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DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in Finance: Applications and Regulatory Framework in the European Union (article by M. Katsioti, Associate and E. Kotzairaki, Legal Trainee published on Lexology, September 10 2024) Introduction The urge for digital transformation has prompted businesses within the European Union to adopt various disruptive technologies to remain competitive in...Read More

In our rapidly evolving payment landscape, consumers across the euro area are increasingly opting for electronic transactions over cash, using private payment service providers. As we navigate this digital transformation, safeguarding the integrity of public money becomes paramount. Therefore, the Digital Euro represents a crucial step in modernizing our financial systems, maintaining trust in our euro currency....Read More

Τhomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence: Securities & Banking (Contribution by Jelena Pejovic and Suzana Pavlovic, Attorneys at Law in Rokas Belgrade, published in Thomson Reuters, Regulatory Intelligence, Country update – Serbia: Securities & Banking, March 2024). INTRODUCTIONHaving undergone a significant transformation in the past few decades, Serbia is now widely recognised as an attractive destinationfor investment...Read More

THOMSON REUTERS REGULATORY INTELLIGENCE: ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING 2023 (Contribution by Aleksandar Mladenovic, Attorney at Law in Rokas Belgrade, published in Thomson Reuters, Regulatory Intelligence, Country update – Serbia: AML, June 2023) The legislative framework in this area is set under the Law for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (Official Gazette of RS,...Read More

(Contribution by Aleksandar Mladenovic, Attorney at Law in Serbia (Mladenovic & Stankovic in cooperation with Rokas), published in Thomson Reuters, Regulatory Intelligence, Country update – Serbia: Securities & Banking, Feb 2023)     Securities — regulators Securities Commission Primary regulator in the area of securities is the Securities Commission, which is entrusted with safeguarding the...Read More

(Contribution by Aleksandar Mladenovic, Attorney at Law in Serbia (Mladenovic & Stankovic in cooperation with Rokas), published in Thomson Reuters, Regulatory Intelligence, Country update – Serbia: AML, June 2022) Legislative framework The legislative framework in this area is set under the Law for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (Official Gazette of RS,...Read More

Country update – Serbia: Securities & Banking (Annual contribution by Aleksandar Mladenovic, Attorney at Law in Serbia (Mladenovic & Stankovic in cooperation with Rokas), published in Thomson Reuters, Regulatory Intelligence, Country update – Serbia: Securities & Banking, February 2022) Securities — regulators Securities Commission Primary regulator in the area of securities is the Securities Commission,...Read More

Book-entry securities reform in Greece: National Law no 4569/2018 and CSDR (Article by Dr Christina Tarnanidou (Athens University of Economics and Business), Partner of Rokas Law Firm, published in Financial Regulation International, Volume 22, Issue 2, March 2019) Download: Book-entry securities reform in Greece_National Law no 4569_2018 and CSDRRead More

The recast Payment Services Directive and its proposed transposition into Greek Law (Hot Topic Article/Chapter for Greece written by Viktoria Chatzara – Senior Associate and Chloe Iordanidou – Associate, published in The Legal 500: Banking & Finance Comparative Guide, February 2018) The recast Payment Services Directive and its proposed transposition into Greek Law Directive 2015/2366/EC,...Read More

(Financial Regulation briefing – February 2017 / Download: Financial Regulation briefing) For the majority of European citizens, the acquisition of residential immovable property represents the most important purchase in their life, while at the same time the European mortgage credit market constitutes an essential part of the European economy. For those reasons, the European Commission...Read More