On 15 February 2013, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published updated versions of its UCITS (undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities) Notices and Guidance Notes. The updated documents were produced to reflect the European Securities Markets Authority’s (ESMA) Guidelines on ETFs (exchange traded funds) and other UCITS issues (the “ESMA Guidelines”) as issued on 18 December 2012 and effective from 18 February 2013. The Central Bank’s Application Forms will also be amended to reflect the ESMA...

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The Central Bank of Ireland’s (the “Central Bank”) Online Reporting System (“ONR System”) is now fully operational and Regulatory Returns (the “Returns”) for Irish authorised collective investment schemes (“CIS”) are now to be filed through it. This follows the issuance in May 2012 of Consultation Paper 59, which outlined proposed changes to the regulatory reporting requirements of CIS. Subsequently, the Central Bank issued a letter to the Board of Directors of CIS in relation to the appointment of a System Administrator...

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On 8 March 2013, the Central Bank of Ireland issued statistics for Q4 2012 on investment funds resident in Ireland. The total number of shares or units in issue by the end of Q4 2012 increased by 4.4% to €932 billion. This increase was due to revaluations of €11.5 billion and net new subscriptions of €28 billion. Irish investment funds were recorded as holding €171 billion sovereign bonds and €253.4 billion of corporate bonds at the end of Q4. There was...

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Pepper Hamilton LLP is pleased to announce that Larry Byrne and Ruth Harlow have joined the firm's White Collar Litigation & Investigations Practice Group as partners in the New York office. Both were formerly with Linklaters. This is the latest in a series of moves to expand the firm's already substantial corporate investigations, white collar advocacy and enforcement practice in key markets. In September 2012, Pepper was joined by the attorneys of Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan, LLP, and the firm...

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The volume of digitally recorded information has increased exponentially in recent years and has made the term Big Data omnipresent. Purchasing books online, chatting with friends on social networks, and downloading videos on mobile phones, are just a few of the activities that contributed to a total of 1.8 zettabytes (1 trillion gigabytes) of stored data sets in 2011. By 2015, this amount is predicted to grow to 7.9 zettabytes. Big Data is defined by four characteristics: data volume, variety,...

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On March 21, 2013, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) published in the Customs Record its “Proposed Test Method for the Administration of Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 64, HTSUS, concerning the Classification of Footwear with Textile Material on the Outer Sole.”   This notice will officially appear as a General Notice and Request for Comments in Customs Bulletin and Decisions, vol. 47, no. 4 on March 27, 2013.  Written comments are due on or before May 28, 2013.   Impact...

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EACCNY Member SUNY New Paltz  is seeking full time placements from March 18 through May 8, 2013 (students need a minimum of 32 hrs. /week, 40 is preferred).  They are able to work for academic credit and/or compensation with their J1 Intern visa. Timeline: The students arrive in mid-January to the New Paltz campus.  They are ready for interviews starting in early February, and can be in your NYC office with a days notice. Majors: New Paltz has a diverse group of...

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Major public and private players in the Danish life science industry have collaborated to give foreign researcher and companies quick and reliable information in a new report. Start with Denmark introduces the reader to the most important information when placing research, investments and business within the areas of Life Sciences in Denmark. New Official Report Presents Opportunities in the  Danish Life Science Industry: Major public and private players in the Danish life science industry have collaborated to give foreign researcher and...

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Denmark is facing its “Nokia moment”; drugmaker Novo Nordisk has ballooned into a $100-billion giant, dominating its home stock market just as the Finnish firm did at the height of the 1990s tech boom. While the mobile phone maker’s market value eventually slumped, there is a reason for thinking that Novo can remain a growth engine for the Danish economy for years to come. While the mobile phone maker’s market value eventually slumped, there is a reason for thinking that Novo...

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In its latest Special Report, the international affairs weekly The Economist touts the success the Nordic countries have had in reinventing their model of capitalism - the next supermodel. In a series of articles on welfare, immigrants, business, entrepreneurship and creativity, the weekly explores how Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark have "unleashed a huge amount of creativity and become world leaders in reform." Denmark is among other things praised for having one of the most liberal labour markets in Europe...

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