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
/ Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Disclosure ,
EU ,
EU Transparency Directive ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Markets ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Germany ,
Member State ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Exchange ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Trading Platforms ,
Transparency Directive ,
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
/ Capital Markets ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Crowdfunding ,
Economic Action Plan ,
ELTIF ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
EuVECA ,
Financial Institutions ,
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