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European Regulatory Reform Progress Report — 13 January 2011
13 January 2011
Publication
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...
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Global Environment Newsletter - Summer 2011
2 August 2011
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A newsletter containing topical updates on environmental issues around the Clifford Chance Global Environment Group network.
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UCITS notifications in the Netherlands as of July 2011
2 August 2011
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The UCITS IV Directive needed to be implemented by all EU Member States on 1 July 2011. The Netherlands implemented the Directive slightly later, on 22 July 2011. The Directive will have a number of of practical consequences for the registration and maintenance...
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SPV comparison - choosing between a Dutch, an Irish and a Luxembourg SPV
14 October 2011
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The Netherlands, Ireland and Luxembourg are very popular onshore jurisdictions for the establishment of SPVs (special purpose vehicles) for structured finance transactions. As the markets have become more innovative and efficient in recent years, each jurisdiction...
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Structuring Chinese investments through the Netherlands
30 June 2011
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The Netherlands is considered one of the best holding jurisdictions in view of its tax system, including a full exemption on income and capital gains derived from subsidiaries, its extensive tax treaty and investment treaty network, its flexible corporate laws...
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The Dutch implementation of the Third Money Laudering Directive - the Prevention of Money-laundering and Terrorist Financing Act
1 April 2011
Publication
Originally published in October 2008
Until mid 2008, the Dutch landscape of integrity legislation was substantially formed by the Customer Identification Act (Wet identificatie dienstverlening, the WID) and the Unusual Transaction Reporting Act (Wet melding ongebruikelijke...
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The De Wit Report - 'Lost Credit'
1 April 2011
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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...
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New Landscapes: Practical evaluations of new regulations impacting structured debt transactions
10 June 2011
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Market professionals consider that securitisation issuance in Europe in calendar year 2011 is likely to reach €100-€150 billion (excluding central bank liquidity trades). This is up from approximately €90 billion in 2010 and underlines a recovery...
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Netherlands: other professionals
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Further Changes to UK Renewables Incentives
14 April 2011
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The UK's renewable energy sector is facing an overhaul of the incentive schemes the Government offers to promote low-carbon power generation.
The changes, which follow the energy market reforms the Government unveiled in December 2010, include a review of feed-in...
