Apr 07, 2017
Market Abuse | Update of ESMA Q&A
On January 27th, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a further update of its Questions and Answers (“Q&A”) on Regulation (EU) No.
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Apr 07, 2017
Market Abuse | Update of ESMA Q&A
On January 27th, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a further update of its Questions and Answers (“Q&A”) on Regulation (EU) No.
Apr 05, 2017
Securities Financing Transactions - Draft RTS
On March 31st, ESMA published its final report implementing the Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 of November 25th 2015 on transparency of securities financing transactions (“SFT”) and of reuse (t
Apr 03, 2017
European Consultation on Fintech
On March 23rd 2017, the European Commission (the “Commission”) issued a public consultation document on Fintech (the “Consultation”). Core principles and policy objectives In
Mar 30, 2017
Le développement des formes atypiques d’emploi au Luxembourg
Comme le relevait le directeur général du Bureau International du Travail dans son rapport à la 102e session de la Conférence internationale du Travail, « […] l’image classique de l
Mar 22, 2017
EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive and “Subject to Tax” Condition
The ECJ C-448/15 judgment (Belgische Staat v. Wereldhave Belgium Comm.
Mar 22, 2017
Market Abuse | Entry into Force of ESMA Guidelines
On January 17th 2017, ESMA published the translation of its guidelines on information relating to commodity derivatives markets or related spot markets for the purpose of the definition of inside info
Mar 21, 2017
ECJ Judgments on the Wearing of an Islamic Headscarf at Work
On March 14th 2017, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) rendered two judgments in the cases of Achbita v. G4S (Case C-157/15) and Bougnaoui v.
Mar 15, 2017
EMIR - ESMA Opinion on Portfolio Margining
Following the entry into force on January 4th 2017 of the new regulatory technical standards setting out the rules on collateral (margin) to be exchanged with respect to OTC derivatives not cleared by
Mar 10, 2017
ESMA’s Practical Guide on Major Holdings Notifications Under Transparency Directive
On February 3rd 2017, ESMA published a practical guide to the national rules on notifications of major holdings (“ESMA’s practical guide”) under Directive 2004/109/EC of December 15t