Financial Regulation International

Adeline Wong, Partner, (adeline.wong@wongpartners.com), Yvonne Beh, Associate, (yvonne.beh@wongpartners.com), and Allen Tan, Associate, (allen.tan@wongpartners.com),Wong & Partnerss

Financial Services and Markets Tribunal decides preliminary issue in application from former chairman of Shell Group

Rebecca Ford, Norton Rose (rebecca.ford@nortonrose.com)

Tony Marks (tony.marks@cms-cmck.com) and Luke Havard-James (luke.havard-james@cms-cmck.com), Cameron Mckenna

Sean Holohan, director of business risk at Protiviti UK

Mark Yeandle, Z/Yen and Shaun Curtis, Corporation of London. To obtain a free hard-copy of this report, please contact Dr Shaun Curtis, Economic Development Office, Corporation of London (shaun.curtis@corpoflondon.gov.uk) or download a PDF copy at http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/economicresearch

Virginia Garcia, Research Director of the Strategies & IT Investments practice at Tower-Group.This article is based on TowerGroup research by Virginia Garcia, Research Director of the Strategies & IT Investments practice at TowerGroup, a leading advisory research and consulting firm focused on the global financial services industry.Those interested in learning more about TowerGroup or subscribing to its research services may call +1.781.292.5396 or e-mail service-info@towergroup.com.

On 1 July 2005 the Prospectus Directive was due to be implemented in all 25 EU Member States. Simon Porter of Norton Rose takes this opportunity to explore some of the issues that have arisen since the Directive’s implementation date, as well as the alternative regimes that are available.