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Financial transaction tax: sending shock waves through global financial services

  • Allen & Overy LLP
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  • Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • March 5 2013

If it is implemented as proposed, the financial transaction tax (FTT) is likely to cause distortion to the financial sector, both within the EU and

France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and other jurisdictions impose short sale restrictions on financial companies

  • Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
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  • Belgium, European Union, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • August 12 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

International regulatory update 10-14 December 2012

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, USA
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  • December 17 2012

The European Council (Heads of State or Government) has published the conclusions from its meeting on 13 and 14 December 2012, at which it agreed on a roadmap for the completion of the Economic and Monetary Union

France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Greece extend short-sale bans on financial companies

  • Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
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  • Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Spain
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  • August 25 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

European Union states ban short-selling in attempt to protect markets

  • Holland & Knight LLP
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  • Belgium, France, Italy, Spain
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  • August 22 2011

France, Italy, Spain and Belgium have each imposed bans on short-selling to try to stop the plunge in value of European banks last week to their lowest in almost two-and-one-half years

European regulators extend ban on short selling

  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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  • Belgium, European Union, France, Italy, Spain
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  • August 25 2011

Market regulators in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium, in coordination with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), have decided to extend their current short selling ban that was enacted on August 11, 2011

Spain and Italy re-impose bans on short selling

  • Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
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  • Italy, Spain
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  • July 24 2012

Yesterday, the regulatory authorities in Spain and Italy reissued bans on short-selling

European regulators extend short selling restrictions

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Spain
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  • August 26 2011

The short selling restrictions reported in the August 19 edition of Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest have been extended by Spain and Italy until September 30, and by France until “at least November 11, 2011.” The Belgian and Greek restrictions remain of indefinite duration

European market abuse news: winter 2011

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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  • European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
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  • December 16 2011

This fourth issue of our European market abuse newsletter focuses on the proposals to replace Directive 20036EC on insider dealing and market manipulation (MAD) published by the European Commission on 20 October this year

New temporary short selling bans introduced by Spain, Italy and Greece

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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  • Greece, Italy, Spain
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  • July 30 2012

On July 23, Spain, Italy and Greece introduced new temporary bans in relation to short selling in response to the recent extreme volatility in the European financial markets

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