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The European Union (EU) agenda for regulatory reform in the financial sector continues to take shape. The EU has played a leading role in the development of the G20's action plan to respond to the financial crisis and many of the actions being taken aim to...

As Eurozone concerns continue so does the market's focus on the role that loan documentation has to play in addressing potential redenomination risk. In this update to our earlier briefing The Eurozone Crisis and Loan Agreements (November 2011), we highlight...

The European Union (EU) agenda for regulatory reform in the financial sector continues to take shape. The EU has played a leading role in the development of the G20's action plan to respond to the financial crisis and many of the actions being taken aim to...

EEA member states have until 1 July 2012 to implement Directive 2010/73/EU (the Directive amending the Prospectus and Transparency Directives), but some member states are choosing to implement certain provisions in advance of the deadline. Some of the changes take...

The mandatory use of a new Dutch standardised exemption warning on offering materials could prove to have considerable impact on exempt offerings of securities in the Netherlands. Despite widespread concerns, the AFM introduces the requirement to include a "health...

The European Union (EU) continues to develop its ambitious agenda for regulatory reform in the financial sector. The EU has played a leading role in the development of the G20's action plan to respond to the financial crisis and many of the actions being taken...

Clifford Chance has prepared an updated version of its report outlining the progress on the European regulatory reform agenda for the financial sector. This report presents a very brief overview of the progress of the major regulatory initiatives, indicating...

Originally published in May 2010 On 10 May 2010, an investigative report was published by the Dutch De Wit Committee (which comprised Members of Parliament from various Dutch political parties). The Committee was then examining the causes of the turmoil in the...

Originally published in February 2010 On 15 December 2009, the Dutch Minister of Finance sent a memorandum to Parliament describing the concrete intentions and measures that will be taken to reform the Dutch financial sector in the coming years. Earlier the Minister...

Clifford Chance has prepared an updated version of its report outlining the progress on the European regulatory reform agenda for the financial sector. This report presents a very brief overview of the progress of the major regulatory initiatives, indicating...