on 30 September 2015, the European Commission (“the Commission”) has initiated a number of CMU initiatives. Notably, building on the CMU’s initial...more
On October 1, 2015, the German Parliament adopted the national “Act Implementing the EU Transparency Directive Amending Directive (2013/50/EU)” (the “Act”). The aim of the directive is to harmonize the regime for notification...more
10/16/2015
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Voting Rights
On 30 September, the European Commission released its Action Plan for a Capital Markets Union (the “Action Plan”). The Capital Markets Union (“CMU”) is one of the key elements of the broader Investment Plan for Europe...more
10/8/2015
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Crowdfunding ,
Economic Action Plan ,
ELTIF ,
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EuVECA ,
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Financing ,
Innovation ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Securitization ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Solvency II ,
Startups
On Wednesday, February 18, the European Commission (“EC”) launched its ambitious “Green Paper” consultation for the creation and completion of a European Union (“EU”)-wide Capital Markets Union (“CMU”). The release of the...more