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The Legal Framework of Credit Information Systems: A Comparative Approach of the Albanian Context Within the EU Perspective
In this paper I shall endeavour to analyse the current legal framework applied to the Albanian credit information system, as well as the practical information and raison d’être behind such...Read more
From Bank Package to Exit Package
When the international financial crisis hit Denmark in the autumn of 2008, a majority of the political parties in the Danish Parliament passed the Bank Package , involving a general...Read more
Jimmy Scavenius Lang
Lawyer, Finansiel Stabilitet A/S, Denmark
Practical Aspects of Bank Activities in the Bulgarian Financial Market
The history of the Bulgarian capital market is relatively young – it roots back from the beginning of the 20th century, when in 1907 the first Stock Exchange Act was...Read more
Georgi Yordanov
Legal Adviser, Eurobank EFG, Bulgaria
Recognizing the In-House Counsel's Role of 'Compliance Generalist' as a Formal Practice Area of Law
For many years, a number of large law firms have offered highly specialized practice areas dealing with various compliance requirements in specific and discrete areas of the law. A few...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., USA
Anti-Money Laundering Functions of Credit Organizations in Russia
This paper provides you brief observation of anti-money laundering (hereafter-AML) functions assigned to the credit organizations in Russia.
AML requirements are vary greatly from region to region. Although Russia follows...Read more

Stella Gukova
Head of Legal and Compliance, JCS Sumitomo Mitsui Rus Bank, Russian Federation
The Importance of Strategic Management of an In-House Function
This article seeks to emphasize the importance of Managers having a strategic approach to the management of their In-house teams. Managers must be deliberate when faced with choices and those...Read more

Solomon Osagie
Chief Legal Counsel, TSYS International, UK
What's in a Name? Structured Products Disclosure and Labeling in the US and EU
One of the many ripples in the wake of the financial crisis has been a renewed emphasis on regulation intended to enhance investor protection. Structured products, which have increasingly been...Read more

Margaret Scullin
Partner, Fisherbroyles, USA
Mifid Review: Principal Issues and Possible Impact on Financial Intermediaries' Business Lines
On 8 December 2010, the European Commission (EC) published a far-reaching consultation on the revision of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID”), that came into force on 1 November...Read more
Mitigating Risk in Co-Location Engagements
Given the state of the economy, businesses seeking to reduce IT costs have shown increasing interest in co-location and hosting arrangements. Many of these engagements, however, have gone horribly wrong...Read more

Yusuf Cassim
Vice President, Intellectual Property, Licensing and Contracts, The Charles Schwab Corporation, USA
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1929 Crash. SEC. Bank Failures. FDIC. Savings and Loan Crisis. FIRREA. Enron/Andersen/WorldCom. SOX. Compensation Abuse. CD&A. Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac. FHFA. Lehman/AIG/Global Financial Crisis. TARP, TALF and Dodd-Frank.
See a pattern?...Read more
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Mark Ohringer
Global General Counsel, Jones Lang LaSalle, USA