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Gulf states are spending billions to attract tourists
April 24th, 2017
Gulf states are spending billions of dollars creating ambitious strategies to attract visitors as tourism becomes a stronger plank of their economies. This week’s Arabian Travel Market in Dubai will show the changing face of the industry as entertainment ...
British PM Theresa May called for a general election: What you need to know
April 19th, 2017
The UK looks set to have a general election on 8 June. Here’s what you need to know. What has happened? The UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she wants to hold a general election on 8 ...
EU Justice Scoreboard 2017: justice systems becoming more effective, but challenges remain
April 13th, 2017
The European Commission publishes the 2017 EU Justice Scoreboard which gives a comparative overview of the efficiency, quality and independence of justice systems in the EU Member States. Its aim is to assist national authorities to improve the effectiveness of ...
The decline and fall of the EU
April 11th, 2017
This article identifies the headwinds faced by the EU in the wake of Brexit. Without the UK, not only does the EU lose much of its importance on the world stage, but the Commission’s budget is left with an ...
ESMA reports on EU Accounting enforcement in 2016
April 10th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its annual report on the enforcement and regulatory activities of accounting enforcers within the European Union (EU) in 2016. ESMA, in 2016, continued strengthening supervisory convergence in the area of ...
Netherlands to introduce Registry Of Beneficial Ownership to fight Tax evasion
April 10th, 2017
One year after the revelations of the Panama Papers there is still a lot of work to do for the Netherlands to effectively prevent and fight widespread international money laundering structures and unlawful tax evasion. This is especially the ...
Gold is marching toward $1,300
April 5th, 2017
The investor love affair with gold seems to have gotten a bit lukewarm recently, after a pretty strong start to the year. That’s why yesterday’s big move toward a key technical level got a few out there excited. The ...
ESMA updates MiFID II/MIFIR investor protection Q&As
April 5th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 10 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The ...
Nordic law firm to use artificial intelligence technology to improve efficiency
April 3rd, 2017
Roschier has started deploying pioneering artificial intelligence technology, Luminance, to improve the efficiency of its due diligence process, initially for M&A transactions. Luminance uses machine learning and advanced mathematical techniques to speed up contract review processes without sacrificing accuracy. ...
ESMA published update on marketing and sale of CFDs, Forex and Binary Options
March 31st, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an updated version of its question and answer document (Q&A) on the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) to the marketing and sale of financial contracts ...
