European Union law

Infusive Wins UCITS Hedge Awards 2021 for the second year running, Showing Exceptional Growth During the Pandemic

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Dienstag, März 16, 2021
European Union law, Investment, Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive, Exchange-traded funds

(Note: Due to its passive nature as well as differing costs and expenses, the performance of the JOYY ETF will likely be different than that of the UCITS product).

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  • (Note: Due to its passive nature as well as differing costs and expenses, the performance of the JOYY ETF will likely be different than that of the UCITS product).
  • Infusive harnesses its Consumer AlphaTM research and investment framework to locate the most rewarding investments in the space.
  • Infusive Consumer Alpha investment strategy is accessible through its Consumer AlphaTM Global Leaders Fund (UCITS) and the Infusive Compounding Global Equities ETF (NYSE: JOYY).
  • To obtain a prospectus containing this and other important information, please visit https://www.infusive.com/holdings/ to view or download a prospectus.

Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC: Holding(s) in Company

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Montag, März 15, 2021
Corporate governance, European Union law, Transparency Directive, South African law

Indicate in the relevant section whether the issuer is a non UK issuer.

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  • Indicate in the relevant section whether the issuer is a non UK issuer.
  • iii Other reason for the notification could be voluntary notifications, changes of attribution of the nature of the holding (e.g.
  • As the disclosure of cases of acting in concert may vary due to the specific circumstances (e.g.
  • xiii If the person subject to the notification obligation is either controlled and/or does control another undertaking then the second option applies.

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020

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Freitag, März 12, 2021
Organizations, Articles, Brexit, European Union law, European Union (Withdrawal) Act, International organizations, European Union

A Bill to make provision to end rights to free movement of persons under retained EU law and to repeal other retained EU law relating to immigration; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to social security co-ordination; and for connected purposes.

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A Bill to make provision to end rights to free movement of persons under retained EU law and to repeal other retained EU law relating to immigration; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to social security co-ordination; and for connected purposes.

First Trust Global Portfolios Management Limited Announces Distributions for certain sub-funds of First Trust Global Funds plc

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Dienstag, März 9, 2021
Professional services, Finance, Finance, Money, European Union law, Investment, Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive, Institutional investors, Alternative investment management companies

FTA acts as adviser to a range of Irish domiciled UCITS funds under the First Trust Global Funds plc umbrella.

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  • FTA acts as adviser to a range of Irish domiciled UCITS funds under the First Trust Global Funds plc umbrella.
  • The Funds' distributors are FTGPM and First Trust Global Portfolios Limited (FT UK), an affiliate of FTA.
  • FTGPM is the management company of First Trust Global Funds plc umbrella.
  • FTA, together with its affiliates, has total assets under management or supervision in excess of $179 billion as at 28 February 2021.

EU Waste-Related Marking Requirements for Heated Tobacco Products - Transposition of SUP Directive - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Freitag, März 5, 2021
Retail, Chemicals, Plastics, Environment, Manufacturing, Tobacco, Other Manufacturing, European Union law, European Union directives, Transposition, Polyvinyl chloride, End of Life Vehicles Directive, Directive 2011/61/EU

The "Regulatory Report: EU Waste-Related Marking Requirements for Heated Tobacco Products" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Regulatory Report: EU Waste-Related Marking Requirements for Heated Tobacco Products" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUP Directive) was approved on 5th June 2019 and aims to limit the impact of plastic in the environment.
  • Despite a transposition deadline of 3rd July 2021, just one EU member state - Greece - has fully transposed the directive into its national regulatory framework.
  • Tobacco products, specifically their filters, are tackled by the SUP Directive, which highlights that they are the second most found single-use plastic item on beaches in the EU.

Press release - EP leaders approve Conference on the Future of Europe’s founding declaration

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Freitag, März 5, 2021
European Union, Organizations, Articles, Politics of the European Union, Conference on the Future of Europe, Enlargement of the European Union, European Parliament, European Union law

After approving the joint declaration, the Conference of Presidents issued the following statement:

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  • After approving the joint declaration, the Conference of Presidents issued the following statement:

    The European Parliament endorses the joint declaration because we want the Conference on the Future of Europe to start its work as soon as possible.

