Inside this issue:

• Irish Stock Exchange and Malta Stock Exchange launch European Wholesale Securities Market
• Malta recommended for taking steps to reduce administrative burdens
• Malta International Risk & Insurance Congress 2012
• Update to the ESMA Q&A on Money Market Funds
• ESMA - Key concepts of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and types of AIFM
• The Danish Presidency published a compromise proposal on CRD IV (‘New CRD’ & ‘CRR’)
• IOSCO consults on revised CIS Valuation Principles
• Update on EU Securities Regulation
• Regulation on Short Selling and Credit Default Swaps
• MFSA Economic and Market Overview Report (December 2011)
• Latest News from the European Supervision Authorities
• Licences
• New Company Registrations
• Notices
• Forthcoming Events