A Practitioner's Guide to EU Financial Services Directives (2nd edition)
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A Practitioner's Guide to EU Financial Services Directives, 2nd Edition

By Michael Raffan
Sweet & Maxwell U.K. September 2006

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ISBN-13
9781905121076
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
Publication
September 2006
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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41 of the 42 measures contemplated by the Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP) were finalised by the end of 2005. Although the adoption of such a substantial body of legislation is undoubtedly a success in legislative procedural terms, the real test of the FSAP will be the extent to which it achieves the creation of a single European market in financial services. This remains to be seen.
Notwithstanding the completion of the FSAP, increases in regulation of the banking and financial services sector looks set to continue. The Commission's recent White Paper on Financial Services Policy (2005-2010) lays out the proposed agenda for the next 5 years. Although the emphasis is on the operation of existing legislation and structures, the Commission has indicated that a further review of FSAP measures will be completed by 2009 and those aspects of the legislative framework that are not working properly will either be modified or replaced. This reflects the fact that the European financial services sector continues to operate in a rapidly changing regulatory environment.
The 2nd Edition of this best selling title, A Practitioner's Guide to EU Financial Services Directives, offers a comprehensive review and update on the most important developments affecting financial services in the EU.
In all some 17 directives, impacting on financial services, are covered in the book. Among the measures covered, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is potentially the biggest and most far-reaching EU directive to affect the financial services environment for the foreseeable future.
For many in the financial services sector, the range and volume of EU directives means that they are struggling to understand and apply a vast amount of new legislation. This book provides a single volume resource that will enable anyone involved in financial services in the EU to prepare for and comply with EU legislation.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to EU legislation
Chapter 2: The Financial Services Action Plan
 
Regulation of credit institutions
Chapter 3: Banking Consolidation Directive
 
Regulation of investment firms and the wholesale markets
Chapter 4: MiFID and the Investment Services Directive
Chapter 5: Market Abuse Directive
Chapter 6: Prospectus Directive
Chapter 7: Settlement Finality Directive
Chapter 8: Collateral Directive
Chapter 9: UCITS Directives
 
Regulation of the retail markets
Chapter 10: Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services Directive
Chapter 11: E-commerce policy communication
 
Regulation of insurance companies
Chapter 12: Life and Non-Life Insurance Directives
Chapter 13: Insurance Mediation Directive
 
Prudential rules and supervision
Chapter 14: Financial Conglomerates Directive
Chapter 15: Money Laundering Directive
Chapter 16: Electronic Money Directive
Chapter 17: Transparency Directive

About the Author

Michael Raffan, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

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