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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 -

AIFMD II Comes into Force in April 2024

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/15/2024

The final text of the amendments to the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)—known as “AIFMD II”—was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on March 26, 2024, and will enter into force on...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2024 - Parallel Imports, A Global Phenomenon, And a Very Grey Area Regarding...

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 2/7/2024

At the core of the definition, a Parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner. They are also goods that are not authorized for...more

EU Distribution Rules Under Review

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/16/2020

The Development - ..The European Commission (EC) has published a 232-page Staff Working Document that summarises the findings of its evaluation of the EU Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and accompanying...more

UK Tax Round Up - November 2019

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/2/2019

UK Case Law Developments - More decisions on IR35 - This month has seen two more decisions on whether broadcast presenters providing their services to the BBC and ITV respectively would or would not have been...more

Investment Funds Update – Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

Dechert LLP on 3/11/2019

Implementation of AMF position 2019-03 on "certain aspects of the MiFID II adequacy requirements" - The AMF position DOC-2019-03 incorporates the ESMA guidance on "certain aspects of the MiFID II adequacy requirements"...more

UK Asset Management Regulatory Roundup - March 2018 - Issue 6

Dechert LLP on 3/22/2018

A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details of the FCA’s approach to authorisation; action taken on closet tracking funds; proposed EU...more

Council of EU Agrees to Delay Application Date of IDD

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 2/22/2018

The Council of the European Union (“EU“) has agreed to delay the transposition deadline of the Insurance Distribution Directive ((EU) 2016/97) (“IDD“) to July 1, 2018, and the application date to October 1, 2018. On...more

European Parliament to Expedite Process for Adopting Proposal to Delay Application Date for IDD and IDD Delegated Regulations

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 1/24/2018

European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON”) published a letter (dated January 9, 2018) on January 16, 2018. The letter was sent by the ECON Chair to the Chair of the Council of the EU’s Permanent...more

UK Tax Round Up - December 2017

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/29/2017

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 - The first version of the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 was published on 1 December 2017. The majority of the Bill's content had been previously announced at the Autumn 2017 Budget (see...more

Brexit: The EU's Negotiating Directives

Dechert LLP on 5/5/2017

The European Commission has published draft objectives for the first phase of the Brexit negotiations, focused on citizens' rights, the financial settlement and a continuing role for the European Court of Justice (ECJ). This...more

Blog: #IDD: EIOPA plans a series of InsurTech roundtables for 2017

Cooley LLP on 10/19/2016

When Gabriel Berndardino, the chair of the European Insurance & Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) delivered the key note speech at yesterday’s 6th EIOPA Annual Conference in Frankfurt, he told delegates that, whilst...more

Blog: #IDD: Insurance Europe responds to EIOPA’s technical advice on delegated acts – conflicts of interest & commission payments

Cooley LLP on 10/5/2016

Insurance Europe (IE) has published its response to EIOPA’s “Consultation Paper on Technical Advice on possible Delegated Acts concerning the Insurance Distribution Directive” (IDD). IE argues that, in “a number of...more

Blog: The Insurance Distribution Directive: EIOPA’s technical advice on delegated acts, and next steps

Cooley LLP on 7/5/2016

The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) came into force on 23 February 2016, and must be transposed into the national laws of the EU Member States by 23 February 2018. The IDD gives the European Commission a power to adopt...more

Blog: The Insurance Distribution Directive, The Commission’s Call For Advice, And Next Steps

Cooley LLP on 3/8/2016

The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) came into force on 23 February 2016, and it must be transposed into the national laws of the Member States of the European Union by 23 February 2018. In the meantime, the European...more

Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2015: Is the Long Wait Worth it? European Long-Term Investment Funds (ELTIFs)...

Dechert LLP on 7/21/2015

The long-awaited European regulation on European long-term investment funds (ELTIF Regulation) was finally published in the Official Journal of the EU on May 19, 2015. The ELTIF Regulation will offer fund managers a new label...more

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