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    The month in a minute
    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) finalized the setting up of financial free zones, which are exempt from all federal and commercial laws within the UAE. The Dubai International Financial Centre, one of the new zones, has welcomed the development as it allows it to push ahead with creating its own set of financial laws based on international best practice without local law risks.
    April 30 2004
  • Why eBay heightens risk for share-dealing directors
    A Delaware court ruling has put independent directors and the investment opportunities that come their way under closer judicial scrutiny. Marie Lona and Melissa Benzon explain how
    April 30 2004
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    European Financial Services Forum 2004
    Lawyers from banks, law firms and international financial institutions joined regulators and lobbyists at IFLR's inaugural European Financial Services Forum last month, which was sponsored by Herbert Smith.
    April 30 2004
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    Oil mergers boost US law firms
    EnCana: merging with oil company Tom Brown Several leading US law firms are capitalizing on the continuing consolidation in the North American energy industry.
    April 30 2004
  • Cayman Islands
    A scheme of arrangement is a flexible form of corporate restructuring. Since early 2002 the Cayman Court has considered an unprecedented number of schemes, and has recognized and reflected the versatility, flexibility and utility of Cayman schemes in the changes to its rules, its approach to their management and in its recent decisions. It is clear that the Cayman Court understands the commercial necessity of implementing schemes in a timely and practical fashion. Recent developments underline this.
    April 30 2004
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    SEC adopts new rules on market timing
    Eliot Spitzer: launched investigation The SEC has taken the latest step towards a regulatory overhaul for the $7.6 trillion US mutual funds industry.
    April 30 2004
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    Lawmakers strike compromise on internalization
    The European Parliament has toned down trading rules European politicians have agreed on a compromise to allow banks to compete with stock exchanges for share trading business.
    March 31 2004
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    The month in a minute
    The SEC has voted to increase corporate disclosure as part of its campaign to prevent future accounting scandals. The Commission plans to amend Form 8-K to require quicker disclosure of important corporate events.
    March 31 2004
  • Russia
    Russia is pursuing a policy of strengthening market competition, including competition in the financial services market. It is expected that a new antitrust law regulating competition will be submitted to the Russian government soon. The existing system prevents market domination - it is proposed that instead any abuse of such domination and concerted action of competitors to restrict competition be suppressed.
    March 31 2004
  • The Netherlands
    Various mutual funds are leaving The Netherlands because of the mandatory listing at the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam. The funds complain that such listing is of no added value to them, because it entails a cost and administrative burden that is too heavy.
    March 31 2004
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