18 Aug
Chapter News, Member News

Dodd-Frank Regulators Beware: New Rules Will Not Survive Without Sound Economic Justification

Jane C. Luxton | luxtonj@pepperlaw.com In late July, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit) handed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a scathing rebuke, after reviewing the agency's first Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) regulation, a rule that would have required publicly traded companies to include in proxy materials potentially voluminous information on director candidates nominated by shareholders rather than by the board of directors. The opinion in Business Roundtable v. SEC sent a strong message that...

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16 Aug
Chapter News

European Council President Van Rompuy Welcomes the Decisions Taken to Strengthen Fiscal Discipline and Growth

"I welcome the decisions taken over the weekend in Europe both at national level, in Italy and Spain to strengthen fiscal discipline and growth, and by the ECB regarding the active implementation of its Securities Markets Program. These decisions will contribute to financial stability in the euro area. I also welcome the close cooperation at the global level of the G7 and the G20 to deal with the current challenges both the euro area and the USA are facing." Read...

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21 Jul
Chapter News, News

EU Releases 7 Billion Euros for Research and Innovation

The European Commission has launched a 7 billion euro research and development fund aimed at tackling the biggest societal challenges facing Europe and the world. Universities, research organizations and industry will be among more than 16,000 funding recipients with special attention given to small and medium-sized enterprises. The funds will be released under the EU's 7th Framework Program for Research. It is expected to generate 174,000 jobs in the short term and nearly 450,000 in the long term. Read more;...

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02 Jun
Chapter News, News

Commissioner Rehn Discusses EU’s Economic Governance Reform

Speaking today at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said: "In Europe we have been forced to take unprecedented and, I dare say, decisive action to contain the crisis and protect the ongoing recovery. It has been a comprehensive policy response combining both short-term firefighting measures and long-term construction of new architecture." Commissioner Rehn explained that the EU is undertaking a fundamental reform of its economic governance and noted...

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14 Mar
Member News, News

THE REAL ESTATE MARKET TODAY – March2011

Back to normal and what we can look forward to in the coming year. By Victoria Vinokur After a considerable falloff in activity and prices in 2009, the Spring and Summer of 2010 saw a tremendous rebound of activity and even slight price appreciation in selective segments.  This transformation was due to a variety of factors such as low interest rates, government stimulus, first-time tax credits and pent-up demand from 2009.  The Fall & Holiday seasons...

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