Parties looking to conclude OTC derivatives contracts (derivatives that are traded outside regulated markets) will face many new requirements due to the recently adopted EMIR Regulation.

A brief discussion of the Commission's approval of the three implementing technical standards and six regulatory technical standards in December 2012.

The Council of the European Union has approved amendments to the Transparency Directive.

In an interim judgment, the District Court of The Hague decided that a report of findings prepared by external legal counsel had to be produced to the defendants in the proceedings.

Cartel participation as well as the act of contributing to the implementation of a cartel can lead to substantial fines.

Located right in the heart of Europe, the Netherlands, which came to dominate global capital markets and commerce in the 17th and 18th centuries, remains to this day a highly attractive...

A Delegated Regulation of the Commission, amending the Prospectus Regulation, came into force on 22 September 2012.

As part of proposed EMIR amendments to improve the functioning of the derivatives market in the EU, the European Commission wants to exempt pension funds from central clearing for three more years.

The European Council adopted a set of legislation on 13 May 2014 regulating the trade in financial instruments and the investment services sector.

Changes to proposed regulation on insider trading and market manipulation.

The AFM has published a draft policy rule on the definition and calculation of short positions.

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) became home to nearly half of high yield bond issuers in Europe during the first nine months of 2018, up from nearly zero a few years ago.

On 5 September 2012, the Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations published the "Policy rules on the use of derivatives by approved public housing institutions".

On January 15, 2025, the European Commission (EC) issued a Recommendation (the Recommendation) urging European Union (EU) Member States to scrutinize their companies' investments in non-EU countries.

The Ministry of Commerce has recently decided on two merger filings: Glencore/Xstrata and Marubeni/Gavilon.

Links to European Securities and Markets Authority publications.

In order to address one of the roots of the financial crisis, the G20 countries have committed to address risks related to the derivative markets.

The revised European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3), which came into effect on 24 December 2024, aims to enhance the transparency, stability, and safety of the financial markets within the EU.

Enforcement actions by criminal and supervisory authorities are settled regularly. In light of these developments, companies are advised to take appropriate measures.

The transition from LIBOR will cause massive disruption.