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LEGAL EASE: End of the road for bits?

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The European Commission has consistently advocated against intra-EU bilateral investment treaties (BITs). It views them as being contrary to the principles of the single...

LEGAL EASE: An unclear route

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UK limited partnership law reforms are like buses: you wait ages, then lots arrive at once. The legislation is over 100 years old and...

LEGAL EASE: At last, the shakeout

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Wags have predicted consolidation fever in the asset management space for a good half-decade, but few seem to have looked back at whether history...

LEGAL EASE: Are we there yet?

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For those asset managers’ legal and compliance teams who breathed a sigh of relief in January when MiFID II was implemented, the next items...

LEGAL EASE: More progress, please

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The European funds industry, like the rest of the financial services industry and indeed many other industries, is awaiting a clear path forward in...

LEGAL EASE: Build-to-rent in the UK

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The UK’s residential income investment market is changing rapidly with increased political focus, leasehold reform, new entrants and insatiable housing demand. There are urgent opportunities...

LEGAL EASE: Another busy year

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Few in financial services will have missed the advent of MiFID II. So intense was the interest, it would have been easy to overlook...

LEGAL EASE: Are the kids all right?

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The European Union’s focus on investor protection, especially in the retail market, deserves strong support and encouragement. The EU’s Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment...

LEGAL EASE: EU shareholder rights

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The proposed EU Shareholder Rights Directive aims to overcome certain corporate governance shortcomings in European-listed companies, and to encourage a more long-term-oriented investment process...

LEGAL EASE: Using securitisation

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Debt funds and banks today are using EU regulations to engage in loan portfolio financing at attractive rates using securitised fund finance techniques. Post-financial...

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