All Europe articles – Page 65
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ESMA takes aim at U.S. banks with new MiFID II directive
The expansion of the scope under MiFID II will make it far likelier for market participants to be caught within EU regulators’ crosshairs without even realizing it. Some tips for avoiding that fate are inside.
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SFO charges two in Unaoil investigation
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office this week charged two individuals in relation to the ongoing Unaoil investigation.
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CBI: Adoption of existing technologies will solve productivity problems in U.K.
CBI, the U.K.’s leading business group, finds that the slow adoption of existing technologies and management practices is fueling the U.K.’s deep-seated productivity problems, creating disparities in productivity and pay among businesses.
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Avoiding the compliance complications of GDPR
The EU GDPR transcends borders, and any company with business ties to the EU should be aware this rule is not only set in stone, but has teeth that can cut into bottom lines.
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SFO prosecutor joins Gibson Dunn in London
Sacha Harber-Kelly, currently a prosecutor with the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office in the Anti-Corruption and Bribery Division, will join will join Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as a partner in the London office.
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European Commission hopes Paradise leaks ‘create political momentum’
The European Commission yesterday reiterated its commitment to fight against tax evasion, following the Paradise Papers leak.
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Lloyds HBOS case hauls more executives into court
Thousands of shareholders have filed a claim against banking group Lloyds and five of its former directors for being misled about HBOS’ financial health when they voted to let the deal go ahead in November 2008.
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Fusion Risk Management expands presence in European market
Fusion Risk Management, a provider of business continuity risk management software and services, has expanded its European presence to keep pace with rapidly growing market demand and to support engagement among its burgeoning community of enterprise customers in Europe.
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ZL Technologies enters EU with GDPR Ready Solutions
ZL Technologies, a provider of unified governance, eDiscovery, compliance, and analytics for large enterprises, recently released a new suite of solutions that will enable organizations to meet requirements set forth by the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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Bank of England: Banks not prepared for Brexit
European banks are under-prepared for Brexit and could lose access to the City of London if they do not move quickly to apply for a U.K. banking licence, a Bank of England committee has warned.
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Fallout of corruption in South Africa worries U.K. government
The House of Lords, the U.K. Parliament’s upper chamber, debated this month what action the U.K. government is taking to prevent money laundering through British banks by families and businesspeople linked to the government of South Africa.
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New chapter begins in EU-Cuba relations
A new chapter in EU-Cuba relations will be marked on 1 November 2017, with the start of provisional application of the first ever agreement between the European Union and Cuba.
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German automakers raided in antitrust probe
The European Commission this week confirmed that European antitrust authorities have carried out inspections at the premises of several car manufacturers in Germany.
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e-Commerce and tax e-Vasion
The European Union and the tech industry are locked in a perpetual struggle over taxation, but the EU is making moves to close certain tax avoidance avenues for good.
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EC takes on Ireland and Luxembourg over tax avoidance
The long-simmering disputes over Ireland and Luxembourg’s tax treatment of Apple and Amazon are about to reach a boiling point with the European Commission.
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First annual report on EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is out
The European Commission this month published its first annual report on the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.
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President Juncker: Toward a more united Europe
The European Commission this week presented its plans for a stronger, more united Europe.
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Cordium expands data protection consulting services to U.K.
Cordium has expanded its cyber-security and data protection consulting services to the U.K. to help investment firms prepare for and manage the requirements of the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation.
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Fusion Risk Management expands presence in Europe
Fusion Risk Management, a provider of business continuity risk management software and services, announced the expansion of its European presence to keep pace with rapidly growing market demand and to support engagement among its burgeoning community of enterprise customers in Europe.