Posted on December 1st, 2008 by admin
Journal of International Banking and Financial Law
(2008) 11 JIBFL 620
1 December 2008
Prime brokerage claims
In Practice
Christa Band
Stephen Gale
Patrick Buckingham
© Reed Elsevier (UK) Ltd 2008
In this climate the issue uppermost in prime brokerage clients’ minds is whether they have title to ‘their’ assets held by the prime broker. Lehmans alone had over 1,000 prime brokerage clients.
One of [...]
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Posted on November 1st, 2008 by admin
MiFID: everything changes yet nothing really changes: a commercial view
Feature
MiFID: A Commercial Perspective
Gary Wright
Gary Wright has been in the finance industry since 1969 and has held senior positions within several major financial institutions. His blogs, articles, whitepapers and reports are published worldwide both on the web and in the press and trade journals and he [...]
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Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by admin
Issuer Liability Review
Finance
Alasdair Steele
Corporate Partner Nabarro LLP
© Reed Elsevier (UK) Ltd 2008
Alasdair Steele considers the proposed extension of the statutory regime for issuer liability.
Introduction
As part of the implementation of the EU Transparency Directive (2004/109/EC) the Companies Act 2006 introduced section 90A into the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA 2000”). This provision introduced a [...]
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Posted on September 1st, 2008 by admin
IT Law Today
ITLT 16 8 (5)
1 September 2008
Cross-border contracts — Rome I consultation
Susan Singleton
Singletons, www.singlelaw.com
© INFORMA UK LTD 2008
The Government is consulting on whether the UK should accede to a new EU regulation, known as Rome I (Regulation 593/2008). This latest EU proposal, which confusingly follows after Rome II, deals with the issue of choice [...]
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Posted on June 1st, 2008 by admin
Journal of International Banking and Financial Law
(2008) 6 JIBFL 299
1 June 2008
Douglas Howie
is a corporate partner in the London office of Barlow , Lyde & Gilbert LLP. He regularly assists clients in dealings with the Financial Services Authority in relation to authorizations, other consents and enforcement. Email: dhowie@blg.co.uk
Chris Brennan
is an associate (barrister) in the Professional [...]
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Posted on May 1st, 2008 by admin
In focus
Cross-border contracts — Rome I Consultation — consumer law issues
Jessica Westwood
020 7017 6762
jessica.westwood@informa.com
© INFORMA UK LTD 2008
Many readers will remember the Brussels Regulation 44/2001 of the EU, which is the current law on which jurisdiction applies within the EU. Consumers were given the right to sue in their home state where advertising was directed [...]
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Posted on March 1st, 2008 by admin
Journal of International Banking and Financial Law
(2008) 3 JIBFL 139
1 March 2008
Of MiFID, EC Directives and compensation
Feature
Jeremy Ison
is a senior associate
jeremy.ison@cliffordchance.com
Jeremy Kosky
a partner
jeremy.kosky@cliffordchance.com
Carlos Conceicao
(formerly head of the FSA’s Wholesale Group in Enforcement) a partner in the Finance, Corporate and Regulatory Department of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice at Clifford Chance LLP.
carlos.conceicao@cliffordchance.com
© Reed Elsevier (UK) [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2008 by admin
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and its impact on financial promotions
Phillip Morelle
Simon Pullen
Howard Kennedy
© INFORMA UK LTD 2008
In this article, Phillip Morelle and Simon Pullen of Howard Kennedy consider the legal and practical implications arising from the newly introduced Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, especially for those engaged in or advising on the [...]
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Posted on February 1st, 2008 by admin
Journal of International Banking and Financial Law
(2008) 2 JIBFL 92
1 February 2008
Pim Rank
is a partner in the Financial Services, Derivatives and Regulatory Group of NautaDutilh, Amsterdam. Email: pim.rank@nautadutilh.com
Bart Bierman
is an associate in the Financial Services, Derivatives and Regulatory Group of NautaDutilh, Amsterdam. Email: bart.bierman@nautadutilh.com
© Reed Elsevier (UK) Ltd 2008
Many sub-custodians and central securities depositaries (‘CSDs’) [...]
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Posted on January 1st, 2008 by admin
IT Law Today
ITLT 16 1 (3) (2)
1 January 2008
Are we on the verge of a new chapter in the history of data protection laws?
James Mullock
partner, Commercial Practice, Osborne Clarke
© INFORMA UK LTD 2008
It is seven years since the implementation of the current version of the UK’s Data Protection Act — a glass was raised on [...]
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