Wednesday 22 April 2009

Rapid - Press Releases - EUROPA
IP/09/621 Brussels, 22 April 2009 'Solvency II': European Parliament approval of proposed Directive brings modern insurance regulation nearer The European Commission has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of the proposed ...
The EU Single Market - Financial... - http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/rss/index_en.htm
Hedge Fund Exchange: Socialists warn Barroso over hedge fund ...
By Jack Kelly
"As it stands now, any funds, be it off-shore or on-shore, would then be allowed to market their products in the EU as well as operate in European markets, in reality without effective regulation or registration," Socialist leaders said in a letter addressed to European Commission ... "We believe this threshold is too high and would allow too many funds to stay outside the directive," they argue, instead proposing regulation for all funds, regardless of their size. ...
Hedge Fund Exchange - http://compliancex.typepad.com/hedge_fund_exchange/
The Speculative Debauch*: EU Hedge Fund Rules Aground
By Craig Eastland
The Guardian is reporting that the EU's proposed hedge fund regulation, "Proposal for a Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers," is hung up because there's disagreement of the proper rule of regulation. ...
The Speculative Debauch* - http://speculativedebauch.blogspot.com/
Social media risks: What you should know
By Ian
European Union (EU) regulations apply to companies doing business in the EU. The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive guards against false representation. EU privacy rules also impact the collection of personal information and email ...
Professionally Speaking - http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/
Intellectual Property Watch » Blog Archive » European Commission ...
By William New
Despite these directives enforcement on the internet and especially criminal enforcement are difficult issues for the Commission because there is no harmonised EU regulation. For this reason, member states represented through the ...
Intellectual Property Watch - http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/