29 May
Chapter News, News

Ambassador Vale de Almeida: EU is America’s Foremost Strategic Partner

Writing under the headline "EU and US - Strategic Partners in Peace and Security" in an op-ed in The Hill, João Vale de Almeida, Head of the European Union Delegation to the U.S., notes that "thousands of EU personnel are currently staffing 13 active peace-keeping missions around the world in fragile states." Ambassador Vale de Almeida writes that EU missions help train police in Afghanistan, establish the rule of law in Iraq, and contribute to Kosovo's efforts to develop an...

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29 May
Member News, News

Quintessence: BNP Paribas thought leadership magazine, now on Ipad

The Spring edition of Quintessence is now available on iPad! Our thought-leadership magazine brings together the expertise of industry specialists and BNP Paribas’ experts to explore and analyse the latest regulatory developments and industry trends impacting your business and securities services across the investment cycle. The new "Quintessence magazine" app is the perfect digital partner to your print magazine: it includes extra content you'll only find on the iPad edition, including an exclusive video interview with Jacques de Larosière, former governor...

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23 May
Member News, News

Developing UCITS Strategies Beyond Europe: Opportunities for Fund Managers to Expand in Asia and Latin America

Following an insightful panel discussion about "Developing UCITS Strategies Beyond Europe: Opportunities arising in Asia and Latin America" that took place on April 26th BNP Paribas is pleased to distribute an Executive Report that summarizes the findings. EACC member Carine Feipel, of Arendt & Medernach was among the panelists.

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23 May
Chapter News, News

Taxation trends in the European Union – Data for the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway

EUROstat just released a report on Taxation trends in the European Union, the report contains a detailed statistical and economic analysis of the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union, plus Iceland and Norway, which are Members of the European Economic Area. The data are presented within a unified statistical framework (the ESA95 harmonised system of national and regional accounts), which makes it possible to assess the heterogeneous national tax systems on a fully comparable basis. The...

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23 May
Chapter News, News

Statement by Vice-President Olli Rehn following the political agreement on the EU-EIB Project Bonds Initiative

Brussels, 22 May 2012 I welcome the agreement today in the "trilogue" with the Parliament and Council on our proposal for the pilot phase of Project Bonds, which paves the way for the vote on 31 May. This is an important initiative that can contribute to strengthen our economy. Promoting public and private investment is indeed a cornerstone of our growth initiative. The Project Bond Initiative by the EU and the EIB will support the financing of commercially viable infrastructure projects...

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23 May
Chapter News, News

Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Mr Panagiotis Pikrammenos, interim Prime Minister of Greece

I have just met with the interim Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Panagiotis Pikrammenos. His government has a clearly defined yet vital role to play in the coming weeks. I reiterated the Commission's strong desire that Greece should remain a member of the euro area and that we will continue to do everything in our power for this to happen. The euro area has shown unprecedented solidarity to Greece and its people. It has made a commitment to maintain financial support...

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23 May
Chapter News, News

EU Parliament adopts ambitious approach on financial transaction tax

Plenary Session Taxation − 23-05-2012 - 12:38   The proposed financial transaction tax should be better designed to capture more traders and make evasion unprofitable, said the European Parliament in its opinion adopted on Wednesday. The opinion also says the tax should go ahead even if only some Member States opt for it. The tax rates proposed by the Commission (0.1% for shares and bonds and 0.01% for derivatives) are considered suitable and pension funds should be the only sector...

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23 May
Member News, News

Pepper Hamilton Partner Gregory J. Nowak is Chair of iGlobal Forum’s 3rd Annual Alternative Investments Summit

Pepper partner Gregory J. Nowak is chair of iGlobal Forum's 3rd Annual Alternative Investments Summit being held in New York City on May 30. Mr. Nowak will also speak on the panel, "How Is Global Financial Reform Legislation Playing Out?" The panel will discuss: update on financial reform legislation including Dodd-Frank, Volcker Rule, AIFM and Basel III evolution of AI industry in the face of these reforms-registration, investment restrictions, and other requirements impact on banks, private equity firms and hedge funds-to what extent have they already...

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18 May
Chapter News, New York Related News, News

NYC is building A Green Manufacturing Center at Brooklyn Navy Yards

Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Cuomo announce Brooklyn Navy Yard to make $46 million Investment to build a green manufacturing center creating nearly 300 new jobs New York City Regional Economic Development Council Priority Project Identifies Two High-Tech Anchor Tenants for New 222,000-Square-Foot Facility: Crye Precision, Body-Armor and Apparel Manufacturer for the U.S. Military; and New Lab, a Co-Design and Manufacturing Space Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and State and City elected officials today...

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17 May
Member News, News

New Irish Corporate Structure for Funds

The Irish Minister of Finance has approved, in principle, legislative proposals for a new form of corporate structure for funds, (the “Irish SICAV”). A SICAV or “Societé d’Investissement á Capital Variable” is an open-ended collective investment scheme common in countries such as Luxembourg and Switzerland. It is an open-ended vehicle with variable capital equal to the net asset value of the Fund. Investment funds in Ireland which use a corporate structure are incorporated as public limited companies (“plc”) under the Companies...

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