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Intermediated securities, the impact of the Geneva Securities Convention and the future European legislation, edited by Pierre-Henri Conac, Ulrich Segna, and Luc Thévenoz

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Intermediated securities

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edited by Pierre-Henri Conac, Ulrich Segna, and Luc Thévenoz

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the impact of the Geneva Securities Convention and the future European legislation

In today's financial markets, investors no longer hold securities physically. Instead, securities such as shares or bonds are mostly held through intermediaries and transferred by way of book-entries on securities accounts. However, there are remarkable conceptual differences between the various jurisdictions with regard to the legal treatment of intermediated securities. It is widely agreed that this patchwork creates considerable legal risks, especially in cross-border situations. Two initiatives are in place to reduce these risks. In 2009, the UNIDROIT Convention on Substantive Rules for Intermediated Securities (the 'Geneva Securities Convention') was adopted, aimed at harmonisation on the international level. The EU Commission is also running a legislative project, to achieve harmonisation at the regional level. This book compares both initiatives and analyses their impact on the securities laws of selected European jurisdictions.--, Provided by publisher

The Geneva Securities Convention : objectives, history, and guiding principles / Luc Thévenoz -- Market needs as paradigm -- breaking up the thinking on EU securities law / Philipp Paech -- The proposed EU legislation on securities holding / Habib Motani -- Rights of the account holder relating to securities credited to its securities account / Philippe Dupont -- Rights of the investor / Pierre-Henri Conac -- Transfer of intermediated securities / Luc Thévenoz -- The truth about shortfall of intermediated securities -- perspectives under the Geneva Securities Convention, United States law, and the future EU legislation / Charles W. Mooney, Jr. -- The concept of integrity in securities holding systems / Hubert de Vauplane and Jean-Pierre Yon -- Intermediated securities under Belgian law : assessing the impact of the Geneva Securities Convention on the regulatory environment / Michel Tison and Lientje Van den Steen -- The Geneva Securities Convention, the future European legislation and their impact on French securities laws / Philippe Langlet -- The Geneva Securities Convention, the future European legislation and their impact on German law / Ulrich Segna -- The Geneva Securities Convention : a Spanish perspective / Francisco Garcimartm -- The Geneva Securities Convention and the Swiss intermediated securities law reform / Hans Kuhn