The European Commission has set out its vision for the modernisation of the EU framework for investment funds, which provide consumers with access to professionally managed investments on affordable terms and now account for over €5500 billion of assets. The improvements, which are put forward in a White Paper, will simplify the current Directive on
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The Commission Working Document entitled “First progress report on the strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment” highlights the Commission’s contribution to the common goal shared with European Institutions and Member States to simplify the regulatory environment for EU businesses and citizens. This report evaluates progress made since the launch of the simplification strategy
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The Communication ‘A Strategic Review of Better Regulation in the European Union’ highlights three important elements in relation to assessing the impacts of EU actions – the creation of an Impact Assessment Board (IAB), the ongoing external evaluation of the Commission’s impact assessment system, and a forthcoming action plan to enhance assessments of existing actions
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President Borrell, Honourable Members, Ladies and gentlemen, When the lights went out across Europe last week, our interdependence as Europeans was laid bare for all to see. In a flash, greater integration ceased to be some abstract ideal. For millions of our citizens, it became a necessity. The incident – dare I say it –
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…Free-trade zone should be revitalized  Cyprus could act as a central and regional hub for Chinese companies exporting to the EU and east Mediterranean, not only because of its excellent geographical location but also because of its numerous other advantages including a more favourable tax regime and the lowest VAT rate in the EU.
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 Recognising how to avoid missteps is often the most important part of creating a successful investment programme  Edited by Michael Kyrou, CFA Vice President CFA Society of Cyprus  By repeatedly committing one or several common investment mistakes, individual investors often prove to be their own worst enemy. Unfortunately, even seemingly simple missteps can,
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CNBC Arabian Property Awards names  MCS/Action, the leading independent public relations agency in the UAE, has scooped a top accolade in the CNBC Arabian Property Awards being named ‘Best PR Agency in Dubai, UAE.’ The award reflected the agency’s intensive activity in promoting real estate developments in the country, including Abu Dhabi’s flagship Saadiyat
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All the fuss surrounding the near-bankrupt situation of the Social Insurance Fund, the treasure chest that holds the pensions to be paid out to us all upon retirement, has been maneuvered in one direction alone, thus avoiding the core problem – some people can’t be bothered to work beyond their ‘prime’ and expect us younger
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USRobotics (USR) has won its first Wi-Fi project in the oil and gas sector, having secured a contract to implement its Professional Access Points at the gas processing plant being built by Bechtel for Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (Gasco) in the onshore field Asab. The implementation will initially provide Wi-Fi connectivity to more than 100
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Ericsson and Napster announced an agreement with Portuguese operator TMN for the music service Napster Mobile. Napster Mobile gives TMN Portugal’s subscribers access to more than 2Â million full-length tracks from the Napster catalogue in the palms of their hands. They will also have access to Ericsson-aggregated personalization content. Zeinal Bava, President of TMN Portugal, says:
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