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Simmons lawyer highlights gaps in EC plans for OTC derivatives 03 Jul 2009

There are many grey areas in EU plans to re-regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market, for which a preliminary outline was published today, according to a leading law firm.

Andre Allee, a derivatives partner at the London firm of Simmons & Simmons gave a conference call about the proposals this afternoon (July 3), in which he said the policy paper published this morning failed to address a number of questions.

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