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Picture this: it’s 1793. In England, George III is on the throne and the Bank of England issues the first ever ‘fiver’.  In the U.S.A, George Washington hosts the first US cabinet meeting as President and the capital moves from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.  In France, the French Revolution is in full swing with King Louis XVI guillotined, and France becomes the first country to adopt the metric system.

And in Ireland, the Irish Stock Exchange is founded. Though of course, that is not to say that there weren’t other important things happening in Ireland at the time as well….
Continue Reading With-Hold on a second?! New ISE rule leads to automatic de-listing of debt securities at scheduled maturity

Further to proposals by the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”), the Prospectus Directive regime in Europe, particularly the requirements in relation to the form of prospectuses, transaction summaries, final terms and supplements have undergone some major changes. These changes have been brought about by amending the Prospectus Directive and the Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 (the “Amending Regulations”), which came into effect on 1 July 2012. As a result, issuers with established programmes or those looking to establish new programmes will have to carefully consider the implications of the new requirements.
Continue Reading The EU Prospectus Directive Regime – Winds of Change