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EU Court of Justice rules provision of investment management services is not VAT exempt
On 19 July 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") released its judgment in Finanzamt Frankfurt am Main V-Hochst v Deutsche Bank AG …
Journey to the FCA - FAQs
The FSA has produced some FAQs about the "Journey to the FCA". To a large extent, they point to the Approach document due to be published in the Autumn, …
Time barring PPI complaints
In its Policy Statement 10/12 on "The assessment and redress of Payment Protection Insurance complaints" published in August 2010, the FSA was quite firm …
ECJ considers scope of domestic transposition of maximum harmonisation Directive on consumer credit agreements
On 12 July 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave judgment in Case C-602/10 SC Volksbank România SA v …
DFSA enacts new markets law 2012
The Markets Law 2012, which is administered by the Dubai Financial Services Authority ("DFSA") has been enacted and came into force on 5 July 2012. …
Proposed changes to the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 - Government response to consultation
Following a somewhat leisurely consultation process, the Government has this week published a response to its consultation on changes to the Money …
European Commission proposes legislation on insurance sales
The European Commission has published a package of measures aiming to improve consumer protection in financial services. Three legislative proposals …
Sanctioning directors of failed banks
On 3 July, HM Treasury published for consultation its proposals on "Sanctions for the directors of failed banks", requesting responses by 30 …
Delegated acts on Short Selling and CDS
The European Commission has adopted delegated acts in relation to Regulation No 236/2012 of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects …
Product intervention – what should the future hold?
The Herbert Smith financial services team recently hosted a roundtable discussion with high profile members of the financial services industry and a key …
Transparency International issues anti-bribery guidance on due diligence for transactions
Transparency International ("TI") has issued guidance for anti-bribery due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and investments (the "Guidance"). The …
Market abuse – ECJ holds in Daimler case that steps preceding a decision may constitute inside information
The European Court of Justice has today given judgment in the case of Markus Geltl v Daimler AG [C-19/11], holding that: information about intermediate …
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