Wednesday, 8 July 2009

Myners calls for 'major surgery' on EU hedge fund directives
Wealth Bulletin - London,England,UK
The City Minister Lord Myners slammed European Union plans to enforce harsh regulations on hedge funds, saying that the proposals were politically motivated ...
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EU to tighten bank lending to offset risks
EurActiv - Brussels,Belgium
The Capital Requirements Directive, adopted in 2006, has just been amended by the EU institutions (EurActiv 07/05/09) and is currently under a review again ...
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Obstacles pile up for EU's 'green buildings' law
EurActiv - Brussels,Belgium
The Swedish EU Presidency faces a difficult task steering through the revision of the EU's energy performance of buildings directive as member states are ...
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Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
By N. Peter Rasmussen
UK Financial Services Secretary Criticizes EU Fund Manager Directive Proposal Paul Myners, the UK Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury, said that European Commission's Alternative Investment Fund Managers draft directive is a ... The European Commission proposed its directive on alternative investment managers this spring. The measure would provide broad regulation of managers of hedge funds and all private equity funds with 100 million euros of assets under ...
Jim Hamilton's World of Securities... - http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/
Thinking Made Easy: The UK and the EU
By Marivic Butod
As reported by (2006), the enforcement, the monitoring of compliance with EU regulation, the implementation of directives, all remain within the jurisdiction of the member states, or of national officials or offices. ...
Thinking Made Easy - http://ivythesis.typepad.com/term_paper_topics/