Brussels, 26/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 25 February, the European Parliament and EU Council of Ministers reached agreement on the draft directive to give investors in UCITS unit trusts greater protection in the wake of the Madoff scandal (see EUROPE 11012).
Whistleblowers will now have the opportunity to point out abuse anonymously to the national authorities and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Sven Giegold (Greens/EFA, Germany), the Parliament rapporteur, said...