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Security Over EU ETS Allowances: A French Legal Perspective

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As the European Union doubles down on its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) allowances have become not only an environmental tool but also a valuable financial asset. While...more

Goodwin

Anti–Money Laundering (AML): Failure by the Client to Update Relevant Personal Information May Lead to the Closure of their...

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On September 9, 2024, a mediator from the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) issued conclusions regarding the dispute over the closure of a client’s securities account. The account was closed because the client had...more

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Risk to Israeli Entities Posed by International Sanctions – What Is the Exposure and What Are the Dangers?

The executive order signed by United States President Joseph Biden in February 2024 states that the violence being committed by Israeli settlers has reached intolerable levels; poses a serious threat to peace, security, and...more

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All Washed Up - What Are the Risks for Firms That Won’t Show Greenwashing the Red Card?

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In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in green products and the promotion of sustainable objectives across the financial services industry. For example, we have seen much discussion of green loans, green...more

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French law revisits the MiFID RTO Service definition

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A new decree no. 2023-813 of 22 August 2023 (the Decree) just amended the French definition of the MiFID service of reception and transmission of orders (the RTO Service) since 1st September 2023....more

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French Brexit-Related Legislation—A Safe Harbor for ISDA Master Agreements

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The Situation: In the event of a "hard Brexit," establishing a new contractual framework with EU-based clients will be a protracted and costly task for investment service providers based in London. The Result: The French...more

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SIDRU Judgment: Hedging Transaction Not Rendered Speculative Even if It Exposes Party to Unlimited Risk

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The Context: In the wake of the Saint-Leu-la-Forêt decision of May 28, 2018, France's Court of Cassation issued an important decision on structured swaps concerning legal actions brought by public authorities against banks...more

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"PACTE": French President Macron's Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation

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The Situation: Delayed by two months, the long-awaited bill of President Macron's government relating to economic reforms and simplification of companies' day-to-day operations was tabled to the Cabinet on June 22, 2018....more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Priorités de l’AMF dans le cadre de la revue d’EMIR

This alert examines the priorities of the AMF (French SEC) regarding the amended EMIR regulation. ...more

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Modernisation of bond issuance

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One week after the publication of ordinance n°2017-748 dated 4 May 2017 regarding the role of security agents, the modernisation of French law continues with an in-depth reform of bond issues with ordinance n° 2017-970 dated...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Local-TV powerhouse Sinclair Broadcast Group isn’t all that well known outside of the Baltimore area, but it’s making a big play for the national stage as it nears a deal to buy Tribune Media—the former “Tribune empire’s...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Banking, Finance & Insurance Letter - Mars-Avril 2017

Portées des Q&A des AES - Le 21 mars 2017 la Commission Européen a lancé une consultation intitulée « Operations of the European Supervisory Authorities ». ...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The Fed wrapped up its Open Market Committee meeting yesterday without any change in interest rates but with an expression of confidence in the economy, despite Q1’s sub-1 percent growth figure (which it dubbed “transitory”)....more

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European M+A News, Spring 2017

Germany's New Merger Control Regime - New Filing Requirements to Come - ..Introduction of an Upgraded Transaction Value Test ..New Local Nexus Test Requires Further Advance Analysis Germany is about to enact a revised...more

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French Legal and Regulatory Update – December 2016

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The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for December 2016. ...more

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Hogan Lovells Global Payments Newsletter - January 2017

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Welcome to the Hogan Lovells Global Payments Newsletter. In this monthly publication we provide an overview of the most recent payments, regulatory and market developments from major jurisdictions around the world as well as...more

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Actualite Juridique - Decembre 2016

Assurance - Résiliation d'un contrat d'assurance emprunteur pour cause d'aggravation du risque - Le Décret n°2016-1559 du 18 novembre 2016 relatif aux conditions de résiliation d'un contrat d'assurance emprunteur...more

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Best-laid plans? The "Pan-European Private Placement Market"

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The global dislocation in the financial markets which began in 2007 prompted a decrease in lending and an increase in regulation in the European and the US economies, amongst others. This paper looks at recent initiatives...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2015: French AFG Publishes Guidelines on Use of Stress Tests by Management...

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The Association Française de la Gestion financière (AFG) – the association representing French management companies – published on 7 May 2015 guidelines regarding the use of stress tests by management companies (Guidelines)....more

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