A global financial transaction tax by any other name? *

European Union - February 26 2013
On 14 February 2013, the European Commission published a proposal for a financial transaction tax ("FTT") to be introduced in a subset of the EU:…

Co-authors: Sandy Bhogal , Astrid Pieron , Alexandria Carr.

EU focus—where do we stand on the reshaping of the Energy Taxation Directive? *

European Union - June 19 2012
A year has passed since the publication, in April 2011, by the European Commission (EC) of its Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC (the Proposal), restructuring the European Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (the Energy Taxation Directive).

Co-authors: Astrid Pieron .

Reshaping of the Energy Taxation Directive – the European Parliament joins the battle *

European Union - November 16 2011
The European Commission (the “EC”) proposal (the “Proposal”) for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC and restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (the “Energy Taxation Directive”) is facing hard times due to lack of consensus amongst the Member States.

Co-authors: Kiran S. Desai, Dr. Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte.

AIFM Directive – overview and resource webpage *

European Union - March 4 2011
Non-EU fund managers that are targeting the EU market will encounter a new regulatory regime once the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive has been implemented by the EU Member States.

Co-authors: Benedikt Weiser, Tim Nosworthy, Astrid Pieron , Sabina Comis, Angela Hayes.