Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 9 Jul 2013
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFM Directive") of the European Union ("EU") must be implemented into the national law of all…
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | European Union | 8 Jul 2013
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFM Directive") of the European Union ("EU") must be implemented into the national law of all EU…
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | United Kingdom, USA | 2 May 2013
HM Treasury, which is the legislative body responsible for implementing the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFM Directive”) into…
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | United Kingdom | 27 Nov 2012
The UK Financial Services Authority has recently published an important report that builds upon a series of late 2011 and early 2012 “thematic reviews” of FSA-authorised investment managers (the “Report”).
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | European Union | 18 Oct 2012
On 10 October 2012 the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published guidance in the form of Questions and Answers (the “Q&A”) on the implementation of the new EU Short Selling Regulation (the “Regulation”).
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | European Union | 6 Oct 2012
The EU Regulation No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (the “Regulation”) and the subsidiary legislation made under it take effect in all 27 countries of the EU on 1 November 2012 and will replace all existing rules on short selling activities in EU countries.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | Belgium, France, Spain | 16 Feb 2012
The ban on short selling financial companies traded on Spanish markets will be lifted with effect from 16 February 2012.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | Belgium, France, Greece, etc. | 25 Aug 2011
The short-selling bans on certain financial companies imposed on Aug. 12, 2011 by the securities authorities in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Greece1 have been extended.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | Belgium, European Union, France, etc. | 12 Aug 2011
The European Securities and Markets Authority, an organization established by the European Union as its securities regulatory authority, said in a public statement yesterday that some authorities in the EU have decided to impose or extend existing short-selling bans or restrictions in their respective countries due to recent volatility in the European financial markets.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | European Union | 5 Jul 2011
The final agreed text of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive ("AIFM Directive") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 1 July 20111.