  • The Conference will contribute significantly to building a Citizen's Union.
  • As direct representatives of European citizens, as stated in the EU Treaty, the European Parliament will hold a leading role in the Conference.
  • As group leaders representing the broad diversity of EU citizens, we trust that the European Parliaments prominent role will be reflected in the work and in the practical organisation of the Conference itself.

Better EU legislation: CoR launches Regional hubs 2.0 to monitor how EU policies work on the ground

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Donnerstag, März 4, 2021
Organizations, Articles, European Union law, International organizations, European Union

Regional and local authorities will play a key role, given their unique perspective of those most directly affected.

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  • Regional and local authorities will play a key role, given their unique perspective of those most directly affected.
  • As we seek to kick-start Europes economy by investing into green, digital but also medical infrastructure, this can have a real impact on the ground."
  • Today's discussions confirm that better regulation and evidence based policy making should not just be buzz words from the Brussels bubble.
  • - About the "Network of Regional Hubs" (RegHub): 70 % of EU legislation is implemented at local and regional level.
  • Through its opinions, the CoR formally shares the position of local and regional authorities on EU legislative proposals.
  • This is why the CoR set up in 2019 a pilot project consisting of a regional network for EU policy implementation review.
  • The network thus adds the local and regional perspective to EU policymaking and enlarges its evidence base.

Northern Trust Selected by Osmosis Investment Management to Support Fossil Fuel Free Common Contractual Fund

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Mittwoch, März 3, 2021
Finance, Oil, Gas, Banking, Energy, Professional services, Investment funds, Economy, European Union law, Investment, Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive, Common contractual fund, European Union

Northern Trust today announced it has been selected by Osmosis Investment Management (Osmosis) to provide fund administration, global custody and depositary services for the Osmosis Resource Efficient Core Equity (ex-fossil fuels) Fund in a Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Common Contractual Fund (CCF).

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  • Northern Trust today announced it has been selected by Osmosis Investment Management (Osmosis) to provide fund administration, global custody and depositary services for the Osmosis Resource Efficient Core Equity (ex-fossil fuels) Fund in a Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Common Contractual Fund (CCF).
  • This latest addition to its suite of resource efficient strategies brings Osmosis ex fossil fuel assets under management to over US$600 million.
  • The appointment extends the relationship between both organizations Northern Trust supports several Osmosis funds, including the Osmosis Resource Efficient Equity Market Neutral Fund , launched in 2018.
  • Clive Bellows, head of Global Fund Services Europe Middle East Africa at Northern Trust, comments, We are delighted to extend our relationship with Osmosis and support them in executing this fund launch.

HempFusion Wellness Submits Novel Foods Dossier to the United Kingdom’s Regulatory Food Safety Agency

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Mittwoch, März 3, 2021
Retail, Alternative medicine, Specialty, Health, Food science, Food and drink, Articles, European Union law, Food law, Novel food, Food safety

HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX:CBD.U) (OTCQX:CBDHF) (FWB:8OO) ("HempFusion" or the "Company"), a leading health and wellness CBD company utilizing the power of whole-food hemp nutrition, is pleased to announce that it has submitted its dossier to the United Kingdom's Regulatory Food Safety Agency (the "FSA").

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  • HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX:CBD.U) (OTCQX:CBDHF) (FWB:8OO) ("HempFusion" or the "Company"), a leading health and wellness CBD company utilizing the power of whole-food hemp nutrition, is pleased to announce that it has submitted its dossier to the United Kingdom's Regulatory Food Safety Agency (the "FSA").
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210303005322/en/
    HempFusion, in conjunction with its strategic and exclusive supply chain partner, has submitted its novel foods application to the FSA with the coordination of a leading regulatory agency in Europe.
  • The submission includes a detailed analysis of the quality, stability and safety of HempFusion's raw ingredients and many unique product formulations.
  • The novel food application's primary function is to assess CBD product safety, including detailed toxicology studies.

Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC: Total Voting Rights

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Montag, März 1, 2021
Corporate governance, European Union law, Transparency Directive

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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  • The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • The following notification is made in accordance with the UK Financial Conduct Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1.
  • Of this total, 1,274,209 'A' ordinary shares are held in treasury.
  • Therefore, the total number of listed voting rights in Fullers is 32,345,625.