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Budget 2012 - Decommissioning Certainty
22 March 2012
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As expected, Chancellor George Osborne confirmed in the Budget the Government's commitment to provide reassurance on the level of tax relief for the cost (estimated to be in the tens of billions) of decommissioning oil and gas fields.
This is good news...
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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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ESMA Consultation Paper on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
27 July 2011
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On 13 July 2011, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") released its first draft technical advice on possible implementing measures in respect of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD"). This draft advice...
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Second ESMA Consultation Paper on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive – Supervision and Third Country Entities
7 September 2011
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On 23 August 2011, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") released its second draft technical advice on possible implementing measures in respect of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFMD"). It deals with...
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News for non-EU Issuers - another decision on equivalence
26 January 2011
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The eagle-eyed will have noticed that the transitional relief granted to auditors of non-EU issuers from the registration requirements of the Statutory Audit Directive ended on 1 July 2010. However by a decision of 19 January 2011 the European Commission has determined...
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The European Payments Regulations Landscape - where are we headed?
15 November 2012
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In a time when one regulatory initiative has been completed and another one makes its appearance, the payments industry - faced with such a plethora of legislative measures
- is trying to live up to the challenge. This client briefing discusses the key...
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Limiting the Regulation of Islamic Finance: Lessons from Dubai
25 February 2009
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slamic financial institutions are established on the principle that there is no separation between temporal and religious matters: compliance with Islamic law and jurisprudence – the Shari'a - extends to all aspects of life, including business and finance practices....
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Limiting the Regulation of Islamic Finance: Lessons from Dubai
26 February 2009
Publication
Islamic financial institutions are established on the principle that there is no separation between temporal and religious matters: compliance with Islamic law and jurisprudence - the Shari'a - extends to all aspects of life, including business and finance practices....
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Limiting the Regulation of Islamic Finance: Lessons from Dubai
1 March 2009
Publication
Islamic financial institutions are established on the principle that there is no separation between temporal and religious matters: compliance with Islamic law and jurisprudence – the Shari'a - extends to all aspects of life, including business and finance practices....